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Gale Warning 406, NWS Anchorage, AK

May 1, 2015

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 1, 2015, 3:33 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
May 1, 2015, 3:33 AM AKDT (11:33 UTC)
Expired
May 3, 2015, 3:34 AM AKDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

147 
FZAK52 PAFC 011133
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
333 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 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.

PKZ199-020030-
333 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 994 MB LOW 400 NM WEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 50
NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 995 MB LATE SAT NIGHT. A FRONT SOUTH OF
THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRI NIGHT WILL MOVE EAST AND SLOWLY WEAKEN
THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-020030-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
333 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ155-020030-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
333 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE LATE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ160-020030-
BRISTOL BAY-
333 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ165-020030-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
333 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ170-020030-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
333 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ171-020030-
UNALASKA BAY-
333 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ172-020030-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
333 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

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

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ173-020030-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
333 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ174-020030-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
333 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ175-020030-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
333 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS 
4 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ176-020030-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
333 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ177-020030-
ADAK TO KISKA-
333 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ178-020030-
KISKA TO ATTU-
333 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT.
SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ179-020030-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
333 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW BY LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ180-020030-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
333 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ181-020030-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
333 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT.

$$

PKZ185-020030-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
333 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS
OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT.
PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 20 KT W
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. PATCHY
FOG.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 
2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.

$$
6 follow-up statements
141 
FZAK52 PAFC 012259
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
259 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 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.

PKZ199-021200-
259 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 995 MB LOW 470 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO ATTU SAT
AFTERNOON THEN TO 100 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA SUN AFTERNOON. A 994 MB
330 NM SOUTH OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO 500
NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK SUN MORNING THEN WELL INTO THE GULF BY
SUN AFTERNOON. A 983 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF ATKA SUN MORNING
WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF ATKA SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-021200-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
259 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ155-021200-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
259 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ160-021200-
BRISTOL BAY-
259 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ165-021200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
259 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ170-021200-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
259 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ171-021200-
UNALASKA BAY-
259 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ172-021200-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
259 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 KT E OF DUTCH
HARBOR AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF DUTCH HARBOR IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ173-021200-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
259 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ174-021200-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
259 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ175-021200-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
259 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ176-021200-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
259 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11
FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ177-021200-
ADAK TO KISKA-
259 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ178-021200-
KISKA TO ATTU-
259 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ179-021200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
259 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ180-021200-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
259 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ181-021200-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
259 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT.

$$

PKZ185-021200-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
259 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT.
PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... SE
25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

$$
007 
FZAK52 PAFC 021134
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
334 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 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.

PKZ199-030045-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 991 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTH OF IVANOF BAY WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN
GULF LATE THIS MORNING. A 996 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU WILL
MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATTU AT ROUGHLY THE SAME INTENSITY
SUN MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 986 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 320 NM
SOUTH OF ADAK SUN MORNING AND STRENGTHEN TO 979 MB LATE SUN 90 NM
SOUTHWEST OF ADAK.

$$

PKZ150-030045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ155-030045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT FROM COLD BAY W. 
SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ160-030045-
BRISTOL BAY-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ165-030045-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING E 20 KT...EXCEPT NE
WIND 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ170-030045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ171-030045-
UNALASKA BAY-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ172-030045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E 20 KT.
SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ173-030045-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SE 20 KT BY
LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ174-030045-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ175-030045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT
BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ176-030045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT
BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ177-030045-
ADAK TO KISKA-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ178-030045-
KISKA TO ATTU-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON S AND W OF SHEMYA. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT S AND W OF
SHEMYA. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ179-030045-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ180-030045-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ181-030045-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT.

$$

PKZ185-030045-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. PATCHY
FOG.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 20 KT
W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 25 KT W
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

$$
526 
FZAK52 PAFC 022304
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 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.

PKZ199-031200-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A WEATHER FRONT SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL DISSIPATE SAT
NIGHT. A 996 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN AND
BECOME ABSORBED INTO A STRENGTHENING 992 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW SUN
MORNING. THIS LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF
ADAK SUN AFTERNOON...THEN TRACK TO 275 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 985
MB MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-031200-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ155-031200-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS.
SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ160-031200-
BRISTOL BAY-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ165-031200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN E OF PORT MOLLER. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT E OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ170-031200-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT
TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ171-031200-
UNALASKA BAY-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ172-031200-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ173-031200-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ174-031200-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ175-031200-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ176-031200-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ177-031200-
ADAK TO KISKA-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ178-031200-
KISKA TO ATTU-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ179-031200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT
TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ180-031200-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ181-031200-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT.
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.

$$

PKZ185-031200-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 20
KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY
FOG. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT.

$$
247 
FZAK52 PAFC 022304 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

CORRECTED ZONE 178

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.

