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Small Craft Advisory 415, NWS Anchorage, AK

May 19, 2016

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 19, 2016, 3:13 PM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days.

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The facts

Issued
May 19, 2016, 3:13 PM AKDT (23:13 UTC)
Expired
May 23, 2016, 3:32 PM AKDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

408 
FZAK52 PAFC 192313
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
313 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 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.

PKZ199-201200-
313 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1005 MB LOW OFF THE KAMCHATKA COAST WILL MOVE TO 225 NM
SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 1008 MB BY FRI NIGHT. A 1005 MB NORTH
PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 315 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 999 MB
TONIGHT...THEN TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AT 998 MB BY FRI
EVENING. A 1005 MB LOW 275 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK WILL SHIFT TO
175 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL AT 1004 MB BY FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-201200-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
313 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2016

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10
FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ155-201200-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
313 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2016

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT S 15 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...W WIND 35
KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ160-201200-
BRISTOL BAY-
313 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-201200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
313 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 10 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E
WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT N 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 5
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 15
KT BECOMING W 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ170-201200-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
313 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ171-201200-
UNALASKA BAY-
313 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2016

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-201200-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
313 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2016

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ173-201200-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
313 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2016

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ174-201200-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
313 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ175-201200-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
313 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2016

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ176-201200-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
313 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ177-201200-
ADAK TO KISKA-
313 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BERING SIDE...7 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ178-201200-
KISKA TO ATTU-
313 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2016

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...7 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...7 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ179-201200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
313 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2016

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ180-201200-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
313 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT BY LATE EVENING. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ181-201200-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
313 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2016

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ185-201200-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
313 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2016

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$
8 follow-up statements
523 
FZAK52 PAFC 201139
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
339 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 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.

PKZ199-210100-
339 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1005 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR BECOMES A BROAD
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED 60 NM NORTHWEST OF GAMBELL LATE FRI
NIGHT...THEN WEAKENS TO A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN
BERING SEA BY SAT NIGHT. A 1001 MB LOW 210 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT
PAUL WEAKENS AND DISSIPATES IN PLACE LATE TONIGHT. A 1006 MB LOW
240 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 190 NM SOUTH OF ATKA AT 1013
MB LATE SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-210100-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
339 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT
BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ155-210100-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
339 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ160-210100-
BRISTOL BAY-
339 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING W.
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-210100-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
339 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ170-210100-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
339 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ171-210100-
UNALASKA BAY-
339 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-210100-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
339 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ173-210100-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
339 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ174-210100-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
339 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ175-210100-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
339 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ176-210100-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
339 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ177-210100-
ADAK TO KISKA-
339 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ178-210100-
KISKA TO ATTU-
339 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ179-210100-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
339 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ180-210100-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
339 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ181-210100-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
339 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ185-210100-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
339 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$
597 
FZAK52 PAFC 202308
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
308 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 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.

PKZ199-211215-
308 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A FRONT SITUATED FROM SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH BRISTOL BAY AND THE
SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA COASTAL WATERS MOVES EAST INTO THE
WESTERN GULF TONIGHT. A STATIONARY 1002 MB LOW 70 NM WEST OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND DISSIPATES TONIGHT. A 1005 MB LOW 290 NM SOUTH OF
AMCHITKA MOVES TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND SAT NIGHT BEFORE MOVING
INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. A SERIES OF FRONTS MOVES WEST TO
EAST ACROSS THE BERING REGION SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN.

$$

PKZ150-211215-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
308 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W BY THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 13
FT.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ155-211215-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
308 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ160-211215-
BRISTOL BAY-
308 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO
8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ165-211215-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
308 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ170-211215-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
308 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ171-211215-
UNALASKA BAY-
308 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-211215-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
308 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ173-211215-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
308 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ174-211215-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
308 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ175-211215-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
308 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ176-211215-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
308 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT
SUBSIDING TO 8 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ177-211215-
ADAK TO KISKA-
308 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BERING SIDE...7 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ178-211215-
KISKA TO ATTU-
308 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ179-211215-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
308 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ180-211215-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
308 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 KT N OF CAPE NEWENHAM.
SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ181-211215-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
308 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

.TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ185-211215-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
308 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2016

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$
193 
FZAK52 PAFC 211119
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
319 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 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.

