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Small Craft Advisory 373, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 23, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 23, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 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.
859 FZAK52 PAFC 231156 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-240300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1011 MB LOW 130 NM NW OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC ON THU. A PACIFIC LOW WILL INTENSIFY TO 997 MB THU AFTERNOON 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR. $$ PKZ150-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-240300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-240300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-240300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-240300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-240300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-240300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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048 FZAK52 PAFC 232314 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-241500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1002 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 300 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THU AFTERNOON AT 997 MB AND THEN TO 85 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK FRI AFTERNOON AT 1000 MB. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING WILL SHIFT TO THE WESTERN BERING THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-241500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-241500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-241500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
907 FZAK52 PAFC 241156 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-250300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 380 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THU AFTERNOON AT 996MB AND THEN TO 90 NM EAST OF SAND POINT FRI AFTERNOON AT 1002 MB. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING WILL SHIFT TO THE WESTERN BERING FRIDAY. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
894 FZAK52 PAFC 242311 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-251500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 330 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON AT 1000 MB. $$ PKZ150-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-251500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
343 FZAK52 PAFC 251154 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 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 FRI MAY 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE NEAR AKHIOK AT 1001 MB THIS EVENING...THEN WEAKEN OVER THE GULF OF AK ON SAT. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE TO 320 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 997 MB SAT AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 985 MB SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
417 FZAK52 PAFC 251459 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 655 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 UPDATED ZONES 155 AND 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-260300- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE NEAR AKHIOK AT 1001 MB THIS EVENING...THEN WEAKEN OVER THE GULF OF AK ON SAT. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE TO 320 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 997 MB SAT AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 985 MB SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 655 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 655 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
813 FZAK52 PAFC 251816 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1015 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 UPDATED ZONE 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-260300- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE NEAR AKHIOK AT 1001 MB THIS EVENING...THEN WEAKEN OVER THE GULF OF AK ON SAT. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE TO 320 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 997 MB SAT AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 985 MB SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 655 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 1015 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
502 FZAK52 PAFC 252232 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-261500- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A COMPLEX LOW CENTERED 85 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL TRACK INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA FRI NIGHT. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL TRACK TO 280 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON AT 998 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
595 FZAK52 PAFC 261154 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 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 SAT MAY 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTH OF ATTU AT 994 MB THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE TO NEAR KISKA AT 982 MB MON MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL TRACK FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS ON SUN. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT SUN EVENING AND TRACK TO AROUND 190 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 983 MB MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 26 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 26 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 26 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 26 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
