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Gale Warning 384, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 23, 2015

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 23, 2015, 3:49 AM AKDT. It was in force for 59 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Apr 23, 2015, 3:49 AM AKDT (11:49 UTC)
Expired
Apr 25, 2015, 3:09 PM AKDT
In force
59 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

440 
FZAK52 PAFC 231149
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
349 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

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.

PKZ199-240115-
349 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 983 MB LOW 120 NM
NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB THU NIGHT 110 NM
NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AND THEN TRACK TO 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF
SAND POINT AT 999 MB FRI NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL
WEAKEN OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA THU MORNING.


$$

PKZ150-240115-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
349 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ155-240115-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
349 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ160-240115-
BRISTOL BAY-
349 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ165-240115-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
349 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-240115-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
349 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ171-240115-
UNALASKA BAY-
349 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-240115-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
349 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ173-240115-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
349 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ174-240115-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
349 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ175-240115-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
349 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ176-240115-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
349 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ177-240115-
ADAK TO KISKA-
349 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ178-240115-
KISKA TO ATTU-
349 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ179-240115-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
349 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ180-240115-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
349 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ181-240115-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
349 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT.

$$

PKZ185-240115-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
349 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT.

$$
9 follow-up statements
415 
FZAK52 PAFC 231453 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
653 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

UPDATED ZONE 180

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.

PKZ199-240315-
653 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 983 MB LOW 120 NM
NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB THU NIGHT 110 NM
NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AND THEN TRACK TO 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF
SAND POINT AT 999 MB FRI NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL
WEAKEN OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA THU MORNING.


$$

PKZ150-240315-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
653 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ155-240315-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
653 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ160-240315-
BRISTOL BAY-
653 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ165-240315-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
653 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-240315-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
653 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ171-240315-
UNALASKA BAY-
653 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-240315-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
653 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ173-240315-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
653 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ174-240315-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
653 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ175-240315-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
653 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ176-240315-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
653 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ177-240315-
ADAK TO KISKA-
653 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ178-240315-
KISKA TO ATTU-
653 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ179-240315-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
653 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ180-240315-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
653 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ181-240315-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
653 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT.

$$

PKZ185-240315-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
653 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT.

$$
284 
FZAK52 PAFC 232302
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

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.

PKZ199-241230-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 987 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AS IT
MOVES TO 100 MN NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY FRI AFTERNOON THEN
DISSIPATE AS IT CROSSES THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-241230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ155-241230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ160-241230-
BRISTOL BAY-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ165-241230-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-241230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ171-241230-
UNALASKA BAY-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-241230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ173-241230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ174-241230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ175-241230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ176-241230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ177-241230-
ADAK TO KISKA-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE...11 FT
BUILDING TO 16 FT ON THE BERING SIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ178-241230-
KISKA TO ATTU-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ179-241230-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND
RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ180-241230-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ181-241230-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND TO 15 KT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.

$$

PKZ185-241230-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT.

$$
142 
FZAK52 PAFC 232302 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

CORRECTED 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.

PKZ199-241230-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 987 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AS IT
MOVES TO 100 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY FRI AFTERNOON THEN
DISSIPATE AS IT CROSSES THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-241230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ155-241230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ160-241230-
BRISTOL BAY-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ165-241230-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-241230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ171-241230-
UNALASKA BAY-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-241230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ173-241230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ174-241230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ175-241230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ176-241230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ177-241230-
ADAK TO KISKA-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE...11 FT
BUILDING TO 16 FT ON THE BERING SIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ178-241230-
KISKA TO ATTU-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ179-241230-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND
RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ180-241230-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ181-241230-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND TO 15 KT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.

$$

PKZ185-241230-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT.

$$
527 
FZAK52 PAFC 240856 RRA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...RETRANSMITTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

CORRECTED 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.

PKZ199-241230-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 987 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AS IT
MOVES TO 100 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY FRI AFTERNOON THEN
DISSIPATE AS IT CROSSES THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-241230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ155-241230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ160-241230-
BRISTOL BAY-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ165-241230-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-241230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ171-241230-
UNALASKA BAY-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-241230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ173-241230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ174-241230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ175-241230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ176-241230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ177-241230-
ADAK TO KISKA-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE...11 FT
BUILDING TO 16 FT ON THE BERING SIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ178-241230-
KISKA TO ATTU-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ179-241230-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND
RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ180-241230-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ181-241230-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND TO 15 KT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.

$$

PKZ185-241230-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
302 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2015

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT.

$$
042 
FZAK52 PAFC 241140
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
340 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

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.

