Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 414, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 23, 2016, 3:05 AM AKDT. It was in force for 49 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- May 23, 2016, 3:05 AM AKDT (11:05 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2016, 3:45 AM AKDT
- In force
- 49 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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386 FZAK52 PAFC 231105 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 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. PKZ199-240000- 305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTS MOVE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 390 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 992 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVES TO 310 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA TUE NIGHT AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH. $$ PKZ150-240000- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-240000- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-240000- BRISTOL BAY- 305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-240000- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-240000- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-240000- UNALASKA BAY- 305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-240000- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-240000- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ174-240000- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-240000- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-240000- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-240000- ADAK TO KISKA- 305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ178-240000- KISKA TO ATTU- 305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-240000- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-240000- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF CAPE NEWENHAM...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-240000- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-240000- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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960 FZAK52 PAFC 232332 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 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. PKZ199-241245- 332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 988 MB TUE AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 992 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-241245- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-241245- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-241245- BRISTOL BAY- 332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-241245- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-241245- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-241245- UNALASKA BAY- 332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-241245- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-241245- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ174-241245- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-241245- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ176-241245- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-241245- ADAK TO KISKA- 332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ178-241245- KISKA TO ATTU- 332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-241245- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-241245- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-241245- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-241245- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
324 FZAK52 PAFC 241149 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 349 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 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. PKZ199-250100- 349 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO NEAR SHEMYA AT 995 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-250100- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 349 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR SHELIKOF STRAIT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-250100- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 349 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-250100- BRISTOL BAY- 349 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-250100- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 349 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-250100- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 349 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-250100- UNALASKA BAY- 349 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-250100- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 349 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-250100- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 349 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ174-250100- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 349 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-250100- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 349 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ176-250100- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 349 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-250100- ADAK TO KISKA- 349 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ178-250100- KISKA TO ATTU- 349 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-250100- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 349 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-250100- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 349 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-250100- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 349 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-250100- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 349 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
336 FZAK52 PAFC 242306 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 306 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 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. PKZ199-251145- 306 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 998 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-251145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 306 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-251145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 306 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-251145- BRISTOL BAY- 306 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ165-251145- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 306 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-251145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 306 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-251145- UNALASKA BAY- 306 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ172-251145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 306 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ173-251145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 306 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ174-251145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 306 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-251145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 306 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-251145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 306 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-251145- ADAK TO KISKA- 306 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ178-251145- KISKA TO ATTU- 306 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-251145- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 306 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-251145- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 306 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ181-251145- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 306 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-251145- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 306 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 22, 4:17 PM AKDT, 10 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 22, 4:17 PM AKDT, 10 hours 48 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 417 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A well-developed upper level trough is currently stretched across the Kuskokwim delta and is associated with an upper low in eastern Russia. At the surface, a weak low is centered over the Kuskokwim delta with an associated front that stretches into Bristol Bay. As a result, rainfall and widespread cloud cover encompasses the Bristol Bay and Kuskokwim delta and Kuskokwim valley. To the east, mainly clear skies are occurring beneath a broad ridge that stretches from the gulf of alaska into the eastern Alaska mainland. Clouds are beginning to enter western portions of south central this afternoon as the upper level trough pushes east. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Models are in fairly good agreement today as the upper level wave currently centered over the southwest mainland pushes across Anchorage quickly overnight. Models differ slightly in precipitation amounts, with the nam indicating overall less rainfall. As a result a blend of models was chosen today. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... Wet conditions will return to most of south central Alaska as a front pushes into the region overnight. Most of the rainfall will be over inland portions of the area from the Anchorage Bowl northward with only scattered showers expected over portions of the Kenai Peninsula and the Gulf Coast. In the wake of the front on Monday afternoon and Tuesday, showers will remain in the forecast mostly along the mountains of the Susitna Valley and the Copper River Basin. Winds will switch to a westerly to northwesterly flow behind the front, which will help to bring generally clear skies and drier conditions over the western half of the area by Tuesday. Winds will increase through some channeled areas such as Seward and Portage Valley with the northwesterly flow. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... An upper level shortwave will track through the southwest Alaska region this evening before exiting the area by early Monday morning. This will bring continued stratiform rain before tapering off by Monday morning. Then a ridge of high pressure will move into the region briefly before an upstream trough moves into the Kuskokwim Delta by Monday afternoon. This synoptic feature will move into the lower Kuskokwim Valley and the Bristol Bay interior by Monday evening before crossing the Aleutian Range by Tuesday morning. Look for increased possibility of marine layer stratus with the onshore flow and patchy fog through Tuesday. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... The Bering Sea and the Aleutians will continue with a southwesterly flow through Tuesday. As an upper level shortwave moves from west to east through the area before moving inland into southwest Alaska by Monday afternoon. This will produce a scattered showery regime before an upstream ridge moves into the Bering Sea by Monday evening. This will increase the chances for patchy to areas of fog along the eastern Bering Sea with this ridge building into the area. By early Tuesday morning a weather front will enter the western Aleutians. This will bring gale force southerly winds by Tuesday morning into the western Aleutians before diminishing to Small Craft Advisory winds by Tuesday afternoon as the system weakens. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... The South central mainland, and the southwest Alaska regions will have drier conditions as high pressure builds into the region by Tuesday afternoon through Thursday morning. While the northern Gulf of Alaska will have a weak low by Tuesday resulting in moisture along the coastal communities before tracking to the lower southwestern Gulf by Thursday. Then an upper level shortwave drops down from the north, and tracks along the Alaska Range before a secondary shortwave digs farther south into the base of the trough over the Southwest Alaska region by Thursday morning. This synoptic feature will develop into a closed low along the Alaska Peninsula by Saturday. Therefore, the southwest Alaska region, Gulf of Alaska, and the northern coastal communities will see slightly cooler temperatures with increased cloud cover going into next weekend. On the Bering Sea side, they will be under the influence of an amplified ridge of high pressure heading into the midweek. This synoptic feature will gradually move eastward before developing into a strong closed high pressure over the eastern Aleutians by Thursday. This upper level closed high will further strengthen, extend through the western Bering Sea into the eastern Siberian region heading into next weekend. Look for marine layer stratus and fog to develop throughout next week for the Bering Sea, and the Aleutians. This high pressure will keep systems out of the Bering Sea except for the western Aleutians being affected slightly as system track by into the northern Pacific Ocean. The forecast confidence remains average as the models have become better aligned for next week. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...None. MARINE...Gale Warning 120 130 131 139. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...en SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...rf SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...pd LONG TERM...pd
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 3:05 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 25 hr | |
| May 23, 3:10 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 23, 6:37 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| May 23, 2:56 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| May 23, 3:31 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 23, 3:32 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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