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Gale Warning 431, NWS Anchorage, AK

June 5, 2016

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 5, 2016, 3:01 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Jun 5, 2016, 3:01 PM AKDT (23:01 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2016, 3:02 PM AKDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

459 
FZAK52 PAFC 052301
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
301 PM AKDT SUN JUN 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.

PKZ199-061230-
301 PM AKDT SUN JUN 5 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING STALLS AND WEAKENS THROUGH
TONIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 1006 MB LOW DEVELOPS 70 NM
NORTHWEST OF NIKOLSKI THIS EVENING AND MOVES INTO THE NORTH
PACIFIC AND DISSIPATES MON MORNING. A 995 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW
MOVES TO 290 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MON EVENING AND MOVES TO 180 NM
SOUTH OF ATTU TUE EVENING AT 994 MB.

$$

PKZ150-061230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
301 PM AKDT SUN JUN 5 2016

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ155-061230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
301 PM AKDT SUN JUN 5 2016

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ160-061230-
BRISTOL BAY-
301 PM AKDT SUN JUN 5 2016

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ165-061230-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
301 PM AKDT SUN JUN 5 2016

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING W 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ170-061230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
301 PM AKDT SUN JUN 5 2016

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT W OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ171-061230-
UNALASKA BAY-
301 PM AKDT SUN JUN 5 2016

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-061230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
301 PM AKDT SUN JUN 5 2016

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT E 10 KT IN THE EVENING E OF DUTCH
HARBOR. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT W OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ173-061230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
301 PM AKDT SUN JUN 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ174-061230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
301 PM AKDT SUN JUN 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ175-061230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
301 PM AKDT SUN JUN 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING E 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ176-061230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
301 PM AKDT SUN JUN 5 2016

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E 35 KT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ177-061230-
ADAK TO KISKA-
301 PM AKDT SUN JUN 5 2016

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING E 25 KT. 
SEAS 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ178-061230-
KISKA TO ATTU-
301 PM AKDT SUN JUN 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ179-061230-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
301 PM AKDT SUN JUN 5 2016

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ180-061230-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
301 PM AKDT SUN JUN 5 2016

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NW 15 KT.
SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS
4 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ181-061230-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
301 PM AKDT SUN JUN 5 2016

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ185-061230-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
301 PM AKDT SUN JUN 5 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT W 15 KT N OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$
4 follow-up statements
400 
FZAK52 PAFC 061149
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
349 AM AKDT MON JUN 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-
349 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 996 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK
TONIGHT AT 995 MB...THEN WILL MOVE TO 140 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT
992 MB TUE NIGHT. A BROAD 998 MB LOW CENTERED 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF
SHEMYA WILL MERGE WITH THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED LOW 230 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA TUE MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-070100-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
349 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ155-070100-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
349 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ160-070100-
BRISTOL BAY-
349 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ165-070100-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
349 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ170-070100-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
349 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ171-070100-
UNALASKA BAY-
349 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

.TODAY...NE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-070100-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
349 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ173-070100-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
349 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ174-070100-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
349 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ175-070100-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
349 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ176-070100-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
349 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ177-070100-
ADAK TO KISKA-
349 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ178-070100-
KISKA TO ATTU-
349 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ179-070100-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
349 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ180-070100-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
349 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ181-070100-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
349 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ185-070100-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
349 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$
511 
FZAK52 PAFC 062339
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
339 PM AKDT MON JUN 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.

PKZ199-071300-
339 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 996 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF
SHEMYA AT 993 MB BY TUE AFTERNOON...AND REMAIN MOSTLY STATIONARY
THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. A 1009 MB LOW WILL FORM 540 NM SOUTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR WED MORNING THEN TRACK TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF
DUTCH HARBOR AT 1005 MB BY WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-071300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
339 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ155-071300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
339 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ160-071300-
BRISTOL BAY-
339 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT N OF PILOT
POINT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING ALONG THE ALASKA
PENINSULA. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT SW 15 KT IN THE
MORNING FROM PILOT POINT S. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ165-071300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
339 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT W 15 KT IN THE MORNING E OF
COLD BAY. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT TOWARD MORNING.
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ170-071300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
339 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ171-071300-
UNALASKA BAY-
339 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-071300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
339 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ173-071300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
339 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 15 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ174-071300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
339 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 15 KT. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ175-071300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
339 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ176-071300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
339 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ177-071300-
ADAK TO KISKA-
339 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ178-071300-
KISKA TO ATTU-
339 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. 
SE OF SHEMYA...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ179-071300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
339 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ180-071300-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
339 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS IN THE EVENING BECOMING
S 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ181-071300-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
339 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ185-071300-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
339 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$
605 
FZAK52 PAFC 071143
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
343 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 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.

