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Small Craft Advisory 300, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 4, 2016

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 4, 2016, 3:26 PM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days.

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The facts

Issued
Apr 4, 2016, 3:26 PM AKDT (23:26 UTC)
Expired
Apr 8, 2016, 3:42 AM AKDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

867 
FZAK52 PAFC 042326
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
326 PM AKDT MON APR 4 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.

PKZ199-051230-
326 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 980 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY MOVES TO 210 NM EAST OF 
COLD BAY AT 991 MB TUE AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO NEAR SITKINAK AT
1001 MB WED MORNING. A 991 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO NEAR ATTU
AT 979 MB TUE MORNING THEN SHIFTS TO 170 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT
982 MB WED AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-051230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
326 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2016

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.

$$

PKZ155-051230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
326 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS E. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ160-051230-
BRISTOL BAY-
326 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ165-051230-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
326 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS
6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ170-051230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
326 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2016

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ171-051230-
UNALASKA BAY-
326 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2016

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-051230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
326 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2016

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ173-051230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
326 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2016

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ174-051230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
326 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ175-051230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
326 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2016

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ176-051230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
326 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2016

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ177-051230-
ADAK TO KISKA-
326 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2016

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 14 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ178-051230-
KISKA TO ATTU-
326 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2016

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO
21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ179-051230-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
326 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ180-051230-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
326 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ181-051230-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
326 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT.

$$

PKZ185-051230-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
326 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2016

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 20 KT W
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT.

$$
9 follow-up statements
012 
FZAK52 PAFC 051140
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
340 AM AKDT TUE APR 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.

PKZ199-060015-
340 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 985 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MOVES TO 50 NM WEST
OF KODIAK CITY AT 1002 MB AND DISSIPATES WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH WED MORNING.
A 982 MB LOW 370 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU MOVES TO 330 NM WEST OF SAINT
PAUL ISLAND AT 992 MB THU MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES OVER
THE ALEUTIANS TO THE WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA BY THU MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-060015-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
340 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.

$$

PKZ155-060015-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
340 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS E. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ160-060015-
BRISTOL BAY-
340 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ165-060015-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
340 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 5
FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ170-060015-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
340 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ171-060015-
UNALASKA BAY-
340 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN
WITH SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-060015-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
340 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ173-060015-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
340 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ174-060015-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
340 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ175-060015-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
340 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ176-060015-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
340 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ177-060015-
ADAK TO KISKA-
340 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 14 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ178-060015-
KISKA TO ATTU-
340 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
23 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ179-060015-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
340 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ180-060015-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
340 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ181-060015-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
340 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT.

$$

PKZ185-060015-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
340 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 20 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... NE 20 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT.

$$
954 
FZAK52 PAFC 051901 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1101 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

UPDATED 181

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.

PKZ199-060330-
1101 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 985 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MOVES TO 50 NM WEST
OF KODIAK CITY AT 1002 MB AND DISSIPATES WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH WED MORNING.
A 982 MB LOW 370 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU MOVES TO 330 NM WEST OF SAINT
PAUL ISLAND AT 992 MB THU MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES OVER
THE ALEUTIANS TO THE WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA BY THU MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-060330-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
1101 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.

$$

PKZ155-060330-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
1101 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS E. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ160-060330-
BRISTOL BAY-
1101 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ165-060330-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
1101 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS
5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ170-060330-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
1101 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ171-060330-
UNALASKA BAY-
1101 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN
WITH SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-060330-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
1101 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ173-060330-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
1101 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ174-060330-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
1101 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ175-060330-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
1101 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ176-060330-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
1101 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ177-060330-
ADAK TO KISKA-
1101 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 14 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ178-060330-
KISKA TO ATTU-
1101 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
23 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ179-060330-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
1101 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ180-060330-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
1101 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.

$$

UPDATED

PKZ181-060330-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
1101 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT.

$$

PKZ185-060330-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
1101 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 20 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... NE 20 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT.

$$
133 
FZAK52 PAFC 052305
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
305 PM AKDT TUE APR 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-
305 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 978 MB LOW NEAR ATTU ISLAND WITH AN ASSOCIATED STRONG FRONTAL
SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST THEN WEAKEN TO A BROAD AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WED AFTERNOON BEFORE STALLING
THERE THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC FRONT APPROACHES THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-061230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
305 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ155-061230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
305 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.