PKZ199-031200-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A WEATHER FRONT SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL DISSIPATE SAT
NIGHT. A 996 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN AND
BECOME ABSORBED INTO A STRENGTHENING 992 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW SUN
MORNING. THIS LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF
ADAK SUN AFTERNOON...THEN TRACK TO 275 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 985
MB MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-031200-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ155-031200-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS.
SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ160-031200-
BRISTOL BAY-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ165-031200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN E OF PORT MOLLER. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT E OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ170-031200-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT
TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ171-031200-
UNALASKA BAY-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ172-031200-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ173-031200-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ174-031200-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ175-031200-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ176-031200-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ177-031200-
ADAK TO KISKA-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ178-031200-
KISKA TO ATTU-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ179-031200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT
TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ180-031200-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ181-031200-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT.
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.

$$

PKZ185-031200-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 20
KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY
FOG. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT.

$$
397 
FZAK52 PAFC 022304 CCB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

CORRECTED ZONE 177

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.

PKZ199-031200-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A WEATHER FRONT SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL DISSIPATE SAT
NIGHT. A 996 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN AND
BECOME ABSORBED INTO A STRENGTHENING 992 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW SUN
MORNING. THIS LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF
ADAK SUN AFTERNOON...THEN TRACK TO 275 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 985
MB MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-031200-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ155-031200-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS.
SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ160-031200-
BRISTOL BAY-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ165-031200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN E OF PORT MOLLER. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT E OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ170-031200-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT
TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ171-031200-
UNALASKA BAY-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ172-031200-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ173-031200-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ174-031200-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ175-031200-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ176-031200-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ177-031200-
ADAK TO KISKA-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ178-031200-
KISKA TO ATTU-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ179-031200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT
TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ180-031200-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ181-031200-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT.
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.

$$

PKZ185-031200-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 20
KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY
FOG. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT.

$$
851 
FZAK52 PAFC 031134
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
334 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 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.

PKZ199-040045-
334 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 994 MB 120 NM SOUTH OF ATTU WILL DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. A 986
MB LOW 290 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 160 NM WEST OF ADAK AT
978 MB THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVES T0 210 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK MON
MORNING AT 981 MB. THE LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 988 MB AS IT MOVES TO
220 NM SOUTH OF ADAK LATE MON.

$$

PKZ150-040045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
334 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ155-040045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
334 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EARLY BECOMING E 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ160-040045-
BRISTOL BAY-
334 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2015

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ165-040045-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
334 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. 
SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 15 KT. SEAS
5 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ170-040045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
334 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ171-040045-
UNALASKA BAY-
334 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-040045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
334 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 25 KT E OF DUTCH HARBOR. 
SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ173-040045-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
334 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ174-040045-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
334 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ175-040045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
334 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2015

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ176-040045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
334 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2015

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ177-040045-
ADAK TO KISKA-
334 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2015

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ178-040045-
KISKA TO ATTU-
334 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF
SHEMYA...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ179-040045-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
334 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ180-040045-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
334 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ181-040045-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
334 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2015

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT.
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.

$$

PKZ185-040045-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
334 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 20 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 25 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 30 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT.

$$

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 30, 4:36 PM AKDT, 10 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 4:36 PM AKDT, 10 hours 57 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
436 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2015

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW OVER THE CENTRAL/EASTERN GULF
THAT IS MOVING TO THE EAST. THERE IS AN UPPER LOW OVER THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA WITH AN EXTENSION TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS LOW
AND ITS EXTENSION EACH HAS A WEAK SURFACE REFLECTION. ZONAL FLOW
CONTINUES OVER THE NORTHERN PACIFIC TO THE SOUTH OF THESE LOWS.
THE FLOW ALOFT OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA IS STILL WEAKLY CYCLONIC. THIS
IS COMBINED WITH SOME MOISTURE TO CREATE UNSTABLE CONDITIONS. THE
MOST UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ARE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WHERE THE
INTERIOR REMAINS QUITE UNSTABLE AS THE AIR MASS HAS NOT CHANGED
MUCH SINCE WEDNESDAY. THE COASTAL SECTIONS ARE GETTING SOME
ONSHORE FLOW SO THEY ARE A MORE STABLE.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE
SHORT TERM. THERE ARE OF COURSE SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES IN THE
MOISTURE/STABILITY FIELDS BUT THESE ARE FAIRLY EASILY HANDLED IN
THE FORECAST. THEREFORE FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS HIGHER THAN NORMAL.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...