PKZ199-220000-
319 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1005 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK MOVES TO NEAR NUNIVAK
ISLAND EARLY SUN BEFORE MOVING INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. A
FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT AND STRETCHES FROM
THE EASTERN BERING SEA TO THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA.

$$

PKZ150-220000-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
319 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ155-220000-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
319 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ160-220000-
BRISTOL BAY-
319 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ165-220000-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
319 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
FROM PORT MOLLER E...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
FROM PORT MOLLER E...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ170-220000-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
319 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ171-220000-
UNALASKA BAY-
319 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUST
TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-220000-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
319 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ173-220000-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
319 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ174-220000-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
319 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ175-220000-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
319 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. W OF ATKA...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ176-220000-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
319 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ177-220000-
ADAK TO KISKA-
319 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ178-220000-
KISKA TO ATTU-
319 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ179-220000-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
319 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING W 15 KT.
SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ180-220000-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
319 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF CAPE NEWENHAM.
SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ181-220000-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
319 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ185-220000-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
319 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$
703 
FZAK52 PAFC 212258
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
258 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 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.

PKZ199-221200-
258 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1008 MB LOW 15 NM SOUTH OF SAINT GEORGE MOVES TO THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA COAST LATE TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND. A SERIES OF WEAK
FRONTS MOVE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MON.

$$

PKZ150-221200-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
258 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ155-221200-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
258 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ160-221200-
BRISTOL BAY-
258 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-221200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
258 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ170-221200-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
258 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ171-221200-
UNALASKA BAY-
258 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-221200-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
258 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ173-221200-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
258 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ174-221200-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
258 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ175-221200-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
258 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ176-221200-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
258 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ177-221200-
ADAK TO KISKA-
258 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ178-221200-
KISKA TO ATTU-
258 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ179-221200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
258 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ180-221200-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
258 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ181-221200-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
258 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ185-221200-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
258 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... SW 25 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$
803 
FZAK52 PAFC 221105
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
305 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 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.

PKZ199-230030-
305 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTS MOVE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH MON NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-230030-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
305 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ155-230030-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
305 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS.
SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ160-230030-
BRISTOL BAY-
305 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-230030-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
305 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
W OF PORT MOLLER...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ170-230030-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
305 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ171-230030-
UNALASKA BAY-
305 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-230030-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
305 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF
DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ173-230030-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
305 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ174-230030-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
305 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ175-230030-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
305 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ176-230030-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
305 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ177-230030-
ADAK TO KISKA-
305 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ178-230030-
KISKA TO ATTU-
305 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ179-230030-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
305 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ180-230030-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
305 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ181-230030-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
305 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ185-230030-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
305 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW 25 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$
012 
FZAK52 PAFC 222302
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
302 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 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.

PKZ199-231215-
302 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTS MOVE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH MON NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK 250 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 989 MB TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-231215-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
302 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ155-231215-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
302 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ160-231215-
BRISTOL BAY-
302 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-231215-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
302 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-231215-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
302 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ171-231215-
UNALASKA BAY-
302 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ172-231215-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
302 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ173-231215-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
302 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ174-231215-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
302 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ175-231215-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
302 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ176-231215-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
302 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ177-231215-
ADAK TO KISKA-
302 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING.
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ178-231215-
KISKA TO ATTU-
302 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ179-231215-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
302 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ180-231215-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
302 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ181-231215-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
302 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ185-231215-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
302 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2016

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$
386 
FZAK52 PAFC 231105
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-240000-
305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTS MOVE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 390 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 992 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVES TO 310 NM
SOUTH OF SHEMYA TUE NIGHT AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH.

$$

PKZ150-240000-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

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

$$

PKZ155-240000-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ160-240000-
BRISTOL BAY-
305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-240000-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-240000-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ171-240000-
UNALASKA BAY-
305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ172-240000-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ173-240000-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ174-240000-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ175-240000-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ176-240000-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ177-240000-
ADAK TO KISKA-
305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ178-240000-
KISKA TO ATTU-
305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO 40 KT.
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ179-240000-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ180-240000-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
S OF CAPE NEWENHAM...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ181-240000-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ185-240000-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
305 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$
960 
FZAK52 PAFC 232332
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-241245-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT
988 MB TUE AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA
AT 992 MB WED AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-241245-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ155-241245-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ160-241245-
BRISTOL BAY-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS
OF FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ165-241245-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-241245-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ171-241245-
UNALASKA BAY-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ172-241245-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ173-241245-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ174-241245-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ175-241245-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ176-241245-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ177-241245-
ADAK TO KISKA-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ178-241245-
KISKA TO ATTU-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ179-241245-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ180-241245-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ181-241245-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ185-241245-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

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 19, 4:57 AM AKDT, 10 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 19, 4:57 AM AKDT, 10 hours 16 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
457 AM AKDT THU MAY 19 2016

