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Small Craft Advisory 377, NWS Anchorage, AK

May 24, 2012

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

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 24, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2012, 8:30 AM AKDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

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.  

$$
10 follow-up statements
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.  

$$
316 
FZAK52 PAFC 281155
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

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

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

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

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

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

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

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

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

$$

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

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

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

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

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

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

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

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

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

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

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

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

$$

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

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

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

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

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

$$
112 
FZAK52 PAFC 281629 AAA
CWFALU

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

UPDATED ZONES 150 160

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

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

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

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

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

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

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

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

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

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

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

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

$$

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

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

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

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

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

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

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

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

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

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

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

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

$$

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

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

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

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

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

$$

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 24, 12:15 PM AKDT, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 12:15 PM AKDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1215 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS SOME VERY
DYNAMIC FEATURES OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC AND ALASKA THIS MORNING...
WHICH IS A LITTLE UNCOMMON FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. A HIGH AMPLITUDE
TROUGH WITH EMBEDDED CLOSED LOW IS CENTERED SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS WITH A CORRESPONDING HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGING BUILDING OUT
AHEAD OF IT. A 100KT+ SOUTHERLY JET IS RIDING UP THE EAST SIDE OF
THE TROUGH HELPING TO DEEPEN A SURFACE LOW POSITIONED JUST NORTHEAST
OF THE UPPER CENTER. A NICE PLUME OF TROPICAL MOISTURE IS ALSO
NOTED STREAMING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND SOUTHWEST
GULF. A GALE FORCE FRONT IS APPROACHING THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AND RAIN IS OVERSPREADING THE REGION.

JUST DOWNSTREAM OF THIS SYSTEM IS A STRONG TROUGH AXIS WHICH
EXTENDS FROM THE CENTRAL BERING EAST-SOUTHEAST ACROSS BRISTOL BAY
AND KODIAK ISLAND INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. SOME FAIRLY INTENSE
SHOWERS DEVELOPED IN THE BRISTOL BAY AREA THIS MORNING AS THE
TROUGH ARRIVED. INTERESTINGLY THESE SHOWERS COINCIDED WITH STRATUS
AND FOG AT THE SURFACE INDICATING THAT THE INSTABILITY WAS ELEVATED.
THE 12Z KING SALMON SOUNDING REFLECTS THIS WELL.

MEANWHILE...UPPER LEVEL WAVES MOVING AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF AN
UPPER HIGH CENTERED OVER THE YUKON MOVED INTO SOUTHCENTRAL THIS
MORNING. RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS RAIN HAS OVERSPREAD PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT VALLEY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AS YOU HEAD
FURTHER INLAND. THE APPROACHING TROUGH IS CLOSE ENOUGH THAT IT IS
LIKELY BEGINNING TO CONTRIBUTE LIFT OVER COASTAL SOUTHCENTRAL.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS HAVE COME INTO MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT
WITH MOVEMENT OF UPPER TROUGH AXIS. VERIFICATION BASED ON 18Z
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS THE GFS IS JUST A TAD TOO FAST. MODELS
ALSO SHOW VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH HANDLING OF PACIFIC SYSTEM. AS
IS USUALLY THE CASE THERE ARE SOME PROBLEMS RESOLVING THE MULTIPLE
SURFACE LOWS WHICH WILL FORM AS THE UPPER LOW WOBBLES AROUND THE
GULF THIS WEEKEND...BUT ALL SOLUTIONS AGREE ON THE GENERAL SYNOPTIC
SOLUTION.

MODELS DIVERGE WITH TRACK OF LOW MOVING TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
SATURDAY NIGHT. PREFER THE ECMWF WHICH SHOWS GOOD RUN-TO-RUN
CONSISTENCY...HAS SUPPORT FROM THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN...AND IS
CLOSE TO THE CURRENT FORECAST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE 12Z ANCHORAGE SOUNDING SHOWS BOTH STABLE
AND UNSTABLE LAYERS. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR ELEVATED
CONVECTION...BUT THE EXTENT OF CLOUD COVER AND PRECIPITATION WILL
PREVENT DESTABILIZATION OF THE SURFACE-BASED LAYER. BASED ON THIS
WILL SIDE MORE TOWARD A STRATIFORM RAIN FORECAST THAN A SHOWERY
FORECAST ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. MUCH
MORE STABLE AIR WILL ARRIVE ON FRIDAY AS FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING OUT
AHEAD OF PACIFIC LOW TRACKS ACROSS THE GULF. THE BULK OF RAIN WILL
HANG UP ALONG THE COAST WITH JUST A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SHOWERS INLAND.