PKZ199-080030-
343 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 994 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH OF
SHEMYA AT 992 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVES TO 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF
AMCHITKA AT 998 MB LATE WED NIGHT. A 1004 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW
MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE WED NIGHT. A FRONT
MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN BERING WED AFTERNOON.


$$

PKZ150-080030-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
343 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ155-080030-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
343 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS E. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ160-080030-
BRISTOL BAY-
343 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ165-080030-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
343 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E.
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ170-080030-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
343 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ171-080030-
UNALASKA BAY-
343 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. AREAS OF MORNING FOG. VSBY 1 MILE OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-080030-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
343 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ173-080030-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
343 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ174-080030-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
343 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ175-080030-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
343 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ176-080030-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
343 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ177-080030-
ADAK TO KISKA-
343 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ178-080030-
KISKA TO ATTU-
343 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ179-080030-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
343 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ180-080030-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
343 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ181-080030-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
343 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ185-080030-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
343 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$
907 
FZAK52 PAFC 072302
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
302 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 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.

PKZ199-081145-
302 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 993 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL SLOWLY DRIFT TO 100
NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 1001 MB THU AFTERNOON. A 1008 MB LOW 160
NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WED EVENING WILL MOVE TO 140 NM NORTHEAST
OF SAINT PAUL THU AFTERNOON AND DEEPEN TO 1001 MB.


$$

PKZ150-081145-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
302 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WIND 20 KT IN THE
EVENING OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ155-081145-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
302 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 15 KT TOWARD W
OF COLD BAY. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS E. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE
WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ160-081145-
BRISTOL BAY-
302 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1
FOOT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-081145-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
302 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EARLY INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ170-081145-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
302 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING W 15 KT FROM DUTCH
HARBOR W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ171-081145-
UNALASKA BAY-
302 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-081145-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
302 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SW 15 KT. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ173-081145-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
302 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 15 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ174-081145-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
302 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EARLY BECOMING S 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ175-081145-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
302 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ176-081145-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
302 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ177-081145-
ADAK TO KISKA-
302 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ178-081145-
KISKA TO ATTU-
302 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT 
E OF SHEMYA. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 30 KT IN THE MORNING W OF SHEMYA. 
SEAS 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ179-081145-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
302 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ180-081145-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
302 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ181-081145-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
302 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 2
FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ185-081145-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
302 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...SW 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 Jun 5, 4:45 AM AKDT, 10 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 4:45 AM AKDT, 10 hours 16 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
445 AM AKDT SUN JUN 5 2016

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

Weak upper level flow remains across southern Alaska, although
the presence of a marine air mass along the Northern Gulf Coast is
maintaining a moderately strong (although rapidly weakening) surface
pressure gradient. To the north, a rather strong shortwave trough
is diving south from the Arctic and deepening along the North
Slope with a strong blocking high over Eastern Siberia. In the
Gulf of Alaska, there is a weak upper trough axis along the
Northern Gulf Coast with a secondary shortwave trough moving due
north toward the eastern Gulf. Over the Bering, there is a broad
and elongated upper trough stretching from the southern tip of the
Kamchatka to the Eastern Aleutians. Ongoing showers continue
across the Northern Gulf Coast westward into Bristol Bay and the
Kuskokwim Delta in association with a weak upper shortwave trough.
With time, the digging North Slope trough will move into southern
Alaska, spreading clouds and rain/rain showers into the region
tonight into Monday.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

The models are in excellent agreement with the synoptic pattern
through Friday with very high confidence in the general forecast.
They do differ, however, with the placement and track of the
digging arctic trough moving into southern Alaska. The ECMWF
remains a westward outlier while the Canadian Global remains a
slow and eastward outlier. These differences result in some
uncertainty with respect to precipitation amounts across
Southcentral even though there is high confidence in the general
pattern. As a whole, middle ground solutions favoring the NAM and
GFS were favored for this forecast.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...

