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Small Craft Advisory 385, NWS Anchorage, AK

May 5, 2016

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 5, 2016, 3:47 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

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The facts

Issued: May 5, 2016, 3:47 AM AKDT (11:47 UTC)
Expired: May 6, 2016, 3:47 AM AKDT
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

194 
FZAK51 PAFC 051147
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
347 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-060030-
347 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA MOVES TO THE NORTHERN
GULF AND STALLS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND INNER WATERS
TONIGHT. A 990 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW ENTERS THE GULF OF ALASKA 215
NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK FRI MORNING AND MOVES TO 175 NM SOUTHWEST
OF YAKUTAT SAT MORNING AT 1005 MB.

$$

PKZ119-060030-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
347 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ120-060030-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
347 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EARLY EVENING DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ121-060030-
RESURRECTION BAY-
347 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ125-060030-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
347 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON...EXCEPT E 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON TOWARD HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EARLY EVENING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ126-060030-
PORT VALDEZ-
347 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS.

$$

PKZ127-060030-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
347 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT BY AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ128-060030-
VALDEZ ARM-
347 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

$$

PKZ129-060030-
PASSAGE CANAL-
347 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-060030-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
347 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT EARLY THIS MORNING INCREASING TO NE 40 KT.
SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ131-060030-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
347 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE MORNING. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT
E 30 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ132-060030-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
347 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ136-060030-
CHINIAK BAY-
347 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ137-060030-
MARMOT BAY-
347 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ138-060030-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
347 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE MORNING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT BY
EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SUBSIDING TO 9 FT TOWARD EVENING. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EARLY EVENING BECOMING SE 15 KT. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ139-060030-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
347 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ140-060030-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
347 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
 BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ141-060030-
KACHEMAK BAY-
347 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

3 follow-up statements

582 
FZAK51 PAFC 052259
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
259 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-061130-
259 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA MOVES INLAND LATE
TONIGHT. A 986 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW ENTERS THE GULF OF ALASKA 210
NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK FRI MORNING AND MOVES TO 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF
YAKUTAT SAT MORNING AT 1005 MB...THEN MOVES INLAND 130 NM
SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ119-061130-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
259 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ120-061130-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
259 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S WIND 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ121-061130-
RESURRECTION BAY-
259 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS
AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ125-061130-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
259 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ126-061130-
PORT VALDEZ-
259 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

.TONIGHT...SW WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ127-061130-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
259 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ128-061130-
VALDEZ ARM-
259 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-061130-
PASSAGE CANAL-
259 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10
KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-061130-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
259 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ131-061130-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
259 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ132-061130-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
259 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ136-061130-
CHINIAK BAY-
259 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ137-061130-
MARMOT BAY-
259 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ138-061130-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
259 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ139-061130-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
259 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ140-061130-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
259 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.


$$

PKZ141-061130-
KACHEMAK BAY-
259 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

261 
FZAK51 PAFC 060136 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
536 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-061430-
536 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA MOVES INLAND LATE
TONIGHT. A 986 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW ENTERS THE GULF OF ALASKA 210
NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK FRI MORNING AND MOVES TO 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF
YAKUTAT SAT MORNING AT 1005 MB...THEN MOVES INLAND 130 NM
SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ119-061430-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
536 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ120-061430-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
536 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S WIND 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ121-061430-
RESURRECTION BAY-
536 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS
AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ125-061430-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
536 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ126-061430-
PORT VALDEZ-
536 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

.TONIGHT...SW WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ127-061430-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
536 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ128-061430-
VALDEZ ARM-
536 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-061430-
PASSAGE CANAL-
536 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-061430-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
536 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ131-061430-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
536 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ132-061430-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
536 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ136-061430-
CHINIAK BAY-
536 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ137-061430-
MARMOT BAY-
536 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ138-061430-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
536 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING. RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ139-061430-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
536 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ140-061430-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
536 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ141-061430-
KACHEMAK BAY-
536 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

963 
FZAK51 PAFC 061147
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
347 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-070100-
347 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A FRONT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST DISSIPATES LATER THIS MORNING.
A 996 MB LOW ENTERS THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY MIDDAY
AND MOVES TO 100 NM WEST OF SITKA BY SAT AFTERNOON AT 1009 MB
BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN MORNING.

$$

PKZ119-070100-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
347 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT IN THE MORNING ALONG 
THE COAST. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT EARLY MORNING BECOMING W 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ120-070100-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
347 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ121-070100-
RESURRECTION BAY-
347 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S 
OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ125-070100-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
347 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT EARLY THIS MORNING DIMINISHING TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ126-070100-
PORT VALDEZ-
347 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ127-070100-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
347 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N. SEAS 2
FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N 15 KT.
SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ128-070100-
VALDEZ ARM-
347 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-070100-
PASSAGE CANAL-
347 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN 
SHOWERS.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-070100-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
347 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING SE 15 KT
LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ131-070100-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
347 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N. NEAR THE
BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE. SEAS 
10 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ132-070100-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
347 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NW WIND 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ136-070100-
CHINIAK BAY-
347 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT EARLY BECOMING E 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ137-070100-
MARMOT BAY-
347 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ138-070100-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
347 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT EARLY BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ139-070100-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
347 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EARLY BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ140-070100-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
347 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ141-070100-
KACHEMAK BAY-
347 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2016

