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Small Craft Advisory 413, NWS Anchorage, AK

May 22, 2017

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 22, 2017, 3:30 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 22, 2017, 3:30 PM AKDT (23:30 UTC)
Expired
May 25, 2017, 3:33 PM AKDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

435 
FZAK52 PAFC 222330
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
330 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

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.

PKZ199-231245-
330 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 990 MB LOW 320 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 115 NM SOUTH OF 
GAMBELL AT 1000 MB BY WED AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE
CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE SOUTHWEST COAST TONIGHT.
ANOTHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN
BERING TUE AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA 
TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-231245-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
330 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ155-231245-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
330 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ160-231245-
BRISTOL BAY-
330 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-231245-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
330 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-231245-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
330 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ171-231245-
UNALASKA BAY-
330 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-231245-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
330 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ173-231245-
NIKLOSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
330 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ174-231245-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
330 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ175-231245-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
330 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ176-231245-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
330 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ177-231245-
ADAK TO KISKA-
330 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ178-231245-
KISKA TO ATTU-
330 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ179-231245-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
330 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ180-231245-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
330 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ181-231245-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
330 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ185-231245-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
330 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$
7 follow-up statements
366 
FZAK52 PAFC 222332 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

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.

PKZ199-231245-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

BOGOSLOF VOLCANO LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 55 NM WEST OF DUTCH
HARBOR IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. A 990 MB LOW 320 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA
WILL MOVE TO 115 NM SOUTH OF GAMBELL AT 1000 MB BY WED AFTERNOON.
AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE INLAND OVER
THE SOUTHWEST COAST TONIGHT. ANOTHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL 
ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING TUE AFTERNOON AND MOVE 
INLAND OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-231245-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ155-231245-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ160-231245-
BRISTOL BAY-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-231245-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-231245-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ171-231245-
UNALASKA BAY-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-231245-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ173-231245-
NIKLOSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ174-231245-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ175-231245-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ176-231245-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ177-231245-
ADAK TO KISKA-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ178-231245-
KISKA TO ATTU-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ179-231245-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ180-231245-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ181-231245-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ185-231245-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
332 PM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$
964 
FZAK52 PAFC 231158
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

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.

PKZ199-240030-
358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
BOGOSLOF VOLCANO LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 55 NM WEST OF DUTCH
HARBOR IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. A 993 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL
WILL MOVE TO 165 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL AT 1001 MB BY WED AFTERNOON
BEFORE BEING ABSORBED BY A DEVELOPING LOW NORTH OF THE BERING STRAIT
THU MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE 
INLAND OVER THE SOUTHWEST COAST TODAY. THE NEXT FRONT WILL APPROACH 
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY THU MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-240030-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ155-240030-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ160-240030-
BRISTOL BAY-
358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

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

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ165-240030-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-240030-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ171-240030-
UNALASKA BAY-
358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-240030-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ173-240030-
NIKLOSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ174-240030-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ175-240030-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ176-240030-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ177-240030-
ADAK TO KISKA-
358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ178-240030-
KISKA TO ATTU-
358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ179-240030-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ180-240030-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ181-240030-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ185-240030-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 25 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$
105 
FZAK52 PAFC 232330
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
330 PM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

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.

PKZ199-241215-
330 PM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

BOGOSLOF VOLCANO LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 55 NM WEST OF DUTCH
HARBOR IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. 

A FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE 
SOUTHWEST COAST AND ALASKA PENINSULA THIS EVENING. THE NEXT FRONT 
WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THU. 

$$

PKZ150-241215-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
330 PM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ155-241215-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
330 PM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ160-241215-
BRISTOL BAY-
330 PM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ165-241215-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
330 PM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN 
THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-241215-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
330 PM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ171-241215-
UNALASKA BAY-
330 PM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-241215-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
330 PM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ173-241215-
NIKLOSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
330 PM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ174-241215-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
330 PM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ175-241215-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
330 PM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ176-241215-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
330 PM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ177-241215-
ADAK TO KISKA-
330 PM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ178-241215-
KISKA TO ATTU-
330 PM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ179-241215-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
330 PM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ180-241215-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
330 PM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ181-241215-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
330 PM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ185-241215-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
330 PM AKDT TUE MAY 23 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... NW 25 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$
326 
FZAK52 PAFC 241143
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
343 AM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

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.

