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Small Craft Advisory 401, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 10, 2016, 3:54 AM AKDT. It was in force for 35 hr.
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The facts
- Issued
- May 10, 2016, 3:54 AM AKDT (11:54 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2016, 3:06 PM AKDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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265 FZAK52 PAFC 101154 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 354 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 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. PKZ199-110100- 354 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA MOVES 225 NM NORTHWEST OF ATKA AT 1003 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN DISSIPATES. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING MOVES INTO MAINLAND ALASKA...BRISTOL BAY AND THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. $$ PKZ150-110100- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 354 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-110100- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 354 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-110100- BRISTOL BAY- 354 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-110100- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 354 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-110100- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 354 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-110100- UNALASKA BAY- 354 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-110100- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 354 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-110100- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 354 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ174-110100- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 354 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-110100- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 354 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-110100- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 354 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-110100- ADAK TO KISKA- 354 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ178-110100- KISKA TO ATTU- 354 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-110100- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 354 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-110100- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 354 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT ALONG THE CAPES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-110100- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 354 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT ALONG THE COAST IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-110100- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 354 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
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767 FZAK52 PAFC 102311 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 311 PM AKDT TUE MAY 10 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. PKZ199-111200- 311 PM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 320 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA DRIFTS TO 190 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL THU MORNING AND DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ150-111200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 311 PM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-111200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 311 PM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-111200- BRISTOL BAY- 311 PM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-111200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 311 PM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-111200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 311 PM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-111200- UNALASKA BAY- 311 PM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-111200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 311 PM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-111200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 311 PM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ174-111200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 311 PM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-111200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 311 PM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-111200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 311 PM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-111200- ADAK TO KISKA- 311 PM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ178-111200- KISKA TO ATTU- 311 PM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-111200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 311 PM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-111200- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 311 PM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-111200- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 311 PM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-111200- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 311 PM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
336 FZAK52 PAFC 111157 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 357 AM AKDT WED MAY 11 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. PKZ199-120030- 357 AM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 1002 MB LOW 225 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND DISSIPATES BY THU. A FRONT MOVES WEST OUT OF THE GULF THU AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATES BY THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-120030- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 357 AM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-120030- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 357 AM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-120030- BRISTOL BAY- 357 AM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-120030- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 357 AM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-120030- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 357 AM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-120030- UNALASKA BAY- 357 AM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-120030- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 357 AM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-120030- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 357 AM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ174-120030- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 357 AM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-120030- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 357 AM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-120030- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 357 AM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-120030- ADAK TO KISKA- 357 AM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ178-120030- KISKA TO ATTU- 357 AM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-120030- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 357 AM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-120030- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 357 AM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-120030- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 357 AM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-120030- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 357 AM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