$$

PKZ160-061230-
BRISTOL BAY-
305 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ165-061230-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
305 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER
E. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ170-061230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
305 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ171-061230-
UNALASKA BAY-
305 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-061230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
305 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ173-061230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
305 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN
SHOWERS.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ174-061230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
305 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ175-061230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
305 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING
S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ176-061230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
305 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ177-061230-
ADAK TO KISKA-
305 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ178-061230-
KISKA TO ATTU-
305 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 50 KT THIS EVENING. 
SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 22 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 13 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ179-061230-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
305 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ180-061230-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
305 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT.
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ181-061230-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
305 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT.

$$

PKZ185-061230-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
305 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 20 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 25 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 25 KT W
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT.

$$
927 
FZAK52 PAFC 061142
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
342 AM AKDT WED APR 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.

PKZ199-070030-
342 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 983 MB LOW 190 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 360 NM NORTHWEST OF
ATTU AND WEAKENS TO 1004 MB FRI MORNING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW
MOVES TO 350 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 977 MB THU MORNING. THE
ASSOCIATED FRONT ROTATES SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRI
MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-070030-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
342 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ155-070030-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
342 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS E. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ160-070030-
BRISTOL BAY-
342 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ165-070030-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
342 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ170-070030-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
342 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ171-070030-
UNALASKA BAY-
342 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-070030-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
342 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ173-070030-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
342 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ174-070030-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
342 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ175-070030-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
342 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ176-070030-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
342 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ177-070030-
ADAK TO KISKA-
342 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ178-070030-
KISKA TO ATTU-
342 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 19 FT
SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 13 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ179-070030-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
342 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ180-070030-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
342 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ181-070030-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
342 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT.

$$

PKZ185-070030-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
342 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 25 KT W
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 25 KT
W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT.

$$
856 
FZAK52 PAFC 062306
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
306 PM AKDT WED APR 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.

PKZ199-071230-
306 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AND
DISSIPATES BY THU AFTERNOON. ANOTHER STRONG FRONT APPROACHES THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THU AFTERNOON. A 982 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF
NIKOLSKI DEVELOPS ALONG THAT FRONT EARLY FRI MORNING...THEN THE
LOW MOVES TO 25 NM NORTH OF NIKOLSKI AT 983 MB FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-071230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
306 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ155-071230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
306 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ160-071230-
BRISTOL BAY-
306 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ165-071230-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
306 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ170-071230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
306 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ171-071230-
UNALASKA BAY-
306 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-071230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
306 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ173-071230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
306 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ174-071230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
306 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.

$$

PKZ175-071230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
306 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ176-071230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
306 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ177-071230-
ADAK TO KISKA-
306 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ178-071230-
KISKA TO ATTU-
306 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ179-071230-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
306 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ180-071230-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
306 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ181-071230-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
306 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT.

$$

PKZ185-071230-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
306 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 25 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT.

$$
197 
FZAK52 PAFC 071141
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
341 AM AKDT THU APR 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.

PKZ199-080045-
341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 989 MB LOW 290 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 280 NM WEST OF
SHEMYA AT 1000 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVES TO 340 NM WEST OF SHEMYA
AT 1002 MB LATE FRI. A FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
THIS AFTERNOON. A 978 MB LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THIS FRONT 150 NM
SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE TONIGHT AND REMAINS NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY...MAINTAINING STRENGTH.

$$

PKZ150-080045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ155-080045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO
30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ160-080045-
BRISTOL BAY-
341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ165-080045-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ170-080045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ171-080045-
UNALASKA BAY-
341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-080045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ173-080045-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ174-080045-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.

$$

PKZ175-080045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ176-080045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ177-080045-
ADAK TO KISKA-
341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ178-080045-
KISKA TO ATTU-
341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA
W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ179-080045-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ180-080045-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON
S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ181-080045-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT.

$$

PKZ185-080045-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT.

$$
279 
FZAK52 PAFC 072316
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
316 PM AKDT THU APR 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.

PKZ199-081230-
316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A FRONT JUST SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL SWING INTO THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA
FRI. A 978 MB LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT 75 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI
FRI MORNING...MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI AT 978 MB FRI
AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO 125 NM SOUTH OF SAINT GEORGE AT 981 MB
SAT AFTERNOON.


$$

PKZ150-081230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ155-081230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ160-081230-
BRISTOL BAY-
316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ165-081230-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ170-081230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ171-081230-
UNALASKA BAY-
316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ172-081230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ173-081230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ174-081230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ175-081230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ176-081230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ177-081230-
ADAK TO KISKA-
316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ178-081230-
KISKA TO ATTU-
316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ179-081230-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ180-081230-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ181-081230-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT.

$$

PKZ185-081230-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT.

$$
249 
FZAK52 PAFC 072353 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
353 PM AKDT THU APR 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.

