Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 404, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 17, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 17, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
045 FZAK52 PAFC 172211 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013 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. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A 970 MB LOW 525 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON WILL WEAKEN TO 984 MB 330 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT EVENING AND TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY SUN AFTERNOON. PAVLOF VOLCANO 37 NM EAST OF COLD BAY IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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114 FZAK52 PAFC 181144 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A 970 MB LOW 540 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU THIS AFTERNOON WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB 325 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATTU LATE SUN NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES...BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ JM
536 FZAK52 PAFC 182324 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 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. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 55 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB AS IT TRACKS TO 80 NM WEST OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT ALONG THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL CROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SUN AND STALL OVER THE EASTERN BERING MON. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT NEAR MORNING. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 11 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 13 FT BERING SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
878 FZAK52 PAFC 190605 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 UPDATED SYNOPSIS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 55 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB AS IT TRACKS TO 80 NM WEST OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT ALONG THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL CROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SUN AND STALL OVER THE EASTERN BERING MON. PAVLOF VOLCANO 37 NM EAST OF COLD BAY IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT NEAR MORNING. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 11 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 13 FT BERING SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
383 FZAK52 PAFC 191155 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 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. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 150 NM NORTH OF ADAK AS IT WEAKENS TO 997 MB MON NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT ALONG THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING MON NIGHT. PAVLOF VOLCANO 37 NM EAST OF COLD BAY IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG W OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SE WIND 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ TP
538 FZAK52 PAFC 191210 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 410 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 CORRECTED ZONE 175 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 150 NM NORTH OF ADAK AS IT WEAKENS TO 997 MB MON NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT ALONG THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING MON NIGHT. PAVLOF VOLCANO 37 NM EAST OF COLD BAY IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG W OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SE WIND 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ TP
525 FZAK52 PAFC 192338 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 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. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES TO 55 NM WEST OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN TRACK TO 160 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL TUE AFTERNOON AT 999 MB. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING MON AND DISSIPATE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST ON TUE. PAVLOF VOLCANO 37 NM EAST OF COLD BAY IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 6 FT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 12 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT NEAR MORNING...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 13 FT BERING SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT BERING SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE...11 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT BERING SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
938 FZAK52 PAFC 200229 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...UPDATED 630 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 UPDATED ZONE 165 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES TO 55 NM WEST OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN TRACK TO 160 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL TUE AFTERNOON AT 999 MB. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING MON AND DISSIPATE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST ON TUE. PAVLOF VOLCANO 37 NM EAST OF COLD BAY IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 6 FT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 12 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 630 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT NEAR MORNING...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 13 FT BERING SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT BERING SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE...11 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT BERING SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
046 FZAK52 PAFC 200654 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1053 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 UPDATED ZONE 170 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. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES TO 55 NM WEST OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN TRACK TO 160 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL TUE AFTERNOON AT 999 MB. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING MON AND DISSIPATE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST ON TUE. PAVLOF VOLCANO 37 NM EAST OF COLD BAY IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 6 FT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 12 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 630 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 1053 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 1053 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT NEAR MORNING...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 13 FT BERING SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT BERING SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE...11 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT BERING SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
