Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 407, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 20, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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 20, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ TP
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393 FZAK52 PAFC 202331 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-211500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 1002 MB 350 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WED AFTERNOON. PAVLOF VOLCANO 37 NM EAST OF COLD BAY IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 11 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND....N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 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. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
726 FZAK52 PAFC 210649 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1048 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 UPDATED 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. PKZ199-211500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 1002 MB 350 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WED AFTERNOON. PAVLOF VOLCANO 37 NM EAST OF COLD BAY IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 1048 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 11 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND....N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
122 FZAK52 PAFC 211153 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-220300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL AND WEAKEN TO 1004 MB WED AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATE THU MORNING. PAVLOF VOLCANO 37 NM EAST OF COLD BAY IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE MORNING E OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ TP
404 FZAK52 PAFC 212305 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 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. PKZ199-221500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW 160 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 1008 MB 220 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND THU AFTERNOON. PAVLOF VOLCANO 37 NM EAST OF COLD BAY IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE...5 FT BERING SIDE. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT BERING SIDE. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 KT W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT W 20 KT W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
838 FZAK52 PAFC 221147 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 22 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-230300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1002 MB LOW 220 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO 240 NM NORTHWEST OF GAMBELL AND DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. A 1002 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK AT 998 MB FRI MORNING. PAVLOF VOLCANO 37 NM EAST OF COLD BAY IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 22 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 22 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 22 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 22 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 22 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 22 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 22 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 22 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ 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 19, 1:30 PM AKDT, 14 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 19, 1:30 PM AKDT, 14 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 130 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LOW WHICH FORMED OVER THE GULF ON SATURDAY HAS NOW MOVED TO THE YUKON. A WAVE ROTATING AROUND THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW CENTER IS JUST CLIPPING THE NORTHEAST COPPER RIVER BASIN PRODUCING SOME SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE WRANGELL MOUNTAINS. OTHERWISE SUNNY SKIES DOMINATE THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE WESTERN GULF...AND MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA THANKS TO A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE BUILDING IN FROM THE BERING SEA. UPSTREAM OF THE RIDGE A VERTICALLY STACKED CLOSED LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS TRACKING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST WITH THE OCCLUDED FRONT SPREADING NORTH AND EASTWARD INTO THE BERING SEA. THIS IS BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAIN AND FOG TO THE ALEUTIANS AND CENTRAL BERING. .MODEL DISCUSSION...THERE ARE MINOR DIFFERENCES IN HOW QUICKLY THE UPPER RIDGE MOVES THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA WHICH RESULTS IN TIMING IN THE EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF PRECIPITATION. PREFER THE NAM WHICH IS A MIDDLE GROUND BETWEEN THE FASTER ECMWF AND SLOWER GFS. OTHER THAN THAT MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH MAJOR FEATURES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT AND MONDAY...BUT WILL THEN QUICKLY WEAKEN AS A PIECE SPLITS OFF AND HEADS TO NORTHWEST CANADA TUESDAY. UNTIL THEN EXPECT DRY AND CLEAR CONDITIONS. THERE WILL BE ONE MORE NIGHT OF WIDESPREAD SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES BEFORE TEMPERATURES RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS ON TUESDAY THE REMNANTS OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT CROSSING THE BERING WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN GULF TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. MOST OF THE DYNAMICS WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL HEAD TO THE NORTHERN BERING...SO EXPECT THE MAIN IMPACT TO BE CLOUDS MOVING INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL... WITH JUST A CHANCE OF RAIN. OTHERWISE...TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO MODERATE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE UPPER RIDGE WILL SLIDE PAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA RELATIVELY QUICK WITH CLOUDS AND PRECIP ARRIVING ALONG THE COAST BY LATE MONDAY AND THEN SPREADING INLAND TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. WITH MUCH OF THE ENERGY BEING PULLED NORTHWARD UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIDGE THE OCCLUDED FRONT WILL STRETCH APART OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL ALSO PRODUCE DOWNSLOPE DRYING FOR MANY INLAND LOCATIONS. THUS...EXPECT THE BULK OF RAIN TO FALL ALONG THE COAST WITH JUST A CHANCE INLAND. THERE MAY BE A BIT OF SNOW AS PRECIP FIRST ARRIVE IN THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. OTHERWISE TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE QUICKLY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA SO THAT ANY PRECIP THAT DOES FALL WILL BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL TRACK RIGHT ACROSS THE HEART OF THE BERING SEA ADVECTING LOTS OF WARM AIR AND MOISTURE NORTHWARD RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD RAIN AND FOG. THE SYSTEM WILL EXIT TO THE NORTH MID WEEK...ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR FOG AND STRATUS. .LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS SHOW POOR RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY IN THE DAY 4 THROUGH 7 TIME PERIOD AND SOLUTIONS VARY SIGNIFICANTLY AMONG THE VARIOUS MEDIUM RANGE MODELS. INDICATIONS ARE THAT ANOTHER LARGE PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING...BUT EXACTLY WHERE THIS SYSTEM TRACKS IS HIGHLY UNCERTAIN. THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL LIKELY REMAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF WEAKER FEATURES. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS BELOW NORMAL. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...155 160 165 170 171 172 179 180. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB MAY 13
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 19, 11:57 PM AKDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1157 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 AKZ181-201200- ...MINOR ASHFALL POSSIBLE IN NELSON LAGOON AND PORT MOLLER... SATELLITE IMAGERY AND PILOT REPORTS INDICATE THAT PAVLOF VOLCANO CONTINUES TO PRODUCE A STEADY EMISSION OF ASH. LOW LEVEL WINDS ARE CARRYING THE ASH NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE VOLCANO. AREAS NORTHEAST OF PAVLOF VOLCANO INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF NELSON LAGOON AND PORT MOLLER MAY SEE A DUSTING OF ASHFALL OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. PEOPLE ARE CAUTIONED TO AVOID EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO ASH...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY SENSITIVITIES. PROTECT CRITICAL ELECTRONICS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT FROM CONTAMINATION. DEK
Special weather statement, May 20, 4:00 AM AKDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 AKZ181-201800- ...MINOR ASHFALL POSSIBLE IN NELSON LAGOON AND PORT MOLLER... SATELLITE IMAGERY AND PILOT REPORTS INDICATE THAT PAVLOF VOLCANO CONTINUES TO PRODUCE A STEADY EMISSION OF ASH. LOW LEVEL WINDS ARE CARRYING THE ASH NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE VOLCANO. AREAS NORTHEAST OF PAVLOF VOLCANO INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF NELSON LAGOON AND PORT MOLLER MAY SEE A DUSTING OF ASHFALL THIS MORNING. PEOPLE ARE CAUTIONED TO AVOID EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO ASH...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY SENSITIVITIES. PROTECT CRITICAL ELECTRONICS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT FROM CONTAMINATION. DEK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 days |
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