368 FZAK52 PAFC 262233 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 26 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-271500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 350NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL DEEPEN TO 982 MB 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL MAINTAIN ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM WEST OF UNALASKA MON AFTERNOON. THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE EAST SUN AND BE PUSHED NORTH MON. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 26 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 26 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM UNALASKA E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 26 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
008 FZAK52 PAFC 271152 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 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 SUN MAY 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF KISKA WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 985 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE MON EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL BECOME STATIONARY NEAR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS ON MON AND WEAKEN. A 988 MB LOW WILL FORM ALONG THIS FRONT 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA THIS EVENING...TRACK TO NEAR NIKOLSKI AT 978 MB MON AFTERNOON...THEN DRIFT TO 240 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 984 MB TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM UNALASKA E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...SW 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
941 FZAK52 PAFC 272245 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 250 NM EAST OF SHEMYA MON MORNING AND DISSIPATE BY MON AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG A WEATHER FRONT MON AFTERNOON 100 NM WEST OF UNALASKA AND WEAKEN TO 983 MB 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF UNALASKA TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE...SW 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 22, 12:30 PM AKDT, 15 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 22, 12:30 PM AKDT, 15 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1230 PM AKDT TUE MAY 22 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A COMPLEX PATTERN IS IN PLACE WITH SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL LOWS EMBEDDED WITHIN A LONG-WAVE TROUGH ENCOMPASSING THE ENTIRE ALASKA REGION. SOME OF THE WEAKER FEATURES ARE CAUSING THE HIGHEST IMPACT WEATHER...AS EASTERLY WAVES CONTINUE TO PRODUCE EXTENSIVE CLOUDS AND AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL. MEANWHILE A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD FROM THE YUKON TO INTERIOR ALASKA WHICH IS STRENGTHENING THE THERMAL TROUGH AT THE SURFACE AND DRIVING DIURNAL CONVECTION. INTERIOR SOUTHCENTRAL IS HAS BEEN IN BETWEEN THE WAVES ALONG THE COAST AND THE THERMAL TROUGH INLAND...RECEIVING A LITTLE INFLUENCE FROM BOTH. HOWEVER...THERE IS A WAVE OVER THE SOUTHERN YUKON HEADED WESTWARD INTO THE COPPER BASIN WHICH WILL BRING MORE STABLE AIR AND LIGHT RAIN MAINLY TO EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE BASIN AS WE HEAD THROUGH TODAY. THE MAIN FEATURE OUT WEST IS A LARGE CLOSED LOW DROPPING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING. THE COLD AIR ALOFT IS ENOUGH TO PRODUCE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW ON SAINT PAUL ISLAND THIS MORNING. OUTSIDE OF THIS LOW FLOW OVER THE BERING/ALEUTIANS/SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS GENERALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE...WHICH IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD FOG ACROSS THE REGION. THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT AREA OF CLEAR SKIES IS OVER INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING DUE TO SUBSIDENCE UNDERNEATH AN EXITING SHORT-WAVE. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS HAVE REALLY BEEN STRUGGLING WITH THIS COMPLEX PATTERN OF UPPER LOWS AND EMBEDDED SHORT-WAVES. ALTHOUGH DIFFERENCES REMAIN IN THE HANDLING OF KEY FEATURES THE NEXT FEW DAYS...THE 12Z RUNS DO SHOW SOME RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY OR CONSISTENCY TRENDS TO HELP GUIDE FORECAST UPDATES. FORECAST CONFIDENCE HAS RISEN FROM BELOW AVERAGE TO AVERAGE. THE NAM/ECMWF/UKMET/GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN ALL NOW DEPICT A WEAKER TROUGH SWINGING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THERE HAS BEEN A TREND TOWARD A MORE NORTHWARD TRACK OF THE PACIFIC LOW. THE GFS/ECMWF ARE MOST CONSISTENT IN THE SPEED OF THE LOW. SINCE CURRENT FORECAST WAS BASED LARGELY OFF THE GFS MODEL WILL CONTINUE WITH THAT BY TRENDING TOWARD THE 12Z SOLUTION. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AN UPPER WAVE BRINGING LIGHT RAIN TO THE NORTHERN GULF AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK WESTWARD ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA TO COOK INLET TONIGHT. EXPECT VERY SIMILAR RESULTS TO THE PAST TWO NIGHTS WITH MEASURABLE RAIN PRIMARILY CONFINED TO THE KENAI PENINSULA WITH SPRINKLES AS YOU HEAD NORTHWARD TO ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU. ANOTHER SHORT-WAVE APPROACHING THE EASTERN COPPER BASIN THIS MORNING WILL TRACK NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE BASIN TONIGHT. THE AIRMASS THERE IS MORE UNSTABLE...SO EXPECT MORE OF A SHOWERY CHARACTER TO THE RAIN AS IT MOVES THROUGH. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE THE WRANGELL MOUNTAINS WHICH WILL SEE STEADIER PRECIP. IT LOOKS LIKE THESE WILL BE THE LAST OF THE EASTERLY WAVES AS THE UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC/EASTERN GULF FROM WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN SPINNING OFF OF WILL FINALLY EXIT INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA. THIS WILL ALLOW THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE YUKON/INTERIOR ALASKA TO STRENGTHEN. THEREFORE...EXPECT PARTIAL CLEARING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE LOCAL AREAS OF STRONGER SUBSIDENCE BEHIND THE EXITING SHORT-WAVES TO QUELL AFTERNOON/EVENING CONVECTION...BUT THE RIDGE ITSELF WILL NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PUT A CAP ON ACTIVITY. THEREFORE...EXPECT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON/EVENING CONVECTION ESPECIALLY OVER THE WARMER INLAND LOCATIONS. THE BERING SEA LOW WILL STALL OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN LIFT BACK NORTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE A TROUGH TO LIFT NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE HAS BEEN QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY IN WHAT THE TIMING STRENGTH AND ORIENTATION OF THIS TROUGH WILL BE AS IT MOVES THROUGH. THERE IS GROWING CONFIDENCE IN A WEAKER TROUGH WHICH IS REALLY SHEARING APART AS IT MOVES THROUGH. THUS...INSTEAD OF A STRATIFORM RAIN EVENT IT IS LOOKING MORE IT WILL TRIGGER SHOWERS MAINLY OVER THE MORE UNSTABLE INLAND AREAS. THUS...EXPECT ANOTHER DAY OF MIXED SUN AND CLOUDS WITH AFTERNOON/EVENING CONVECTION. WARMING LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURES INLAND COMBINED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL FORCING MAY BE ENOUGH TO TRIGGER A FEW THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH A FRONT EXTENDING WELL OUT AHEAD OF IT. THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS LOW REMAINS IN QUESTION...BUT THE WINDOW OF SOLUTIONS SUGGESTS THAT THE GULF COAST WILL SEE SOME WIND AND RAIN ON FRIDAY WITH SHOWERS INLAND. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL BE POSITIONED RIGHT IN BETWEEN THE BUILDING RIDGE TO THE NORTHEAST AND THE LOW OVER THE BERING...WITH NO MAJOR FORCING MECHANISMS MOVING THROUGH FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. INLAND AREAS WILL SEE ENOUGH WARMING TO PRODUCE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS WHILE THE MORE STABLE COASTAL AREAS CONTINUE TO SEE SOME FOG AND STRATUS DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS. THE BERING LOW AND ASSOCIATED TROUGH WILL LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THERE COULD BE SOME STRATIFORM RAIN CLOSE TO THE LOW CENTER ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. OTHERWISE...THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE INCREASED SHOWER COVERAGE OVER INLAND AREAS ON THURSDAY. THERE WON'T BE MUCH BREAK BEHIND THIS SHORT-WAVE AS A PACIFIC STORM PASSES JUST SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRIDAY LIKELY BRINGING MORE WIDESPREAD CLOUDS AND SHOWERS TO THE REGION. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...AREAS OF RAIN WILL SPREAD TO THE ALEUTIANS TODAY AND TONIGHT AS THE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING STALLS OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING AND ANOTHER WEAK SYSTEM DROPS DOWN OUT OF RUSSIA TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE BERING LOW WILL RETREAT BACK NORTHWARD ON WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DIG SOUTHWARD AND PICK UP A PACIFIC SYSTEM. THIS LOW WILL TRACK SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA BRINGING IN SOME RAIN ON THURSDAY. STRONGER NORTHERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS LOW...WHICH SHOULD HELP CLEAR OUT SOME OF THE LOWER CLOUDS AND FOG WHICH CURRENTLY DOMINATE THE REGION. .LONG TERM FORECAST...LONG-WAVE TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE ALASKA REGION THROUGH THE DAY 4 THROUGH 7 PERIOD AND FLOW WITHIN THE TROUGH WILL REMAIN FAIRLY PROGRESSIVE...MAKING THE FORECAST FOR THIS TIME PERIOD VERY DIFFICULT. THE LOW WHICH MOVES INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF FRIDAY WILL EXIT TO THE EAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY BRINGING DRIER CONDITIONS TO THE EASTERN BERING AND WESTERN GULF. MEANWHILE...AN UPPER TROUGH WILL DROP DOWN INTO NORTHWEST ALASKA WHICH WILL HELP SHIFT THE THERMAL TROUGH SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL. THIS IS TURN WILL INCREASE DIURNAL CONVECTION OVER THE WEEKEND...WITH A GOOD POSSIBILITY OF A FEW THUNDERSTORMS INLAND. AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK RIDGING ALOFT/THERMAL TROUGH AT THE SURFACE LOOKS TO CONTINUE OVER THE MAINLAND...CONTINUING THE DIURNAL SHOWER PATTERN. ELSEWHERE... THERE IS TOO MUCH UNCERTAINTY TO SAY WHERE INDIVIDUAL SYSTEMS WILL END UP. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. 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 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.