PKZ199-081245-
353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A FRONT JUST SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL SWING INTO THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA
FRI. A 978 MB LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT 75 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI
FRI MORNING...MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI AT 978 MB FRI
AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO 125 NM SOUTH OF SAINT GEORGE AT 981 MB
SAT AFTERNOON.


$$

PKZ150-081245-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ155-081245-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ160-081245-
BRISTOL BAY-
353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ165-081245-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ170-081245-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ171-081245-
UNALASKA BAY-
353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ172-081245-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ173-081245-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ174-081245-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ175-081245-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ176-081245-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ177-081245-
ADAK TO KISKA-
353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ178-081245-
KISKA TO ATTU-
353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ179-081245-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ180-081245-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ181-081245-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT.

$$

PKZ185-081245-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT.

$$
931 
FZAK52 PAFC 081142
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 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.

PKZ199-090045-
342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 978 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI MOVES TO NEAR NIKOLSKI AT
981 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVES TO 80 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL AT
985 MB LATE SAT.

$$

PKZ150-090045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ155-090045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ160-090045-
BRISTOL BAY-
342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ165-090045-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ170-090045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ171-090045-
UNALASKA BAY-
342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING 30 KT...THEN BECOMING S IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ172-090045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ173-090045-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ174-090045-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ175-090045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ176-090045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ177-090045-
ADAK TO KISKA-
342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ178-090045-
KISKA TO ATTU-
342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ179-090045-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ180-090045-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ181-090045-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT.

$$

PKZ185-090045-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT E 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND
IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Apr 4, 4:38 AM AKDT, 10 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 4:38 AM AKDT, 10 hours 48 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
438 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2016

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

AT THE SYNOPTIC SCALE...A DEEP TROUGH REMAINS OVER THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN WITH A
WEAKENING RIDGE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN RUSSIAN COAST AND SOUTHWARD
INTO THE WESTERN PACIFIC. THE POLAR JET IS LOCATED PRIMARILY ON
THE EASTERN SIDE OF THIS TROUGH WITH A JET MAX REMAINING NEAR
160KT. WITHIN THIS TROUGH...A 975MB VERTICALLY STACKED LOW IS
LOCATED ABOUT 300 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR /IN THE LEFT EXIT
REGION OF THE JET/ WITH THE ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT MOVING INTO
THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND KODIAK ISLAND THIS MORNING. MULTIPLE
SHORTWAVES CONTINUE TO MOVE AROUND THE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW.

OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC...THE PERSISTENT
HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR SEVERAL DAYS IS
SHIFTING EASTWARD AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES INTO SOUTHEAST
ALASKA AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. OVER MAINLAND ALASKA...THE
NORTHERN EXTENSION OF THE RIDGE REMAINS IN PLACE...ALLOWING FOR
SOUTHERLY FLOW TO CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE.
BERING SEA WEST OF 170W...NORTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES FOR THE BERING
SEA WEST OF 170W WITH MULTIPLE WEAK SHORTWAVES MOVING DOWN THE
WESTERN SIDE OF THE TROUGH.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

THROUGH DAY 2...GLOBAL MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN REASONABLE
AGREEMENT WITH NO SIGNIFICANT INITIALIZATION ISSUES. IN THE DAY 2
TO DAY 3 PERIOD...THERE REMAINS SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES IN THE
STRENGTH AND LOCATION OF A LOW /CURRENTLY DEVELOPING NEAR JAPAN/
AS IT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS...ALTHOUGH THE 00Z MODELS
ARE IN BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THIS SYSTEM THAN YESTERDAY. IN THE
SHORT TERM...THE NAM WAS USED FOR RESOLUTION WITH A BLEND OF THE
GFS BY THE END OF DAY 3.