PKZ199-250045-
343 AM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
BOGOSLOF VOLCANO LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 55 NM WEST OF DUTCH
HARBOR IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. A 996 MB LOW 190 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL
WILL MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTH OF GAMBELL AT 1000 MB THIS AFTERNOON
THEN BE ABSORBED BY A DEVELOPING LOW NORTH OF THE BERING STRAIT THU 
MORNING. A 1016 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF SHEMYA THIS EVENING WILL MOVE 
TO 130 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK AT 1011 MB THU AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 65 
NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 1008 MB FRI MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-250045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
343 AM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ155-250045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
343 AM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ160-250045-
BRISTOL BAY-
343 AM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ165-250045-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
343 AM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-250045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
343 AM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ171-250045-
UNALASKA BAY-
343 AM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-250045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
343 AM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ173-250045-
NIKLOSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
343 AM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ174-250045-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
343 AM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ175-250045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
343 AM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ176-250045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
343 AM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ177-250045-
ADAK TO KISKA-
343 AM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ178-250045-
KISKA TO ATTU-
343 AM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ179-250045-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
343 AM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ180-250045-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
343 AM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ181-250045-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
343 AM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ185-250045-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
343 AM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... NW 30 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$
397 
FZAK52 PAFC 242330
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
330 PM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

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.

PKZ199-251215-
330 PM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1001 MB LOW NEAR 60N 171W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN THU. A 1016 MB LOW NEAR 52N 166E WILL
MOVE TO 53N 170W AT 1013 MB THU AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 54N 159W AT
1008 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE
OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THU AFTERNOON AND FRI. HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHWEST BERING THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-251215-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
330 PM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ155-251215-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
330 PM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ160-251215-
BRISTOL BAY-
330 PM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ165-251215-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
330 PM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-251215-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
330 PM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ171-251215-
UNALASKA BAY-
330 PM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-251215-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
330 PM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 
FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ173-251215-
NIKLOSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
330 PM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ174-251215-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
330 PM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ175-251215-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
330 PM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ176-251215-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
330 PM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ177-251215-
ADAK TO KISKA-
330 PM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ178-251215-
KISKA TO ATTU-
330 PM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ179-251215-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
330 PM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ180-251215-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
330 PM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ181-251215-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
330 PM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ185-251215-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
330 PM AKDT WED MAY 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$
061 
FZAK52 PAFC 251146
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
346 AM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

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.

PKZ199-260115-
346 AM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
BOGOSLOF VOLCANO 53 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS ACTIVE. A 1017 MB 
LOW 100 NM NORTH OF KISKA MOVES TO 230 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 
1003 MB BY SAT MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT REMAINS SOUTH OF THE 
ALEUTIANS. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES TO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA BY SAT 
MORNING. A 998 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 220 NM SOUTH OF KISKA
BY SAT MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-260115-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
346 AM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ155-260115-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
346 AM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ160-260115-
BRISTOL BAY-
346 AM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-260115-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
346 AM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-260115-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
346 AM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ171-260115-
UNALASKA BAY-
346 AM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-260115-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
346 AM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ173-260115-
NIKLOSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
346 AM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ174-260115-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
346 AM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ175-260115-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
346 AM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ176-260115-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
346 AM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ177-260115-
ADAK TO KISKA-
346 AM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ178-260115-
KISKA TO ATTU-
346 AM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ179-260115-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
346 AM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ180-260115-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
346 AM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ181-260115-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
346 AM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ185-260115-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
346 AM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW 25 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$
397 
FZAK52 PAFC 252333
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
333 PM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

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.

PKZ199-261230-
333 PM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING
SEA WILL MERGE AND STRENGTHEN INTO A 1010 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF
SAND POINT SATURDAY MORNING THEN STALL THROUGH SATURDAY 
AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA 
SATURDAY. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

$$

PKZ150-261230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
333 PM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ155-261230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
333 PM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT W OF SAND POINT. SEAS 7 FT. 
RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ160-261230-
BRISTOL BAY-
333 PM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT.
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-261230-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
333 PM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-261230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
333 PM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ171-261230-
UNALASKA BAY-
333 PM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-261230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
333 PM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

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

$$

PKZ173-261230-
NIKLOSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
333 PM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ174-261230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
333 PM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ175-261230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
333 PM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ176-261230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
333 PM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ177-261230-
ADAK TO KISKA-
333 PM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ178-261230-
KISKA TO ATTU-
333 PM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ179-261230-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
333 PM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ180-261230-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
333 PM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ181-261230-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
333 PM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ185-261230-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
333 PM AKDT THU MAY 25 2017

