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Gale Warning 442, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 25, 2015, 3:03 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 2015, 3:03 PM AKDT (23:03 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2015, 3:03 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
809 FZAK52 PAFC 252303 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 303 PM AKDT MON MAY 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- 303 PM AKDT MON MAY 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... THE 979 MB REMNANTS OF TYPHOON DOLPHIN 150 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON...WHILE WEAKENING TO 986 MB. THEN IT MOVES TO 375 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 995 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-261200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 303 PM AKDT MON MAY 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-261200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 303 PM AKDT MON MAY 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-261200- BRISTOL BAY- 303 PM AKDT MON MAY 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-261200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 303 PM AKDT MON MAY 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-261200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 303 PM AKDT MON MAY 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-261200- UNALASKA BAY- 303 PM AKDT MON MAY 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-261200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 303 PM AKDT MON MAY 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-261200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 303 PM AKDT MON MAY 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ174-261200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 303 PM AKDT MON MAY 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-261200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 303 PM AKDT MON MAY 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-261200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 303 PM AKDT MON MAY 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-261200- ADAK TO KISKA- 303 PM AKDT MON MAY 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ178-261200- KISKA TO ATTU- 303 PM AKDT MON MAY 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-261200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 303 PM AKDT MON MAY 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-261200- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 303 PM AKDT MON MAY 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ181-261200- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 303 PM AKDT MON MAY 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-261200- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 303 PM AKDT MON MAY 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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376 FZAK52 PAFC 261144 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 344 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 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. PKZ199-270045- 344 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 175 NM NORTH OF ATTU WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB WED AFTERNOON 300 NM NORTH OF ATTU AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 987 MB LOW 525 NM SOUTH OF ATTU WED MORNING WILL INTENSIFY TO 970 MB WED NIGHT 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF AMCHITKA. $$ PKZ150-270045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 344 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-270045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 344 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-270045- BRISTOL BAY- 344 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-270045- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 344 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-270045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 344 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-270045- UNALASKA BAY- 344 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-270045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 344 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-270045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 344 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ174-270045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 344 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-270045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 344 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-270045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 344 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-270045- ADAK TO KISKA- 344 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ178-270045- KISKA TO ATTU- 344 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-270045- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 344 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-270045- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 344 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ181-270045- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 344 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ185-270045- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 344 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
938 FZAK52 PAFC 261845 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1045 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 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. PKZ199-270315- 1045 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 175 NM NORTH OF ATTU WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB WED AFTERNOON 300 NM NORTH OF ATTU AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 987 MB LOW 525 NM SOUTH OF ATTU WED MORNING WILL INTENSIFY TO 970 MB WED NIGHT 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF AMCHITKA. $$ PKZ150-270315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 1045 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-270315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 1045 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-270315- BRISTOL BAY- 1045 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-270315- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 1045 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-270315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 1045 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-270315- UNALASKA BAY- 1045 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-270315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 1045 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-270315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 1045 