964 FZAK52 PAFC 112306 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 306 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 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. PKZ199-121230- 306 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA COASTAL WATERS REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY FRI...THEN SLIDES EAST TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHEASTERN BERING THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-121230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 306 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG MAINLY TOWARD THE COAST. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-121230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 306 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-121230- BRISTOL BAY- 306 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-121230- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 306 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-121230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 306 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-121230- UNALASKA BAY- 306 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-121230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 306 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-121230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 306 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT EARLY BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-121230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 306 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING E 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-121230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 306 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-121230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 306 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT EARLY BECOMING N 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-121230- ADAK TO KISKA- 306 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ178-121230- KISKA TO ATTU- 306 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT TOWARD LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-121230- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 306 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-121230- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 306 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-121230- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 306 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-121230- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 306 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
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 9, 4:49 PM AKDT, 11 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 9, 4:49 PM AKDT, 11 hours 5 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 449 PM AKDT MON MAY 9 2016 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING THIS MORNING WITH AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA. BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES A SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS MOVING THROUGH THE STATE ON ITS WAY TOWARD THE CANADIAN BORDER. THIS IS BRINGING SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE MAINLAND. THIS UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE IS REFLECTED DOWN IN THE LOWER LEVELS. WETTING RAINS HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE REGION LAST NIGHT AND ARE TAPERING OFF FROM THE WEST TODAY AS THE SHORTWAVE TRANSITS THE REGION. IN THE WEST THE UPPER LEVEL LOW IS WELL STACKED WITH A SURFACE LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING. THE ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT IS BRINGING GALE FORCE WINDS AND RAIN TO THE EASTERN BERING AND WILL VERY SLOWLY TRANSITION EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN IS NOT EXPECTED TO CHANGE GREATLY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...WITH THE RIDGE BUILDING BACK IN OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE MAINLAND AND THE LONGWAVE TROUGH REMAINING THE DRIVING FEATURE IN THE WEST. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THIS MORNING. NAM WAS PRIMARILY USED TO ADJUST MINOR DETAILS...BUT OVERALL VERY LITTLE CHANGE TO THE FORECAST. FORECAST CONFIDENCE REMAINS HIGH. && .AVIATION... PANC...GENERALLY EXPECT IMPROVING CEILINGS BETWEEN 03Z AND 06Z AS SHOWERS EXIT THE REGION. CLOUDS WILL THEN DECREASE...WITH AT LEAST PARTIAL CLEARING. AFTER A DAY OF LIGHT RAIN THIS CREATES FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF LOCALIZED FOG AND IFR/LIFR CEILINGS. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS LOW FOR WHETHER PANC WILL OBSERVE THESE CONDITIONS...SO FOR NOW HAVE SIMPLY GONE WITH VCFG FROM 12Z TO 18Z. && .FIRE WEATHER... SOUTHERLY FLOW SHOULD KEEP THINGS COOL AND DAMP IN THE WEST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. IN THE EAST FIRE WEATHER SHOULD REMAIN AT A MINIMUM THROUGH TODAY...BUT WITH THE RIDGE BUILDING IN THERE IS A RISK FOR WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A KEY FACTOR WILL BE HOW FAR THE UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS SPILL OVER THE TOP OF THE RIDGE. AREAS UNDERNEATH THESE CLOUDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY PROTECTED WHILE SUNNIER AREAS WILL QUICKLY WARM AND DRY. THE CURRENT THINKING IS THAT SOUTHCENTRAL WILL BE SHIELDED BY THIS CIRRUS THROUGH TUES AND INTO EARLY WEDS BUT THE BUILDING RIDGE WILL BRING SUNNIER WEATHER TO SOUTHCENTRAL BY THE END OF THE WEEK. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE SHOWERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY LINGERING ACROSS THE SOUTHCENTRAL MAINLAND WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE THIS EVENING...AS UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT CONTINUES TO PUSH EASTWARD. WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT...AND GENERALLY MOIST CONDITIONS AT THE SURFACE...PATCHY FOG IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP PARTICULARLY ALONG COOK INLET AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS AND INCREASING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MAINLAND TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BECOME ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL. IN CONTRAST...SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA AS A FRONT STALLS ALONG THE WEST COAST OF THE GULF OF ALASKA. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE METEOROLOGICAL REASONING WITH THE AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE REMAINS MUCH THE SAME AS THE PREVIOUS PACKAGES WITH THE MODELS IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA WILL BE MOVING INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING AND EFFECTIVELY STALLING IN PLACE AS THE RIDGE BUILD NORTHWARD THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS WILL KEEP SOUTHWEST ALASKA IN A DEEP SOUTHERLY FETCH WITH MOISTURE STREAMING INTO THE REGION FROM AROUND 30N. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE AREA AS THE RIDGE BUILDS...WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS ALONG THE COAST AND THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE/KAMISHAK GAP. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT ON WEDNESDAY AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT EASES WITH THE LOW WEAKENING. RAINFALL TOTALS SHOULD REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED AREAS OF OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY FOR UPSLOPE AREAS LIKE THE AHKLUN MOUNTAINS. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO QUIET DOWN SOMEWHAT OVER THE BERING SEA AS THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IN THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA MOVES ONSHORE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT ALONG THE FAR EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH GAP AREAS SUCH AS UNIMAK PASS AND COLD BAY. OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE AREA...STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE...KEEPING THE REGION IN A WET PATTERN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE WESTERN HALF OF THE REGION WILL ENTER A SOMEWHAT DRIER WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW WITH MOSTLY SCATTERED SHOWERS EXPECTED. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... LATER ON THURSDAY A CONSOLIDATED BLOCKING HIGH WILL FORM OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE STATE AND ELONGATE AND BUILD TO THE WEST. THIS WILL CLEAR OUT THE SKIES AND RESULT IN WARM AND SUNNY AFTERNOONS THROUGH SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY SOAR TO THE HIGHEST LEVELS THIS YEAR ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 165 170 180 181. && SYNOPSIS/MODEL DISCUSSION/FIRE WEATHER...LF AVIATION...SEB SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EN SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...RF LONG TERM...DK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 4:55 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| May 10, 3:22 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.