&&

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

THE MAIN FEATURES AFFECTING SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH TUE NIGHT ARE TWO
WEATHER FRONTS MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE THE FIRST
FRONT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES
INLAND TUE. A SECOND FRONT THEN MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE
TUE. THE COASTS WILL RECEIVE THE LIONS SHARE OF THE RAIN. AREAS
NORTH AND EAST OF THE COASTAL/KENAI MOUNTAINS WILL LARGELY BE
DOWNSLOPED (CROSS BARRIER FLOW) SO PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE FAIRLY
SPOTTY IN THESE AREAS. PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL INTENSIFY WITH THE
APPROACH OF THE FIRST FRONT WITH WINDS INCREASING TO GALES ACROSS
MANY COASTAL MARINE AREAS ALONG WITH GAP FLOWS IN FAVORED LOCALS
(TURNAGAIN ARM/PORTAGE VALLEY/MAT VALLEY) THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. WINDS WILL FALL BELOW GALES ACROSS THE MARINE AREAS ON
TUE MORNING AND LIKELY WILL REMAIN THAT WAY AS THE NEXT FRONT
MOVING NORTH ON TUE DOES NOT LOOK AS INTENSE. GAP FLOWS WILL
DIMINISH SOME TUE MORNING BUT WILL INCREASE TUE AFTERNOON WITH
PRESSURE FALLS ACROSS THE INTERIOR AS THE FIRST FRONT PUSHES
INLAND. THIS WILL GIVE RISE TO BRISK AND GUSTY SOUTH/SOUTHEAST
WINDS ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND KNIK RIVER VALLEY TUE
AFTERNOON/EVENING.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE BULK OF ACTIVE WEATHER IS ASSOCIATED WITH A SYSTEM SPINNING
WELL TO THE SOUTH BUT THE MAINLAND COULD BE CLIPPED BY SOME
MOISTURE AND OCCASIONAL SHOWERS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS...MAINLY
IN THE GREATER BRISTOL BAY AREA. CLOUDS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE
WITH CLEARER SKY TODAY OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND DECREASING
CLOUDS OVER THE DELTA...HOWEVER MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTHERN SYSTEM
WILL WORK ITS WAY NORTHWARD THROUGH TUESDAY RETURNING MOSTLY
CLOUDY SKY FOR MOST OF THE MAINLAND. THIS MATURE UPPER LEVEL LOW
HANGS OUT FOR THE DURATION OF THE SHORT TERM FORECAST...THOUGH
WEDNESDAY BUT WILL BE WEAKENING THE ENTIRE TIME...MEANING
GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS AND SPOTTY PRECIPITATION. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN MUCH ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR WITH DAYTIME HIGHS
IN THE 40S...EVEN APPROACHING 50 INLAND.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE BERING FORECAST FEATURES A STUBBORN STACKED SYSTEM WITH
DECAYING FRONTAL BOUNDARY DRAPED FROM THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS INTO
THE GULF. THE PRIBILOFS LIE JUST ON THE COLD SIDE OF THE FRONT AND
WILL SEE SNOW FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO WHILE EVERYWHERE TO THE EAST
IS ON THE WARM SIDE OF THE FRONT GETTING RAIN. THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS WILL SEE STEADIER RAIN TODAY AND TUESDAY WHILE RAIN WILL
BECOME A BIT MORE INTERMITTENT AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THIS
AFTERNOON. THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DECAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MEANING LESS AND LESS PRECIPITATION COVERAGE AND LIGHTENING WINDS.
LATE TONIGHT A SLOW MOVING GALE FORCE FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS AND WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS EASTWARD BY MID-WEEK

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
A BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL STRETCH ACROSS THE BERING WITH ITS
MAIN CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN BERING LATE ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL
BRING PRECIPITATION TO THE BERING AND NORTH GULF COAST. EARLY
FRIDAY RIDGING WILL BUILD BACK IN OVER EASTERN ALASKA WHILE THE
TROUGH STAYS OVER THE BERING WHICH WILL BRING ANOTHER PUSH OF
WARM SOUTHERLY FLOW TO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THERE IS OVERALL
DECENT AGREEMENT AMONGST THE MODELS WITH PLACEMENT OF THE MAJOR
FEATURES...ESPECIALLY WITH THE RIDGE. HOWEVER...THEY ARE STILL
STRUGGLING WITH SMALLER LOWS THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BROAD
TROUGH.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 119 120 130 131 138 150 173 174 177 178
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 412

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...RLF
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BC
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...ML
LONG TERM...DEK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 4, 3:30 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Apr 4, 3:30 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Apr 4, 3:57 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Apr 4, 3:57 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Apr 4, 11:15 AM AKDTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC11 hr
Apr 4, 3:26 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Apr 4, 3:26 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr

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