Small Craft Advisory 394, NWS Anchorage, AK

927 
FZAK51 PAFC 301729 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
930 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

UPDATED PASSAGE CANAL


COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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

PKZ197-310300-
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN WED MORNING. A SECOND
FRONT MOVES ALONG THE COAST WED AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES
TO 170 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 987 MB WED AFTERNOON. THE LOW THEN
WEAKENS TO 998 MB THU AFTERNOON AT 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY
THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY AND WEAKENS TO 1005 MB.
$$

PKZ120-310300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND
45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-310300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-310300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-310300-
PASSAGE CANAL
930 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KTS. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-310300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-310300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-310300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-310300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-310300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

674 
FZAK51 PAFC 302305
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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

PKZ197-311500-
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A FRONT ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST WEAKENS THU MORNING. A 988 MB LOW
200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WEAKENS TO 1004 MB FRI
MORNING...REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE
FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-311500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-311500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-311500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-311500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-311500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-311500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-311500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-311500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-311500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

201 
FZAK51 PAFC 311158
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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

PKZ197-010300-
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 991 MB LOW 115 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1002 MB LATE THU NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN
WEAKEN TO 1006 MB 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT LATE FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-010300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-010300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-010300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-010300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-010300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-010300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-010300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-010300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-010300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
100 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

.MODEL DISCUSSION...NAM AND GFS IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT-TERM.
A COMPLEX LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GULF MOVES TOWARD KODIAK WED EVENING
AND THEN DISSIPATES OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. A FRONT MOVES ONSHORE IN
THE NORTHERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON WITH A SECOND FRONT WED EVENING.
WEAK DISTURBANCE IN THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC
ON WED. A LOW AMPLITUDE TRAVELING RIDGE MOVES OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS WED BUT IS FOLLOWED BY A FRONT THU AFTERNOON.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...MAIN WEATHER FEATURE IS LOW SOUTH OF
KODIAK WHICH WILL TRANSPORT MOISTURE ONSHORE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. NORTH WINDS TO WEST OF LOW CENTER OVER EASTERN AND CENTRAL
BERING SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH THU.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
BERING REGION...GENERALLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG IN 'CLEAR' REGIONS.
SOUTHWEST...VARIABLE CLOUDS WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SOUTHCENTRAL...RAIN ALONG THE COAST. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS INLAND.
KODIAK ISLAND...RAIN.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS INDICATING LOW OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS FRI EVENING MOVES NORTHWARD BUT FRONT CONTINUES OVER
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS OVER TH WEEKEND.  CONSIDERING RIDGING OVER THE
EASTERN BERING REGION AND SOUTHWEST OVER THE WEEKEND. WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE GULF THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES 120 130 132
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JMP MAY 12