053 FZAK52 PAFC 201155 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-210300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 220 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL AS IT WEAKENS TO 1001 MB WED MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST AND DISSIPATE TUE EVENING. PAVLOF VOLCANO 37 NM EAST OF COLD BAY IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. PATCHY FOG W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 17 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. PATCHY FOG W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 16 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. PATCHY FOG W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT STARTING IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT S 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT SW 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT E OF SHEMYA. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT E 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-210300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ TP
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at May 17, 1:30 PM AKDT, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 17, 1:30 PM AKDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 130 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ACCOMPANIED BY MUCH-ADVERTISED UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR IS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE GULF HAS SPREAD WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...WHICH IS FALLING GENERALLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN AT LOWER ELEVATIONS AND SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE UPPER TROUGH BECOMING INCREASINGLY NEGATIVELY TILTED...WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW NEAR THE BERING STRAIT DROPPING INTO THE BASE OF THE TROUGH. FURTHER WEST...THE COLD FRONT HAS PASSED THROUGH MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...CLEARING SKIES AND ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE TEENS EARLIER THIS MORNING FROM THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TO THE WESTERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH THE UPPER 20S IN PARTS OF THE DELTA...WHERE THE AVERAGE HIGH THIS TIME OF YEAR SHOULD BE UPWARDS OF 50 DEGREES. WAY OUT WEST...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN COMMAND OF THE BERING SEA REGION...THOUGH HIGH CLOUDS IN ADVANCE OF A NORTH PACIFIC LOW ARE APPROACHING THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODEL AGREEMENT HAS CONTINUED TO IMPROVE TODAY WITH THE NAM JOINING THE OTHER SOLUTIONS IN THE TIMING AND EVOLUTION OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE MAINLAND TODAY (NAM HAD BEEN FASTER WITH SPEED OF THE UPPER TROUGH IN PREVIOUS DAYS). THUS CONFIDENCE HAS CONTINUED TO INCREASE THAT AN UNUSUAL LATE-SEASON SNOWFALL EVENT WILL BE UNFOLDING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE NAM WAS THE PRIMARY MODEL USED TODAY...THOUGH NO STRONG PREFERENCES WERE NOTED AND NO MODELS WERE UNUSABLE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...COLD AIR IS SLOWLY BLEEDING INTO THE AREA BUT THIS TREND WILL ACCELERATE DRAMATICALLY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE ATMOSPHERIC COLUMN COOLS THE RAIN/SNOW MIX WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW EVEN AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL SEE THE MOST SNOWFALL...LIKELY APPROACHING 6 INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS...WITH LOWER ELEVATIONS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS. AS SKIES CLEAR ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES SHOULD DROP SIGNIFICANTLY OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES IN ANCHORAGE ARE IN THE MID 20S...AND THESE RECORDS MAY BE THREATENED IF WINDS DIMINISH ENOUGH TO ALLOW SIGNIFICANT OVERNIGHT COOLING. EVEN IF THE RECORD LOWS ARE NOT REACHED...A WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION FROM THE INLAND KENAI PENINSULA NORTHWARD. TEMPERATURES WILL START TO SLOWLY REBOUND ON SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TEMPERATURES DROPPED WELL BELOW FREEZING THIS MORNING AT MANY INLAND LOCATIONS OVER THE MAINLAND. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP AGAIN TONIGHT INTO THE LOWER TEENS...BEFORE A STEADY WARMING TREND ENSUES FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE CURRENTLY OVER THE BERING SEA WILL DRIFT EASTWARD...CONTINUING BENIGN CONDITIONS AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. MARINE FOG/STRATUS OVER THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS WILL START TO SLOWLY DISSIPATE SATURDAY AS A GALE-FORCE FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS WEATHER FRONT AND ASSOCIATED RAIN SHIELD WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING BY LATE SUNDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... A MORE PROGRESSIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION STARTING SUNDAY. THIS WILL SEE MOST AREAS RETURN TO NEAR-NORMAL TEMPERATURES BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...WITH RAIN MOVING INTO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND BUT SOUTHCENTRAL REMAINING MOSTLY DRY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...SNOW ADVISORY 101 111 145 MARINE...GALE 130 132 150 172 175 176 FIRE WEATHER...NONE DIXON MAY 13
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 17, 10:00 AM AKDT, 6 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1000 AM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0930 AM SNOW 13 SE ANCHORAGE 61.08N 149.60W
05/17/2013 E0.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
STEADY SNOWFALL WITH BIG SNOW FLAKES. SNOW IS MELTING ON
CONTACT WITH THE GROUND FORMING A SLUSHY LAYER ON HARD
SURFACES. SO FAR ONLY A TRACE OF SNOW HAS FALLEN.
VISIBILITY IS ONE HALF MILE OF LESS. REPORT IS NEAR THE
CHUGACH STATE PARK TRAILHEAD
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PETERSONLocal storm report, May 17, 10:53 AM AKDT, 5 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1053 AM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM SNOW 5 N HOMER 59.71N 151.52W
05/17/2013 M0.8 INCH AK OTHER FEDERAL
0.80 INCHES WET SNOW ACCUMULATION THIS MORNING ALONG
DIAMOND RIDGE AT ELEVATION 800 FT NORTH OF HOMER.
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ADIXONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| May 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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