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

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 May 4, 3:48 PM AKDT, 11 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 4, 3:48 PM AKDT, 11 hours 59 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
348 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2016

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE DOMINANT FEATURE ON SATELLITE IMAGERY TODAY IS A HIGH
AMPLITUDE DIGGING TROUGH OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC WITH
STRENGTHENING SURFACE LOW. THIS IS INDUCING DOWNSTREAM RIDGING
WHICH IS LEADING TO DEVELOPMENT OF A STRONG SOUTHERLY JET...WITH
A STREAM OF WARMER AIR AND MOISTURE POINTED TOWARD THE GULF OF
ALASKA. THIS WILL BE THE PRIMARY SYSTEM OF CONCERN FOR THE GULF
AND SOUTHERN MAINLAND OF ALASKA THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

OUT AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM A MUCH SMALLER BUT POTENT SHORT-WAVE IS
DIGGING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA RE-INVIGORATING
WHAT HAD BEEN A VERY WEAK OCCLUDED FRONT. THE UPPER WAVE HAS ALSO
INDUCED FORMATION OF A SURFACE LOW OVER THE WEST-CENTRAL GULF.
THE COMBINATION OF THE LOW AND AND APPROACH OF THE FRONT ARE
LEADING TO STRENGTHENING WINDS ALONG THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST GULF
COAST AND INTO COOK INLET. A BAND OF STEADY RAIN...WITH EMBEDDED
MODERATE TO HEAVY AREAS (AS SEEN IN MIDDLETON ISLAND RADAR
IMAGERY) IS MAKING ITS WAY TOWARD THE NORTH GULF COAST AND PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND.

AREA SOUNDINGS FROM THIS MORNING SHOW A GENERALLY MOIST AND WEAKLY
UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND
MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS IS QUITE EVIDENT IN THE EARLY
DEVELOPMENT OF CUMULUS AND LIGHT SHOWERS DURING THE LATE MORNING
HOURS. WEAK AND DIFFUSE WAVES EMBEDDED IN THE FLOW ALOFT ARE
MOVING OVERHEAD...BUT THEY ARE NOT PROVIDING ALL THAT MUCH
VERTICAL MOTION. THUS...THE RECENT DAYS OCCURRENCE OF ISOLATED
TO SCATTERED CONVECTION SEEMS LIKE IT WILL BE THE PREVAILING
CONDITION FOR TODAY.