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 22, 4:42 AM AKDT, 10 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 4:42 AM AKDT, 10 hours 48 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
442 AM AKDT Mon May 22 2017

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A very dynamic pattern is on deck with broad troughing influencing
much of the region and sustaining two distinct systems. First,
there is a decaying occluded front that has pushed into the Kenai
Peninsula bringing a precipitation shield from Cook Inlet to
Cordova. Second, there is a mature cyclone impacting the western
Aleutians which has strong jet support.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
Good model consensus for the ensuing 96 hour forecast period as a
series of storms impact the region. The main event will be a
well-organized storm moves across the Aleutians and into
southcentral AK bringing a widespread batch of unsettled weather.
This is a high confidence event. The primary forecast challenge
will most likely prove to be the QPF.

&&

.AVIATION...

PANC...The remnants of a frontal boundary will bring rain and
reduced ceilings to PANC. The primary forecast challenge will be
pin-pointing the timing of the changes in cigs. Winds are
projected to be southerly today.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
A brief break from steadier rain today and Tuesday with showers
before rain once again comes back on Wednesday. The previous upper
low is now pushing into the Interior. Lingering cold air aloft,
some clearing of clouds/surface heating today, and convergence
around Turnagain Arm will keep isolated to scattered showers in
the forecast. A weak trough also slides overhead tonight, so
we won't likely be completely dry, but the widespread rain will be
over. As we lose clouds and wind Tuesday morning, recent low-
level moisture could promote fog development around Cook Inlet.
I'd like to see a bit more ridging aloft and subsidence, but
moisture and slack flow should be enough for patchy stuff.

Tuesday should be mostly dry, but middle and high clouds will
quickly be rolling in ahead of a pattern change for mid-week. A
strong jet stream will punch in from the west, bringing load of
moisture with it. Expect a return of steady rain and even some
wind on Wednesday.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
The weak frontal system along the coast will continue to shear
apart today as most of the energy from the associated upper level
trough crosses the Alaska Peninsula and tracks away to east
across the Gulf. Showery conditions will continue across Southwest
Alaska this afternoon through tonight as the remnants of the
trough swing across southwest Alaska. The next incoming frontal
system will reach the coast early Tuesday morning followed by
a stronger and rather wet system Tuesday night and Wednesday.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)...
The frontal system currently pushing through the western Aleutians
will continue east into the central Bering today and eastern
Bering tonight. A developing wave along the front further to the
south will swing into the central Aleutians tonight, continue
east across the eastern Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula Tuesday and
then cross Bristol Bay Tuesday afternoon and evening. The large
vertically stacked parent low will track across the western Bering
today and tonight, into the northern Bering Tuesday and continue
east to the Y-K Delta through Wednesday night.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7)...An amplifying trough
digging through the Bering sea and Aleutian chain will continue to
shift eastward Wednesday morning, with a blocking ridge building
over the Gulf of Alaska slowing the eastward progression of the
trough. This will keep a steady supply of wet and windy conditions
over much of the southern mainland through the end of the week.
Models continue to come into better agreement with bringing this
unseasonably moist airmass (based on forecasted precipitable water
values) to mainland Alaska.

One of the biggest struggles in the extended forecast will be the
timing of when high pressure builds back into the gulf and if/when
showers over the southern Mainland tapper off. Latest model runs
suggest this wet pattern will begin to dissipate during the
Memorial Day weekend, as models remain firm on bringing the ridge
of high pressure over the Northern gulf. However, there still
remains some uncertainty as these models are showing a chance of
some showers making it over the ridge and into the cook inlet
region Sunday. If this ridge builds into the area stronger than
currently progged, there remains some potential to bring warmer
and drier conditions to Southcentral Alaska over the weekend and
into Monday. Given the current model discrepancies, forecast
confidence remains low in a completely warm and dry scenario.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 155 172 174.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...PJS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...ML
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JR
LONG TERM...TP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 22, 3:39 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
May 22, 3:42 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
May 22, 3:42 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC7 days
May 22, 3:30 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 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.