PKZ199-250045-
340 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 992 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO 75 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 999 MB FRI NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE IN THE
WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA SAT NIGHT. A 1016 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTHWEST
OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT WILL TRACK TO 55 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT
1003 MB SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-250045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
340 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM CHIRIKOF
ISLAND W. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. FROM CHIRIKOF ISLAND W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT
BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ155-250045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
340 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS E. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E... VARIABLE WIND
10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ160-250045-
BRISTOL BAY-
340 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ165-250045-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
340 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E.
SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-250045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
340 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ171-250045-
UNALASKA BAY-
340 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-250045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
340 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ173-250045-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
340 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ174-250045-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
340 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ175-250045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
340 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ176-250045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
340 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ177-250045-
ADAK TO KISKA-
340 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ178-250045-
KISKA TO ATTU-
340 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 16 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ179-250045-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
340 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ180-250045-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
340 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ181-250045-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
340 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.

$$

PKZ185-250045-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
340 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT.

$$
229 
FZAK52 PAFC 242318
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
318 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

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.

PKZ199-251230-
318 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 994 MB LOW 200 NM EAST OF ST PAUL WILL MOVE EAST SOUTHEAST AND
MERGE WITH A LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA SATURDAY. A 1016 MB LOW
OFF NORTHERN JAPAN TONIGHT WILL BE A 998 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH
NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-251230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
318 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT... VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ155-251230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
318 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND
10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ160-251230-
BRISTOL BAY-
318 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ165-251230-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
318 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
COLD BAY E...VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT E OF COLD BAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ170-251230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
318 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ171-251230-
UNALASKA BAY-
318 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-251230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
318 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ173-251230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
318 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 BUILDING TO 17 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ174-251230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
318 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ175-251230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
318 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ176-251230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
318 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ177-251230-
ADAK TO KISKA-
318 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ178-251230-
KISKA TO ATTU-
318 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ179-251230-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
318 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ180-251230-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
318 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ181-251230-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
318 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.

$$

PKZ185-251230-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
318 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT.

$$
498 
FZAK52 PAFC 242354 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
354 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

UPDATED 155

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.

PKZ199-251245-
354 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 994 MB LOW 200 NM EAST OF ST PAUL WILL MOVE EAST SOUTHEAST AND
MERGE WITH A LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA SATURDAY. A 1016 MB LOW
OFF NORTHERN JAPAN TONIGHT WILL BE A 998 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH
NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-251245-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
354 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT... VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ155-251245-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
354 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 8 FT
FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND
10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ160-251245-
BRISTOL BAY-
354 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ165-251245-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
354 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
COLD BAY E...VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT E OF COLD BAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ170-251245-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
354 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ171-251245-
UNALASKA BAY-
354 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-251245-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
354 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ173-251245-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
354 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 BUILDING TO 17 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ174-251245-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
354 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ175-251245-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
354 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ176-251245-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
354 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ177-251245-
ADAK TO KISKA-
354 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ178-251245-
KISKA TO ATTU-
354 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ179-251245-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
354 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ180-251245-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
354 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ181-251245-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
354 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.

$$

PKZ185-251245-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
354 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2015

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT.

$$
564 
FZAK52 PAFC 251151
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
351 AM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

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.

PKZ199-260115-
351 AM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 998 MB LOW 115 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL DISSIPATE IN THE
WESTERN GULF SAT. A 1014 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL
TRACK TO 70 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 998 MB SAT NIGHT THEN TO 350
NM NORTH-NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 996 MB SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-260115-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
351 AM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. FROM CHIRIKOF ISLAND W...VARIABLE
WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT
OF SHELIKOF STRAIT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ155-260115-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
351 AM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS
E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ160-260115-
BRISTOL BAY-
351 AM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ165-260115-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
351 AM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT
BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ170-260115-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
351 AM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT FROM DUTCH HARBOR E.
SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ171-260115-
UNALASKA BAY-
351 AM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 FT IN THE MORNING BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-260115-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
351 AM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ173-260115-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
351 AM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ174-260115-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
351 AM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ175-260115-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
351 AM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING T0 20 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 15 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ176-260115-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
351 AM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT.
SEAS 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ177-260115-
ADAK TO KISKA-
351 AM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ178-260115-
KISKA TO ATTU-
351 AM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 35 KT.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ179-260115-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
351 AM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING.
SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 
10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ180-260115-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
351 AM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ181-260115-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
351 AM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.

$$

PKZ185-260115-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
351 AM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 25 KT
W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT.

$$
911 
FZAK52 PAFC 252309
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
309 PM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

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.