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ174-270315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 1045 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-270315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 1045 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-270315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 1045 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-270315- ADAK TO KISKA- 1045 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT W 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ178-270315- KISKA TO ATTU- 1045 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-270315- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 1045 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-270315- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 1045 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ181-270315- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 1045 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ185-270315- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 1045 AM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
145 FZAK52 PAFC 262303 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 303 PM AKDT TUE MAY 26 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. PKZ199-271230- 303 PM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 225 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 400 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 996 MB WED AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 984 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTHWEST OF AMCHITKA WED EVENING WILL MOVE TO 125 NM NORTHWEST OF AMCHITKA AT 976 MB THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-271230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 303 PM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-271230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 303 PM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-271230- BRISTOL BAY- 303 PM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-271230- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 303 PM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-271230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 303 PM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-271230- UNALASKA BAY- 303 PM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-271230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 303 PM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ173-271230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 303 PM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ174-271230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 303 PM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-271230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 303 PM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-271230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 303 PM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-271230- ADAK TO KISKA- 303 PM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ178-271230- KISKA TO ATTU- 303 PM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-271230- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 303 PM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-271230- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 303 PM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-271230- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 303 PM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-271230- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 303 PM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at May 25, 4:16 AM AKDT, 10 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 25, 4:16 AM AKDT, 10 hours 47 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 416 AM AKDT MON MAY 25 2015 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... IN THE BRISTOL BAY AREA AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS FORMING WITH AN ASSOCIATED TROUGH EXTENDING THROUGH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS NEAR PORT MOLLER INTO THE PACIFIC. THE SOUTHWEST/SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA HAS EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES SWINGING THROUGH TOWARDS THE INTERIOR. THIS IS BRINGING PERIODS OF RAIN TO THE NORTHERN GULF COASTLINES AND STREAMING INTO THE INTERIOR. THE RADAR IMAGERY IS SHOWING NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE BRISTOL BAY INTERIOR AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA REGION THIS MORNING. THIS IS PRODUCED BY THE ONSHORE FLOW AND WITH EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA AREA. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS IN THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION HAVE BEEN REPORTING LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WITH CONTINUED ONSHORE FLOW ACCOMPANIED BY LOW STRATUS. WHILE...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS EXTENDING THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS NORTHWARD INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. UPSTREAM JUST WEST OF SHEMYA THERE IS A CLOSED VERTICALLY STACKED LOW AT 300 MB WITH A 115 KNOT SOUTHERLY JET STREAK POSITIONED THROUGH KISKA EXTENDING INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA. THIS JET STREAK IS SUPPORTING THE GALE FORCE LOW AT THE SURFACE JUST WEST OF SHEMYA THIS MORNING. THE SATELLITE IMAGERY IS SHOWING A NICE COMMA CLOUD SHIELD WITH THIS SYSTEM PUSHING THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS MORNING. && .MODEL DISCUSSION (SHORT TERM)... THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA AS IT TRACKS TOWARD THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THROUGH THE MIDWEEK. THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC LOW THE MODELS ARE HANDLING FAIRLY WELL AS IT TRACK FROM THE SOUTH TOWARDS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY WEDNESDAY. WHILE...THE GULF WILL HAVE HIGH PRESSURE BUILD INTO THE REGION THROUGH REST OF THE WEEK. THE FORECAST CONFIDENCE REMAINS ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... SOUTHERN ALASKA WILL REMAIN UNDER SOUTHEAST FLOW TODAY...AFFECTED PRIMARILY BY AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT IS NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND SOUTHERN KODIAK ISLAND. THIS IS A GENERALLY MOIST WIND DIRECTION...AND CLOUD-COVER IS INDEED PLENTIFUL THIS MORNING ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. SHOWERS ARE CONTINUING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AND COOK INLET AREAS...AND WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST OF THE DAY ESPECIALLY IF ANY BREAKS OF SUN ARE ABLE TO DEVELOP AND PROVIDE A DIURNAL BOOST TO INSTABILITY. THE COPPER BASIN SHOULD BE THE FIRST TO SEE SOME BREAKS OF SUN DEVELOP...A TREND ALREADY STARTING TO DEVELOP LOOKING AT EARLY MORNING SATELLITE IMAGERY. BY THIS EVENING THE UPPER TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO TRANSITION INTO A WEAK UPPER LOW...WHICH WILL HAVE THE EFFECT OF CHANGING THE MEAN FLOW ACROSS THE AREA TO A MORE EASTERLY DIRECTION AND A BIT DRIER. THIS WILL ALLOW CLOUD- COVER TO DIMINISH IN A MORE MEANINGFUL WAY IN MOST AREAS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...A TREND THAT WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. AS HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD BACK INTO THE GULF FROM THE SOUTH FAIRLY ROBUST SEA BREEZES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEGINNING TUESDAY...WHICH WILL ALSO KEEP COASTAL TEMPERATURES MODERATED EVEN IN THE FACE OF INCREASING SUNSHINE. ON TUESDAY THE COPPER BASIN WILL LIKELY BE THE SCENE OF SOME FAIRLY WIDESPREAD DIURNAL SHOWER ACTIVITY AS THE THERMAL TROUGH STARTS TO BUILD BACK INTO THE AREA. AT THE SAME TIME...MODEST UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FROM THE UPPER LOW IN THE GULF WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. THE INSTABILITY DOES NOT LOOK TO BE UNUSUALLY STRONG...BUT WITH LONG DAYLIGHT HOURS AND SOME CONTRIBUTION OF DYNAMICS THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO ALSO DEVELOP...MAINLY ALONG THE NORTHERN MOUNTAIN RANGES (ALASKA RANGE AND TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS). && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... A SLOW MOVING UPPER LOW MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AND BRISTOL BAY CONTINUES TO SUPPORT AREAS OF RAIN...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE INTO THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. AS THIS FEATURE SHIFTS EAST TODAY...RAIN SHOULD TURN TO SHOWERS AIDED BY DIURNAL HEATING...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ON TUESDAY AS THE LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. A FAST MOVING FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL REGIONS TUESDAY NIGHT...BRINGING GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS AND MORE LIGHT RAIN. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... A LOW END GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...BRINGING A QUICK SHOT OF RAIN TO THE ENTIRE BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS. AREAS OF FOG WILL ALSO MOVE INTO THE BERING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN BERING. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS AS THE FRONT QUICKLY SPEEDS EASTWARD. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... THE OVERALL PATTERN REMAINS UNCHANGED...WITH A PERSISTENT RIDGE REAMPLIFYING OVER THE GULF AND MUCH OF EASTERN ALASKA MAINLAND DURING THE WEEK. THIS RIDGE WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA INTO NEXT WEEKEND...AND BEGIN TO EXTEND INTO THE WESTERN MAINLAND AS WELL BY MID WEEK. SOUTHERLY FLOW ALONG THE WESTERN FLANK OF THE RIDGE WILL KEEP RAIN SHOWERS ALONG PARTS OF THE GULF COAST AND INLAND AREAS AROUND SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH TUE NIGHT. AS THE RIDGE INCREASES IN STRENGTH AND EXTENDS FURTHER WESTWARD...ONSHORE FLOW AND PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY OVER MUCH OF THE MAINLAND...KEEPING MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH AN APPROACHING BERING SEA FRONT MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST. MODELS THEN SHOW THE RIDGE BUILD IN OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...KEEPING DRIER CONDITIONS OVER THE INLAND AREAS INTO THE WEEKEND. AS THIS RIDGE BUILDS THROUGH THE WEEK...IT WILL BRING SOME OF THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS SUMMER IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND THE MATSU VALLEY WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S. FURTHER WEST...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER MUCH OF THE THE BERING...WITH A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED FRONTS TRACKING THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL GIVE THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING LITTLE TO NO BREAK FROM WET AND WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY BEFORE WEAKENING OVER THE WESTERN BERING DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY WINDS AND RAIN TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THURSDAY...THEN WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS EASTWARD OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY FRIDAY. MODELS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM...KEEPING FORECAST CONFIDENCE LOWER FOR THE LONG TERM FORECAST OUT WEST. HOWEVER MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH THE THE RIDGE OVER THE GULF AND MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...RAISING CONFIDENCE SLIGHTLY REGARDING THE PRECIPITATION BEING CONFINED TO MOSTLY THE THE BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN INTO NEXT WEEKEND. LOOK FOR THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TO SEE ITS WARMEST TEMPERATURES THIS SUMMER WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S AS THE RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE AREA BY END OF WEEK. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...170 173 174 175 176 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...PLD SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AD/RF SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JA LONG TERM...TP/PLD
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Special weather statement, May 25, 10:37 AM AKDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1037 AM AKDT MON MAY 25 2015 AKZ161-262000- BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1037 AM AKDT MON MAY 25 2015 ...HIGH WATER LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS DRAINING THE WOOD RIVER MOUNTAINS THIS WEEK... AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF DILLINGHAM HAVE BEEN IMPACTED WITH PERSISTENT RAIN OVER THE PAST WEEK...WITH SOME AREAS RECEIVING AN ESTIMATED 3 TO 4 INCHES. THIS HAS RESULTED IN STEADILY RISING WATER LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS DRAINING THE WOOD RIVER MOUNTAINS...SUCH AS THE NUYAKUK...NUSHAGAK...AND WOOD RIVERS. CONTINUED SLOW RISING OF THESE RIVERS DRAINING THE WOOD-TIKCHIK LAKE SYSTEM ARE LIKELY THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. RESIDENTS AND RIVER USERS SHOULD ANTICIPATE HIGH WATER LEVELS THROUGH THIS WEEK ON THE LARGER RIVERS DRAINING FROM THE WOOD RIVER MOUNTAINS. REPORTS ON RIVER CONDITIONS IN THIS REGION ARE ENCOURAGED...AND MAY BE SENT TO THE ALASKA-PACIFIC RIVER FORECAST CENTER BY CALLING 1-800-847-1739.
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| May 25, 3:30 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 25, 3:30 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 31 hr | |
| May 25, 3:03 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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