LASTLY...CONDITIONS ARE QUITE BENIGN ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND
ALEUTIANS WITH A STRONG RIDGE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO DIVERGE WITH HANDLING OF TRIPLE POINT
LOW DEVELOPMENT SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA/KODIAK ISLAND
THURSDAY MORNING ALONG WITH THE PROGRESSION OF THE FRONTAL SYSTEM
OUT AHEAD OF THE TRIPLE POINT AS IT CROSSES THE GULF AND ROTATES
WESTWARD TOWARD BRISTOL BAY. THERE IS NO CLEAR PREFERENCE WITH THE
TRIPLE POINT LOCATION AND DEPTH. GENERALLY PREFER THE FRONTAL
TIMING OF THE GFS/ECMWF WHICH REPRESENTS THE MIDDLE GROUND BETWEEN
THE NAM AND CANADIAN SOLUTIONS...AND IS CLOSE TO TIMING OF
INHERITED GRIDS. THE NAM IS QUITE A BIT OF AN OUTLIER WITH ITS
FURTHER EAST LOCATION OF TRIPLE POINT...BUT HAS THE BEST
REPRESENTATION OF PRE-FRONTAL WINDS ALONG THE GULF COAST...SO
WILL MAKE HEAVY USE OF IT. ALL IN ALL THE DIFFERENCES LARGELY
AFFECT A VERY SMALL AREA AND RESULT IN A MINOR DIFFERENCE IN
FRONTAL TIMING. THUS...FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE TO ABOVE
AVERAGE.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE FRONT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF WEAKENS LATER THIS EVENING AS
IT STALLS ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE NORTHEAST GULF.
GUSTY WINDS ACROSS EAST TO WEST GAPS WILL DEVELOP THIS
EVENING...HOWEVER THE DURATION AND STRENGTH WILL BE SHORTER AND
WEAKER THAN THE PREVIOUS FEW DAYS. THE NEXT FRONT IS DEVELOPING IN
THE NORTH PACIFIC AND MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF EARLY THURSDAY.
GUSTY WINDS AND RAIN ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES QUICKLY TO
THE NORTHERN GULF. MAX GALE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE
GULF ALONG THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. STRONG DOWN INLET FLOW WILL
INCREASE DURING THE DAY ALONG WITH GUSTY FLOW THROUGH FAVORABLE
GAPS. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW DRIVING THE FRONT ORIENTS SOUTH OF
KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY NIGHT AND MOVES A STRONGER SHORTWAVE INLAND
THURSDAY NIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME...LOW LEVEL FLOW BACKS TO THE
SOUTH WITH ADEQUATE GULF MOISTURE STREAMING INLAND. THIS
COMBINATION ALONG WITH THE WEAK FRONT MOVING INLAND SHOULD ALLOW
FOR LIGHT RAIN TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH
EARLY FRIDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES SLOWLY ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN GULF.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE SHORTWAVE OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL SLOWLY PUSH NORTH
THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE STALLING AND
EVENTUALLY GETTING PUSHED TO THE EAST ON FRIDAY BY RIDGING COMING
IN FROM THE BERING. THIS EVENING AHEAD OF THE SHORTWAVE AN
UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT DOMINATES. HOWEVER...WITH WEAK CAPPING AND
LOW CAPE VALUES THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPMENT WILL BE INHIBITED. THE
OTHER CONCERN IS FOG DEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT FOR THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA. THE SETUP LOOKS TO BE SIMILAR TO LAST NIGHT WITH THE
ATMOSPHERE DECOUPLING OVERNIGHT AND ENOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO
SEE MORE FOG.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
RIDGING OUT WEST LOOKS TO CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST AND MAKE IT OVER
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. BEHIND THE RIDGE ANOTHER
LOW WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST BRINGING ITS FRONT OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS THURSDAY EVENING. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE EAST AND MAKE
IT TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SYSTEM IS PULLING UP
WARM AIR FROM THE SOUTH SO THE PRECIPITATION FROM IT SHOULD FALL
AS RAIN.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
RESIDUAL SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND IN THE
WAKE OF A DECAYING WARM FRONT PUSHING FURTHER INLAND FRIDAY NIGHT
INTO SATURDAY MORNING. GUSTY GAP WINDS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL ALSO BE ON THE DOWN TREND AS
HIGHER PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD INTO THE AREA. THE LOW THEN
QUICKLY EXITS THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND GIVING WAY TO SOME
RIDGING TO BUILD IN ITS PLACE. THE INCREASING HIGHER PRESSURE
OVER THE AREA WILL BRING CLEARING SKIES AND WARMER TEMPERATURES
OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH SUNDAY. A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL
WORK THEIR WAY INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION TO
THE AREA.

MODELS ARE IN MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT IN HANDLING THE SERIES OF LOWS
AND FRONTS PUSHING OFF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND INTO THE
WESTERN BERING OVER THE WEEKEND. PREVIOUS MODELS HAVE STRUGGLED
WITH HOW FAR EAST THESE SYSTEMS WOULD PROGRESS...BUT WITH THE MOST
RECENT MODEL RUNS THEY HAVE ALL BACKED OFF TOWARD A SLOWER AND
MORE WESTERLY SOLUTION. MODELS HAVE ALSO COME INTO BETTER
AGREEMENT WITH THE STRENGTH AND POSITIONING OF THE RIDGE AHEAD OF
THESE SYSTEMS. BOTH THE GFS AND EC ARE NOW SHOWING A RIDGE SETTING
UP OVER THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL BY SUNDAY MORNING...AND
CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. THIS
BUILDS HIGHER CONFIDENCE IN THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME CLEAR SKIES AND
WARMER WEATHER FOR GULF COAST AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA BY THE END
OF THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER...THE MODELS ARE
STRUGGLING WITH THE POSITIONING OF THE SECOND LOW OVER THE BERING
MID WEEK NEXT WEEK...AND THE STRONG ROGUE NORTH PACIFIC LOW THAT
THE EC IS TRACKING TOWARD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. GIVEN THE SPREAD BETWEEN THE GFS AND EC AT THIS TIME
FRAME...CONFIDENCE IS MUCH LOWER REGARDING THESE FEATURES.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 119 120 130 131 132 136 137 138 150 155 172.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...SB
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...KH
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DK
LONG TERM...PEPE

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Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 5, 3:47 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	11 hr
May 5, 3:54 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
May 5, 3:54 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
May 5, 2:50 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	25 hr
May 5, 2:50 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	10 days
May 5, 2:59 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	13 hr
May 5, 2:59 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	37 hr

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