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Small Craft Advisory 383, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 26, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 26, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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008 FZAK52 PAFC 271152 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF KISKA WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 985 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE MON EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL BECOME STATIONARY NEAR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS ON MON AND WEAKEN. A 988 MB LOW WILL FORM ALONG THIS FRONT 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA THIS EVENING...TRACK TO NEAR NIKOLSKI AT 978 MB MON AFTERNOON...THEN DRIFT TO 240 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 984 MB TUE MORNING. $$ 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 26, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT SAT MAY 26 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... STACKED LOW IN THE GULF WITH ANOTHER UPPER LOW NEAR KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND HIGH PRESSURE IN BETWEEN THE TWO. THE JET IS LOCATED SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA LOW WITH A CORE OF 150 KT JUST OFF JAPAN. A WEAKER JET IS ACCOMPANYING THE LOW IN THE GULF AND BACK TO A SHORT WAVE TROUGH IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA AS WELL WITH A SHORT WAVE TROUGH WORKING THROUGH WESTERN ALASKA AND TO THE ALASKA RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. AN AREA OF RAIN IS ACCOMPANYING THIS FEATURE ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA FROM DEADHORSE TO KING SALMON. UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES ARE WORKING AROUND THE LOW IN THE GULF STEERED BY THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE YUKON. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO BRING SHOWERS AND STRATIFORM RAINFALL TO EASTERN AREAS OF THE STATE BORDERING CANADA. IN THE EXTREME WESTERN ALEUTIANS...A LOW IS APPROACHING THE AREA WITH CLOUD COVER...PRECIP AND WINDS INCREASING ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT SYNOPTICALLY THIS MORNING. THE UPPER LOWS OVER THE KAMCHATKA AREA AND GULF SWING SLOWLY ARE THE MAJOR PLAYERS RIGHT NOW WITH A TRANSITIONAL RIDGE OVER THE BERING. THE UPPER LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA AREA IS TO SWING EAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS THE LOW IN THE GULF DIMINISHES AND SWINGS INLAND AS A TROUGH TUESDAY. THE KAMCHATKA LOW TURNS INTO THE STAGNANT LOW OVER THE GULF FOR THURSDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND. IN THE MEANTIME...THE UPPER LOW OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA WILL DROP INTO THE BERING AND RE-ESTABLISH A LONG WAVE TROUGH BY TUESDAY. THIS TROUGH WILL MAINTAIN THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. THE EXACT MAKEUP OF THE TROUGH AND INTENSITIES OF THE UPPER LOWS IS NOT TOO FAR OFF EITHER BETWEEN THE ECMWF AND GFS. AT THE SURFACE...THE LOW IN THE GULF WILL WEAKEN OVER TIME THIS WEEKEND. THE LOW SOUTH OF SHEMYA CURRENTLY WILL MOVE NORTH TONIGHT AND THEN SWING EAST SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AND TAKE THE CURRENT GULF LOWS PLACE. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL SWING ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AND THEN STRETCH AND WRAP INTO THE GULF TUESDAY WITH THE MAIN LOW MOVING INTO THAT REGION. THE HIGH PRESSURE CURRENTLY OVER THE BERING WILL BE SQUEEZED OUT SUNDAY BUT RE-ESTABLISH OVER THE WESTERN BERING BY LATE TUESDAY. ANOTHER LOW DROPS INTO THE KAMCHATKA REGION WITH AN UPPER LOW MOVING OUT OF THE ARCTIC AND PUSHES HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND WEST COAST LATE IN THE WEEK AND REMAINS IN PLACE INTO THE WEEKEND. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES ROTATING AROUND THE LOW IN THE GULF PRODUCING AREAS OF PRECIPITATION MAINLY EAST OF THE TALKEETNA AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. ONLY CONCERN IS THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH PRODUCING SHOWERS WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE. IF THE TWO SHALL MEET WITH AN AREA OF DEFORMATION WE COULD SEE STEADY PRECIP WEST OF THE TALKEETNA AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS. RIGHT NOW...NOT EXPECTING IT TIL MAYBE TOMORROW MORNING. THE LOW WEAKENS IN THE GULF SUNDAY AND SWINGS EAST A BIT. WITH HIGH STILL IN PLACE OVER THE YUKON...WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES SWING OVER SOUTHCENTRAL TOMORROW INTO MONDAY. A LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY. THIS WILL ESTABLISH A RIDGE ALONG THE COAST AND BRING SOME GAP WINDS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND OTHER EAST-WEST ORIENTED GAPS. WINDS AND PRECIP WILL SPREAD OVER THE GULF TUESDAY WITH THE LOW STARTING TO MOVE INTO THE GULF. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES TO THE NORTH GULF COAST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE LOW MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF WEDNESDAY WITH MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION ALONG THE COAST AND LITTLE CHANCE INLAND. MAY SEE SOME DRYING INLAND WEDNESDAY THEN. SOUTHWEST... UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE TROUGH SLOWLY PROGRESSING ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA WITH AN AREA OF PRECIP MAINLY ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. THIS WILL SWING OUT OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE TAKE OVER. WILL BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR FOG ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. FRONT FROM THE ALEUTIAN LOW WILL PICK UP WINDS ON MONDAY WITH SOME SHOWERS PASSING ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA. UPPER WAVES ROTATING AROUND THE LOW AS IT PUSHES TO THE GULF MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WILL PUSH MORE ORGANIZED SHOWERS/RAIN ACROSS THE AREA. IN ADDITION...THERMAL TROUGH WILL ADD TO INSTABILITY. THIS WILL ALL PUSH NORTH AND WEST AS THE LOW SETTLES INTO THE GULF ON WEDNESDAY. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... WITH THE LOW MOVING INTO THE REGION TONIGHT...GALES AND PRECIPITATION BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD OVER THE AREA. THE LOW WILL MAINTAIN ITS STRENGTH AS IT SWINGS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY MONDAY. MANY AREAS OF GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE EXPERIENCED AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS STRONG WITH HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH. THE LOW EXITS THE AREA TUESDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE ENTERING THE WESTERN BERING. IN NORTHERLY FLOW MONDAY AND TUESDAY...CONVECTIVE SHOWERS WILL BE PREVALENT OVER THE BERING. FOG WILL BE WELL REPRESENTED IN AREAS OF HIGH PRESSURE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW OVER THE EASTERN BERING. FOG WILL RETURN IN FORCE WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING TUESDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE ENTIRE GULF BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH SHOWERS/RAIN OVER MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. A LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE KAMCHATKA REGION THURSDAY PUSH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING. THE KAMCHATKA LOW IS SET TO DEEPEN AND THEREFORE STRENGTHEN THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING DURING THE WEEK. THE GULF LOW WILL CONSOLIDATE SOME WITH INLAND CONVECTIVE SHOWERS AND PERIODS OF RAIN WRAPPING THE GULF. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE...170 172 175 176 411 412 413 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 28 hr | |
| May 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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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.