WITH THE MAIN STORM TRACK SHUNTED SOUTH IN THE NORTH PACIFIC THE
REGION LARGELY REMAINS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF VERY WEAK UPPER
LEVEL FLOW WITH NO DISTINCT OR WELL DEFINED UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES.
THE MOST ROBUST AND WIDESPREAD SHOWERS ARE ACROSS THE SUSITNA
VALLEY INTO THE COPPER BASIN. TOWARD COASTAL LOCATIONS SEA BREEZES
ARE KEEPING THOSE AREAS MORE STABLE AND FREE OF SHOWERS.

EVENTUALLY WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA THROUGH SATURDAY BRINGING GRADUALLY WARMER AND DRIER
CONDITIONS WITH EACH SUCCESSIVE DAY. DIURNAL SEA BREEZES WILL
REMAIN ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE A BRIEF SHOT OF COASTAL OUTFLOW
WINDS TONIGHT BEFORE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BECOMES VERY WEAK
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
MOIST SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST
ALASKA TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SWINGS
THROUGH THE REGION ON FRIDAY. THIS TROUGH IS SHOWING LITTLE IF ANY
REFLECTION AT THE SURFACE AND WILL MAINLY AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT
OF SHOWERS AND SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT.
THE BEST DYNAMICS FOR THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT WILL BE ALONG ELEVATED
TERRAIN IN THE REGION AS THERE IS LITTLE UPPER LEVEL FORCING TODAY
UNLIKE YESTERDAY WHERE A SHORTWAVE TRAVELING WEST ALONG THE ALASKA
RANGE PROVIDED ADDITIONAL FORCING. AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
PUSHES INTO THE REGION TOMORROW THE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL HELP
TO STABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE ALONG THE BRISTOL BAY COAST SO THUNDERSTORMS
SHOULD GENERALLY LIMITED TO THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. COASTAL
FOG IS ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT ALONG THE ENTIRE SOUTHWEST
COASTLINE.

A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON SATURDAY WHILE A
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA SWINGS
NORTHWARD TO A POSITION SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
THIS WILL KEEP THE FLOW ALOFT SOUTHERLY AND BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF
RAIN TO THE REGION BEGINNING LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN IN A WEAK AND BROAD CYCLONIC
FLOW THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS A RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. THIS
WILL HELP PRODUCE AREAS OF FOG MAINLY IN THE WESTERN BERING AND
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN MOSTLY RAIN WITH SOME AREAS SEEING A RAIN/SNOW
MIX.

A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING LOW OFF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT
WILL BRING LOWER END GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHWEST
BERING SEA FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
A NARROW RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE MAINLAND BY THIS
WEEKEND WHICH LOOKS TO KEEP RELATIVELY BENIGN CONDITIONS CHARACTERIZED
BY DIURNAL SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AK THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
THE COMPLICATING FACTOR WILL BE A WEAK UPPER TROUGH THAT EVOLVES INTO
A CUTOFF LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND BY MONDAY. THE GFS IS MORE
AGGRESSIVE IN MOVING THIS FEATURE EASTWARD AND BRINGING ADDITIONAL
PRECIPITATION INTO SOUTHCENTRAL AK WHEREAS MOST OF THE GUIDANCE KEEPS
THE LOW FARTHER BACK TO THE WEST AS IT GRADUALLY WEAKENS. THE FORECAST
REFLECTS THE LATTER SCENARIO FOR NOW WHICH WOULD KEEP MORE WIDESPREAD
SHOWER ACTIVITY CONFINED TO SOUTHWEST AK AND LIMIT IMPACTS FOR SOUTHCENTRAL
AK PRIMARILY TO INCREASED CLOUD COVER.

MEANWHILE A BROAD UPPER LOW WHICH WILL BE LOCATED OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS THIS WEEKEND WILL MOVE TO NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN WINDY AND RAINY CONDITIONS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN WITH A PERIOD OF WETTER CONDITIONS
ALSO RETURNING TO SOUTHCENTRAL AK AND ESPECIALLY THE GULF COAST BY
THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AS A FRONT PUSHES INTO THE GULF.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...BL
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...JA
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...RF
LONG TERM...CB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 1, 3:33 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
May 1, 2:58 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
May 1, 2:59 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC13 hr
May 1, 2:59 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC37 hr
May 1, 2:59 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days

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Sources

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