AT THE SURFACE A RIDGE WILL BUILD OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT TODAY AND
PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST INTO FRIDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE
GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE COASTAL MOUNTAIN GAPS INCLUDING TURNAGAIN
ARM AND ANCHORAGE/THE MAT VALLEY/AND ALONG THE COPPER RIVER.

THE PACIFIC LOW WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF
ON SATURDAY. A DISSIPATING FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL
MAINTAIN WET CONDITIONS ALONG COASTAL AREAS...BUT INTERIOR
SOUTHCENTRAL WILL SEE A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS AND POSSIBLE A
PASSING SHOWER. THE FORECAST FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY BECOMES MUCH
MORE UNCERTAIN AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF PUSHING
WAVES WESTWARD INTO SOUTHCENTRAL. AT A MINIMUM EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY
SKIES WITH SHOWERS. DEPENDING ON THE STRENGTH OF THESE WAVES THERE
IS ALSO POTENTIAL FOR A GLOOMY STRATIFORM RAIN TO SET IN.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE UPPER TROUGH WILL SHEAR APART ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT AS THE DOWNSTREAM PORTION PROGRESSES INTO
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE UPSTREAM BERING PORTION REMAINS NEARLY
STATIONARY. THUS...EXPECT MOST OF THE SHOWER ACTIVITY OUT AHEAD OF
IT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WITH CLEAR SKIES OVER THE SOUTHERN
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THIS MORNING AND SOME SUN BREAKS OVER INTERIOR
BRISTOL BAY INSTABILITY COMBINED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH SHOULD
INITIATE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS LATER TODAY.

THE PACIFIC LOW AND FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA BUT WILL STILL SEE SOME MOISTURE SPREAD INTO BRISTOL BAY
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MODELS ARE INDICATING AN UPPER WAVE OUT AHEAD
OF THE PACIFIC SYSTEM TRACKING NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA
ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL TRIGGER SOME SHOWERS OVER INLAND AREAS OF THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA...WHICH HAS BEEN ON THE DRY SIDE OF LATE. AS THE
LOW TRACKS AWAY FROM SOUTHWEST ALASKA OVER THE WEEKEND A RIDGE WILL
BUILD IN FROM THE BERING SEA. THIS WILL DRY THINGS OUT AND STABILIZE
THE ATMOSPHERE. SO IT IS LOOKING LIKE A MOSTLY DRY WEEKEND ACROSS
THE REGION. OF COURSE...AS IS TYPICAL WITH A RIDGE DURING THE
SUMMER...STRATUS AND FOG WILL LIKELY FORM.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL EXIT TO THE EAST
FRIDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND IT. HOWEVER...UPPER
FLOW ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL BECOME ZONAL IN THE WAKE OF
THIS SYSTEM. THIS WILL ALLOW A STORM OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC
TO TRACK TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. ENERGY
DROPPING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN BERING WILL THEN AMPLIFY
THE TROUGH ONCE AGAIN AS WE HEAD INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WHICH WILL
GRADUALLY PUSH THE ALEUTIAN LOW SOUTHWARD INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE UPPER LOW OVER THE GULF WILL GRADUALLY
WEAKEN EARLY NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER...THE ONE OVER THE ALEUTIANS THIS
WEEKEND WILL THEN SET UP SHOP SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY
THE MIDDLE OF THE WEAK. THERE IS ABOVE AVERAGE CONFIDENCE IN THE
SYNOPTIC FORECAST. THE CHALLENGE IS ATTEMPTING TO FORECAST THE
SMALLER SCALE WAVES MOVING AROUND THESE UPPER LOWS...WHICH IS
NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS FAR OUT IN TIME. BASED ON WEATHER USUALLY
ASSOCIATED WITH THE POSITION OF THESE LOWS EXPECT A CLOUDY AND
SHOWERY PATTERN TO PERSIST ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH
NEXT WEEK. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL START OUT DRY EARLY NEXT WEEK
BUT BECOME MORE SHOWERY AS THE NEW UPPER LOW MOVES IN. AFTER THE
LOW ALONG THE ALEUTIANS DROPS SOUTHWARD EARLY NEXT WEEK BENIGN
WEATHER WILL SETTLE BACK IN.

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

SEB MAY 12

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