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Gale Warning 398, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 5, 2016, 3:54 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- May 5, 2016, 3:54 AM AKDT (11:54 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2016, 3:53 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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552 FZAK52 PAFC 051154 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 354 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 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. PKZ199-060045- 354 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW COMPLEX MOVES TO 260 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MIDDAY THU MOVES INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA FRI AFTERNOON AT 999 MB. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT PUSHES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THU MORNING. A 992 MB LOW 430 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU THU AFTERNOON MOVES 300 NM NORTH OF ATTU SAT MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT PUSHES INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-060045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 354 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT S 25 KT S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-060045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 354 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-060045- BRISTOL BAY- 354 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-060045- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 354 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-060045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 354 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-060045- UNALASKA BAY- 354 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-060045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 354 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-060045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 354 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-060045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 354 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-060045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 354 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-060045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 354 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ177-060045- ADAK TO KISKA- 354 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ178-060045- KISKA TO ATTU- 354 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-060045- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 354 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-060045- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 354 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-060045- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 354 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-060045- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 354 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE 10 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
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449 FZAK52 PAFC 052250 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 250 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 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. PKZ199-061145- 250 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW CENTERED 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY FRI AFTERNOON AS A 1000 MB LOW. A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY FRI AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED 990 MB LOW 440 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 310 NM NORTH OF OF SHEMYA AT 998 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-061145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 250 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-061145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 250 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-061145- BRISTOL BAY- 250 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-061145- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 250 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-061145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 250 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-061145- UNALASKA BAY- 250 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-061145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 250 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-061145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 250 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-061145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 250 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-061145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 250 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-061145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 250 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ177-061145- ADAK TO KISKA- 250 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-061145- KISKA TO ATTU- 250 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-061145- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 250 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-061145- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 250 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-061145- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 250 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-061145- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 250 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$
921 FZAK52 PAFC 060045 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 445 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 UPDATED SYNOPSIS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-061315- 445 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW CENTERED 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY FRI AFTERNOON AS A 1000 MB LOW. A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY FRI AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED 990 MB LOW 440 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 310 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 998 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-061315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 445 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-061315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 445 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-061315- BRISTOL BAY- 445 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-061315- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 445 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-061315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 445 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-061315- UNALASKA BAY- 445 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-061315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 445 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-061315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 445 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-061315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 445 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-061315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 445 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-061315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 445 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ177-061315- ADAK TO KISKA- 445 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-061315- KISKA TO ATTU- 445 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-061315- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 445 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-061315- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 445 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-061315- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 445 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-061315- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 445 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$
469 FZAK52 PAFC 061153 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 353 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016 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. PKZ199-070100- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 990 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA FRI AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT CURVES AROUND KODIAK ISLAND AND INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA. A 985 MB LOW 430 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU MOVES TO 410 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SUN MORNING AT 1000 MB. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT PUSHES OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS THROUGH SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-070100- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-070100- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THROUGH THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-070100- BRISTOL BAY- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-070100- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-070100- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-070100- UNALASKA BAY- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-070100- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-070100- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-070100- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-070100- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-070100- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-070100- ADAK TO KISKA- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-070100- KISKA TO ATTU- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-070100- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-070100- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-070100- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-070100- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$