PKZ199-261200-
309 PM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1008 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 250 NM
NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 995 MB SUN EVENING AND THEN BECOME NEARLY
STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A LOW NEAR KAMCHATKA
SUN NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 275 NM WEST OF SHEMYA AT 990 MB MON
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-261200-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
309 PM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ155-261200-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
309 PM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ160-261200-
BRISTOL BAY-
309 PM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ165-261200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
309 PM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ170-261200-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
309 PM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ171-261200-
UNALASKA BAY-
309 PM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-261200-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
309 PM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ173-261200-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
309 PM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ174-261200-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
309 PM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ175-261200-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
309 PM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ176-261200-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
309 PM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ177-261200-
ADAK TO KISKA-
309 PM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ178-261200-
KISKA TO ATTU-
309 PM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ179-261200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
309 PM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ180-261200-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
309 PM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ181-261200-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
309 PM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.

$$

PKZ185-261200-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
309 PM AKDT SAT APR 25 2015

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 25 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 25 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT.

$$

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 Apr 22, 4:15 PM AKDT, 11 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 4:15 PM AKDT, 11 hours 34 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
415 PM AKDT WED APR 22 2015

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A 150 KT SUBTROPICAL JET IS DRIVING EASTWARD SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN
CHAIN BRINGING A RETURN TO MORE PROGRESSIVE FLOW ALONG THE SOUTHERN
TIER OF ALASKA AND DOWN INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. A DEEP MATURE
VERTICALLY STACKED LOW HAS STALLED NORTH OF THE JET OVER THE FAR
WESTERN BERING WHILE AN ELONGATING OCCLUDED FRONT PROGRESSES NORTH
AND EAST ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS. DOWNSTREAM A STRONGER
MORE COMPACT VERTICALLY STACKED LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND IS
TRACKING VERY SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF...LEADING
TO GRADUALLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND THE
WESTERN GULF. MOST OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND IS QUIET WITH SOME MID
TO HIGH CLOUDS. THERE IS ONE INTERESTING MESOSCALE BOUNDARY
SITTING OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA FROM JUST WEST OF DILLINGHAM
NORTHWARD TO AROUND ANIAK. A COLD POOL OF AIR REMAINING FROM THE
EXITING SYSTEM OF THE PAST WEEK (NOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING)
SITS WEST OF THIS BOUNDARY. LOW LEVEL FLOW AROUND THE GULF LOW HAS
BROUGHT WARMER MOISTER AIR TO THE AREA EAST OF THIS BOUNDARY. WITH
GENERALLY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA EXPECT
CONVECTION TO INITIATE ALONG AND EAST OF THIS BOUNDARY.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT WITH LARGE SCALE FEATURES
AND FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS MOSTLY HIGH. THE PRIMARY CHALLENGE IS
THE EVOLUTION OF THE MESOSCALE BOUNDARY OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA
WHICH WILL PRIMARILY SERVE TO FOCUS CONVECTION TODAY...BUT WILL
THEN INTERACT WITH THE APPROACHING OCCLUDED FRONT THURSDAY MORNING
HELPING TO ENHANCE QPF OVER A NARROW CORRIDOR. THE HI-RES QPF
