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Storm Warning 106, NWS Anchorage, AK

May 5, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at May 5, 2012, 11:10 PM AKDT. It was in force for 19 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
May 5, 2012, 11:10 PM AKDT (07:10 UTC)
Expired
May 6, 2012, 6:35 PM AKDT
In force
19 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

818 
FZAK51 PAFC 060709 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1110 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012

UPDATED 120

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.

PKZ197-061500-
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 998 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST
OF SEWARD AT 990 MB SUNDAY MORNING...THEN WEAKEN TO 996 MB AS IT
MOVES OVER SOUTHERN COOK INLET SUNDAY EVENING. 

$$

PKZ120-061500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1110 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 50 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-061500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-061500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-061500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-061500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
710 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT
INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT.
RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...WIND BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-061500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-061500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-061500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
710 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-061500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
3 follow-up statements
222 
FZAK51 PAFC 061159
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 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.

PKZ197-070300-
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB NEAR
SEWARD SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 1001 MB AS IT MOVES
INTO LOWER COOK INLET SUN EVENING. A 1000 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO
220 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MON EVENING AND THEN MOVE INLAND 90 NM
WEST OF YAKUTAT LATE MON NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-070300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-070300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-070300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...E GUSTS TO 40 KT.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-070300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-070300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 
FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...
SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-070300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-070300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-070300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 
KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-070300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

JM
474 
FZAK51 PAFC 062350
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 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.

PKZ197-071500-
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 996 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL MOVE INLAND THIS EVENING
AND WEAKEN. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT
TONIGHT AND MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AT 1000 MB TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-071500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 20 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 16 FT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-071500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-071500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-071500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-071500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 15
KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-071500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-071500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-071500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-071500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS THEN
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
639 
FZAK51 PAFC 070237 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
635 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

UPDATE TO ZONE 120

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.

PKZ197-071500-
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 996 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL MOVE INLAND THIS EVENING
AND WEAKEN. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT
TONIGHT AND MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AT 1000 MB TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-071500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
635 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND THIS
EVENING. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 16 FT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-071500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-071500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-071500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-071500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 15
KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-071500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-071500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-071500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-071500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS THEN
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 5, 7:10 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC21 hr
May 6, 4:00 AM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC48 hr
May 6, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
May 6, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
May 6, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 days
May 6, 4:00 AM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.