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
The main low over the area sits over the Northern Bering and is
slowly moving to the west. Ridging is also building in over the
Gulf and these two features are allowing for southerly flow over
much of the Southcentral and Southwest Alaska. Another low is
approaching the AK Pen from the North Pacific and cloud cover from
this new system is already moving in over the AK Pen. This low is
also bringing up another push of warm air from the south.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
The EC, GFS, and GEM are all in good agreement through the mid
term allowing for above average confidence with the approach of
the North Pacific low into Friday. The 00Z NAM was significantly
slower than the other models and kept a more southerly track and
was not preferred. However, the 06Z NAM is in much better
agreement with the other guidance.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
A front entering the southwestern Gulf will slowly move north and
east through tonight. Rain is expected to only reach the southern
tip of the Kenai by late afternoon, however a chance for
showers just north of this system will be possible during the
afternoon as a weak short wave moves up from the western Gulf.
Light afternoon seabreezes develop this afternoon as the front
stays to the south. The front picks up a northerly pace early
evening with a trough axis swinging across the central Gulf. This
will bring a favorable set up for increased winds across channeled
terrain of Turnagain Arm and Knik River valley and also along the
Copper River. This flow regime downslopes west facing slopes late
evening, however rain chances increase overnight as a second
stronger wave moves up from the western Gulf.

The upper level jet stream continues to bring abundant moisture
into Southcentral through Friday night. The upper level low lifts
north late Friday which keeps higher rain chances across
Southcentral and the Gulf into early Saturday morning.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
The large, vertically stacked low sitting over the Northern
Bering will keep cool and cloudy conditions over the southwest
mainland today in deep onshore flow, with periods of rain over
the Kuskokwim Delta as an embedded disturbance clips the coast.
Rain will then begin to push into the Bristol Bay region late this
afternoon as an elongated warm front begins to approach the
region from the North Pacific. This will signal the start of a
prolonged period of stratiform rain, with the wet pattern lasting
into the weekend as a surface low rides northward along the front
and a SW-NE oriented jet streak provides strong upper level
support.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)...
The most active weather will remain confined to the Alaska
Peninsula for the next several days as the front and associated
surface low track northward into Bristol Bay through early
Saturday. Otherwise, fairly quiet weather will persist over the
rest of the Bering beneath the large upper low centered near
Saint Matthew Island, with a few showers across central portions
of the Bering and low stratus and fog over the western offshore
waters.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)...
Starting in the Friday evening time frame, a vertically stacked
North Pacific low just south of Sand Point will track
northeastward up the western flank of the ridge and over Kodiak
Island by Saturday. This feature will start to push the ridging
over the gulf further eastward over the Eastern Gulf by Saturday
afternoon. The second in a series of fronts associated with this
weakening North Pacific low will track over Kodiak Island and the
western Gulf Friday night, then push northeastward into the
northern Gulf coast and Southern Mainland by Saturday morning.
This will bring another round of steady rain to much of the Gulf
Coast and Southern Mainland through Saturday night. Models
continue to struggle with the overall track and timing of these
systems, as it tracks northward through the Gulf and into the
Southern Mainland. The NAM was the outlier today being the
slowest solution, where the EC and Canadian models started to
trend toward the preferred GFS's faster and more northerly
solution.

Meanwhile, the Bering Sea and Aleutians will stay clear of
significant large-scale weather systems through the middle of next
week. The only exception will be the Eastern Bering/Aleutians and
Alaska Peninsula that will receive some winds and rainfall from
the above mentioned systems tracking in from the North Pacific
Friday night through Saturday morning. In general, this means the
area will experience typical warm-season conditions such as calm
winds, widespread low-clouds, and some foggy conditions over the
bering and Southwest coast. The models are slowly coming into
better agreement with high pressure building over the eastern
Bering/Aleutians and Southwestern Mainland over the weekend, then
shifting and strengthening over the Central and Eastern
Bering/Aleutians and into the beginning by Wednesday. Models are
also struggling with the next low/front tracking in from the west
over the western aleutians by mid week. Given the continued model
differences regarding these systems and overall pattern, forecast
confidence remains low through out the long term.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...None.
MARINE...None.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...dk
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...kh
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...cb
LONG TERM...tp

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 19, 3:43 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
May 19, 3:13 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
May 19, 3:26 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC20 hr
May 19, 3:26 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days

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Sources

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