Looks like a relatively quiet day across southcentral today. An
upper level low and trough over the northern Gulf will produce
some scattered convection along the coast while weak instability
will produce mainly diurnal convection focused along the mountains
inland. Kodiak Island is the one exception as steady rain and fog
will persist this morning along a deformation band on the southwest
side of the upper level low, but expect conditions to begin to
improve later today as the deformation weakens.

All eyes are on the very impressive upper trough digging southward
from the Arctic. As this trough digs southward across Southwest
Alaska energy will rotate northward on the front side up Cook
Inlet and the Susitna Valley. Westerly flow out ahead of the
trough today will lead to development of a lee side trough over
Cook Inlet leading to development of strong southerly flow.
Upslope flow will contribute to what already looks like a
widespread wetting rain event for the Kenai Peninsula, Anchorage,
and Matanuska and Susitna Valleys overnight tonight through
Monday.

As the trough continues to dig southward on Monday a surface ridge
will begin to build westward over-top of it from the northern Gulf
inland across Southcentral. This will lead to increasing southeast
flow which will likely cause rainfall to lighten in Anchorage and
the Matanuska Valley. In any case, rain will transition to showers
and gradually diminish Monday night into Tuesday as the upper
trough/low drops into the southern Gulf.

Meanwhile, a storm system tracking northward across the eastern
Gulf today will head inland near Yakutat tonight with the bulk of
impacts over Southeast Alaska. However, the upper low over the
northern Gulf will help pull some of the energy with this westward
into the Eastern Copper River Basin, likely producing areas of
steady rain late tonight through Monday morning.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...

Showers and thunderstorms will remain possible today with less
coverage than previous days. Weak instability will be present
today mainly for the Kuskokwim Mountains and the Bristol Bay
coast. Any lightning will be isolated in nature. By this
afternoon, a potent trough will drop in from the Arctic and begin
to enhance ongoing convection around the Kuskokwim Valley
resulting in a widespread area of rain with embedded convection.
This upper level low will continue to drop over the mainland on
Monday and Monday night resulting in more scattered showers and
thunderstorms, mainly focused along the Alaska Range and far
northern Aleutian Range. The Kuskokwim Delta will stay dry save
for the chance for thunderstorms along the Kilbucks today.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)...
Areas of fog over the Bering Sea will be the main weather concern
as the previous frontal boundary continues to fall apart. Expect
the visibility to be reduced most between Saint Matthew Island,
Nunivak Island, and the Pribilofs. The weakening front/low will
slide from the Central Aleutians through the Eastern Aleutians by
late tonight bringing spotty rain before exiting. The next major
feature to impact the area will be a minimum gale force front over
the Western/Central Aleutians late Monday night.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)...

From Day 4 models show some drift, but the EC and Canadian have
similar development, and with the ensemble approach of WPC, a
reasonable solution becomes apparent. Weak ridging will develop
over the mainland Tue through Thu as the Aleutian low remains to
the west with a front draping across the Bering. A triple point
low will develop over the eastern Aleutians on Thu that reaches
the Gulf Sat through Sun, bringing with it fronts that affect Southwest
AK and Kodiak island. The original Aleutian low follows in the
path of the triple point and migrates to Kodiak island by the end
of the weekend.

This will keep showers over interior mountains of mainland AK through
midweek. Showers will then increase through the weekend as the
triple point and associated front move across the region. Over the
Bering and Aleutians, rain and showers will accompany the original
and triple point lows and associated fronts as they successively
migrate to the east during the week.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...Ahsenmacher
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SEB
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MTL
LONG TERM...DS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 3:50 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jun 5, 3:52 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC72 hr
Jun 5, 3:01 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr

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