GUIDANCE IS ACTUALLY SURPRISINGLY CLOSE AND WILL BE USED HEAVILY.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
BENIGN AND PLEASANT CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL
AK THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK AS THE DEPARTING LOW OVER THE
SOUTHERN GULF USHERS IN A CLEARING AND DRYING TREND WITH NEAR TO
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS.
A WEAK FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A BERING SEA LOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE
OVER KODIAK ISLAND LATE TONIGHT AND KEEP RAIN OVER THE WESTERN
GULF THROUGH FRIDAY. ANY IMPACTS FROM THIS FRONT OVER THE MAINLAND
WILL GENERALLY BE LIMITED TO INCREASING MID/HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS ON
FRIDAY...WITH A FEW SHOWERS POSSIBLY CLIPPING THE SOUTHERN TIP OF
THE KENAI PENINSULA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
SHOWERS ALONG THE MESOSCALE BOUNDARY SITTING OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA
(AS DISCUSSED IN THE ANALYSIS AND MODEL SECTIONS) WILL DISSIPATE
THIS EVENING WITHE LOSS OF SURFACE HEATING...BUT WILL QUICKLY BE
REINVIGORATED LATER TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING AS THE BERING
TROUGH AND OCCLUDED FRONT NEAR. WITH THE ARRIVAL OF MORE STABLE
AIR EXPECT THIS MAY TURN INTO MORE OF A STRATIFORM BAND OF PRECIP.
PRECIP-TYPE WILL BE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW...WITH RAIN FAVORED
DURING THE DAY AND SNOW AT NIGHT. THE OCCLUDED FRONT WILL BE
RAPIDLY WEAKENING AS IT REACHES THE SOUTHWEST COAST EARLY THURSDAY
AND WILL COMPLETELY FALL APART BEFORE IT MAKES MUCH PROGRESS
INLAND. THUS...THE HEAVIEST PRECIP AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR
ALONG THE COAST WITH MORE SHOWERY AND LIGHTER PRECIP AS YOU HEAD
INLAND. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY MORNING. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE AS SNOW AND
WINDS FIRST ARRIVE...WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE COLDEST AND WITH SOME
FRESH SNOW COVER FROM THE PAST FEW DAYS SITTING ON THE GROUND.
WITH PERSISTENT SOUTHERLY FLOW TEMPERATURES WILL THEN WARM TO
NEAR FREEZING AND LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF BLOWING SNOW. SHOWERS WILL
PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE LOW CENTER ARRIVES
IN THE EASTERN BERING.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
PROGRESSIVE FLOW WILL RESULT IN FAIRLY FAST CHANGING WEATHER OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. PRECIP BEHIND THE OCCLUDED FRONT WILL
CHANGE TO ALL RAIN. AS THE LOW CENTER PROGRESSES SLOWLY EASTWARD
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY ARCTIC AIR
WILL DIVE BACK SOUTHWARD ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW. THIS WILL
CAUSE GUSTY NORTHWESTERLIES TO DEVELOP AND CAUSE A CHANGE IN
PRECIP-TYPE BACK TO SNOW. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY
BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING LATE FRIDAY QUICKLY BRINGING AN END
TO THE WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
THE MAIN FEATURE IN THE MIDTERM IS THE EAST BERING LOW. THERE IS
GOOD AGREEMENT AMONG THE GUIDANCE THAT THE LOW WILL TRACK TO THE
SOUTHERN GULF SATURDAY. HOWEVER...THERE ARE SOME MINOR
DISCREPANCIES IN WHEN THE LOW CONSOLIDATES AS THEY ALL HAVE IT
BECOMING A DOUBLE BARREL LOW FRIDAY NIGHT AS IT TRACKS TOWARDS THE
GULF. THE GFS IS A LITTLE SLOWER THAN THE OTHERS CONSOLIDATING
THE LOW BUT THE OVERALL PLACEMENT AND IMPACTS ARE IN GOOD
AGREEMENT LEADING TO ABOVE AVERAGE CONFIDENCE. THE MAJORITY OF THE
PRECIP WILL BE FOR KODIAK WITH THE REST OF THE SOUTHCENTRAL UNDER
DECENT WEATHER. THE LOW WILL THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

OUT WEST RIDGING WILL FOLLOW THE EAST BERING LOW BRINGING NICER
CONDITIONS TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK. THERE IS DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE MODELS AS TO WHAT HAPPENS
NEXT. FOR THE MOST PART THEY ARE BRINGING A LOW OR TROUGH THROUGH
THE BERING FROM THE WEST. BUT CONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE MODELS WAS
NOT GREAT WITH THE 12Z RUNS LEADING TO LOWER CONFIDENCE WITH HOW
THIS SYSTEM WILL TRACK INTO NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY 155
MARINE...GALE 176 177 178
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...SEB
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CB
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...SEB
LONG TERM...DK

The office that day

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

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Apr 23, 3:02 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC61 hr

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Sources

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