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 4, 3:48 PM AKDT, 12 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 4, 3:48 PM AKDT, 12 hours 6 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 348 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2016 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE DOMINANT FEATURE ON SATELLITE IMAGERY TODAY IS A HIGH AMPLITUDE DIGGING TROUGH OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC WITH STRENGTHENING SURFACE LOW. THIS IS INDUCING DOWNSTREAM RIDGING WHICH IS LEADING TO DEVELOPMENT OF A STRONG SOUTHERLY JET...WITH A STREAM OF WARMER AIR AND MOISTURE POINTED TOWARD THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS WILL BE THE PRIMARY SYSTEM OF CONCERN FOR THE GULF AND SOUTHERN MAINLAND OF ALASKA THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. OUT AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM A MUCH SMALLER BUT POTENT SHORT-WAVE IS DIGGING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA RE-INVIGORATING WHAT HAD BEEN A VERY WEAK OCCLUDED FRONT. THE UPPER WAVE HAS ALSO INDUCED FORMATION OF A SURFACE LOW OVER THE WEST-CENTRAL GULF. THE COMBINATION OF THE LOW AND AND APPROACH OF THE FRONT ARE LEADING TO STRENGTHENING WINDS ALONG THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST GULF COAST AND INTO COOK INLET. A BAND OF STEADY RAIN...WITH EMBEDDED MODERATE TO HEAVY AREAS (AS SEEN IN MIDDLETON ISLAND RADAR IMAGERY) IS MAKING ITS WAY TOWARD THE NORTH GULF COAST AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. AREA SOUNDINGS FROM THIS MORNING SHOW A GENERALLY MOIST AND WEAKLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS IS QUITE EVIDENT IN THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF CUMULUS AND LIGHT SHOWERS DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS. WEAK AND DIFFUSE WAVES EMBEDDED IN THE FLOW ALOFT ARE MOVING OVERHEAD...BUT THEY ARE NOT PROVIDING ALL THAT MUCH VERTICAL MOTION. THUS...THE RECENT DAYS OCCURRENCE OF ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION SEEMS LIKE IT WILL BE THE PREVAILING CONDITION FOR TODAY. LASTLY...CONDITIONS ARE QUITE BENIGN ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS WITH A STRONG RIDGE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO DIVERGE WITH HANDLING OF TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPMENT SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA/KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY MORNING ALONG WITH THE PROGRESSION OF THE FRONTAL SYSTEM OUT AHEAD OF THE TRIPLE POINT AS IT CROSSES THE GULF AND ROTATES WESTWARD TOWARD BRISTOL BAY. THERE IS NO CLEAR PREFERENCE WITH THE TRIPLE POINT LOCATION AND DEPTH. GENERALLY PREFER THE FRONTAL TIMING OF THE GFS/ECMWF WHICH REPRESENTS THE MIDDLE GROUND BETWEEN THE NAM AND CANADIAN SOLUTIONS...AND IS CLOSE TO TIMING OF INHERITED GRIDS. THE NAM IS QUITE A BIT OF AN OUTLIER WITH ITS FURTHER EAST LOCATION OF TRIPLE POINT...BUT HAS THE BEST REPRESENTATION OF PRE-FRONTAL WINDS ALONG THE GULF COAST...SO WILL MAKE HEAVY USE OF IT. ALL IN ALL THE DIFFERENCES LARGELY AFFECT A VERY SMALL AREA AND RESULT IN A MINOR DIFFERENCE IN FRONTAL TIMING. THUS...FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE TO ABOVE AVERAGE. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE FRONT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF WEAKENS LATER THIS EVENING AS IT STALLS ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE NORTHEAST GULF. GUSTY WINDS ACROSS EAST TO WEST GAPS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...HOWEVER THE DURATION AND STRENGTH WILL BE SHORTER AND WEAKER THAN THE PREVIOUS FEW DAYS. THE NEXT FRONT IS DEVELOPING IN THE NORTH PACIFIC AND MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF EARLY THURSDAY. GUSTY WINDS AND RAIN ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES QUICKLY TO THE NORTHERN GULF. MAX GALE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF ALONG THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. STRONG DOWN INLET FLOW WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY ALONG WITH GUSTY FLOW THROUGH FAVORABLE GAPS. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW DRIVING THE FRONT ORIENTS SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY NIGHT AND MOVES A STRONGER SHORTWAVE INLAND THURSDAY NIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME...LOW LEVEL FLOW BACKS TO THE SOUTH WITH ADEQUATE GULF MOISTURE STREAMING INLAND. THIS COMBINATION ALONG WITH THE WEAK FRONT MOVING INLAND SHOULD ALLOW FOR LIGHT RAIN TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES SLOWLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE SHORTWAVE OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL SLOWLY PUSH NORTH THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE STALLING AND EVENTUALLY GETTING PUSHED TO THE EAST ON FRIDAY BY RIDGING COMING IN FROM THE BERING. THIS EVENING AHEAD OF THE SHORTWAVE AN UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT DOMINATES. HOWEVER...WITH WEAK CAPPING AND LOW CAPE VALUES THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPMENT WILL BE INHIBITED. THE OTHER CONCERN IS FOG DEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THE SETUP LOOKS TO BE SIMILAR TO LAST NIGHT WITH THE ATMOSPHERE DECOUPLING OVERNIGHT AND ENOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO SEE MORE FOG. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... RIDGING OUT WEST LOOKS TO CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST AND MAKE IT OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. BEHIND THE RIDGE ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST BRINGING ITS FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY EVENING. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE EAST AND MAKE IT TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SYSTEM IS PULLING UP WARM AIR FROM THE SOUTH SO THE PRECIPITATION FROM IT SHOULD FALL AS RAIN. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... RESIDUAL SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND IN THE WAKE OF A DECAYING WARM FRONT PUSHING FURTHER INLAND FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. GUSTY GAP WINDS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL ALSO BE ON THE DOWN TREND AS HIGHER PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD INTO THE AREA. THE LOW THEN QUICKLY EXITS THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND GIVING WAY TO SOME RIDGING TO BUILD IN ITS PLACE. THE INCREASING HIGHER PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL BRING CLEARING SKIES AND WARMER TEMPERATURES OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH SUNDAY. A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL WORK THEIR WAY INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA. MODELS ARE IN MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT IN HANDLING THE SERIES OF LOWS AND FRONTS PUSHING OFF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND INTO THE WESTERN BERING OVER THE WEEKEND. PREVIOUS MODELS HAVE STRUGGLED WITH HOW FAR EAST THESE SYSTEMS WOULD PROGRESS...BUT WITH THE MOST RECENT MODEL RUNS THEY HAVE ALL BACKED OFF TOWARD A SLOWER AND MORE WESTERLY SOLUTION. MODELS HAVE ALSO COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE STRENGTH AND POSITIONING OF THE RIDGE AHEAD OF THESE SYSTEMS. BOTH THE GFS AND EC ARE NOW SHOWING A RIDGE SETTING UP OVER THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL BY SUNDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. THIS BUILDS HIGHER CONFIDENCE IN THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME CLEAR SKIES AND WARMER WEATHER FOR GULF COAST AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER...THE MODELS ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE POSITIONING OF THE SECOND LOW OVER THE BERING MID WEEK NEXT WEEK...AND THE STRONG ROGUE NORTH PACIFIC LOW THAT THE EC IS TRACKING TOWARD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. GIVEN THE SPREAD BETWEEN THE GFS AND EC AT THIS TIME FRAME...CONFIDENCE IS MUCH LOWER REGARDING THESE FEATURES. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 119 120 130 131 132 136 137 138 150 155 172. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...SB SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...KH SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DK LONG TERM...PEPE
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 3:47 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| May 5, 3:47 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 5, 3:54 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| May 5, 2:50 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 25 hr | |
| May 5, 2:50 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 days | |
| May 5, 2:59 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| May 5, 2:59 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr |
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