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Small Craft Advisory 418, NWS Anchorage, AK

May 24, 2017

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 24, 2017, 3:43 AM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days.

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The facts

Issued
May 24, 2017, 3:43 AM AKDT (11:43 UTC)
Expired
May 27, 2017, 4:01 PM AKDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

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.

$$
7 follow-up statements
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.

$$
752 
FZAK52 PAFC 261145
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
345 AM AKDT FRI MAY 26 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.

PKZ199-270045-
345 AM AKDT FRI MAY 26 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 1006 MB 
LOW 105 NM SOUTH OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND EXTENDS A TROUGH OVER THE 
EASTERN BERING SEA. A 1011 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY MOVES 
TO 60 NM WEST OF KODIAK CITY WHILE THE ASSOCIATED FRONT STRETCHES 
BACK ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUN MORNING. A 999 MB LOW 170 NM
WEST OF ATTU MOVES TO 125 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK AT 993 MB BY SUN 
MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-270045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
345 AM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ155-270045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
345 AM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 7 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ160-270045-
BRISTOL BAY-
345 AM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ165-270045-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
345 AM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ170-270045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
345 AM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ171-270045-
UNALASKA BAY-
345 AM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-270045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
345 AM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ173-270045-
NIKLOSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
345 AM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ174-270045-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
345 AM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ175-270045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
345 AM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ176-270045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
345 AM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

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

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ177-270045-
ADAK TO KISKA-
345 AM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

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

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ178-270045-
KISKA TO ATTU-
345 AM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ179-270045-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
345 AM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

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

$$

PKZ180-270045-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
345 AM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ181-270045-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
345 AM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...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...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ185-270045-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
345 AM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 15 KT W
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$
165 
FZAK52 PAFC 270001
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
401 PM AKDT FRI MAY 26 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.

PKZ199-271300-
401 PM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1007 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND MOVES 50 NM EAST OF
SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AT 1009 MB SAT MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT 
AFTERNOON. A 1009 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTH OF PORT MOLLER REMAINS NEARLY 
STATIONARY BEFORE DISSIPATING BY SUN AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW FORMS 
170 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA SAT MORNING AND ELONGATES INTO A TROUGH 
OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY SAT EVENING BEFORE PHASING IN WITH A 
987 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON.


$$

PKZ150-271300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
401 PM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ155-271300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
401 PM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS E. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ160-271300-
BRISTOL BAY-
401 PM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ165-271300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
401 PM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS
4 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-271300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
401 PM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ171-271300-
UNALASKA BAY-
401 PM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-271300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
401 PM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ173-271300-
NIKLOSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
401 PM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ174-271300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
401 PM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ175-271300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
401 PM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ176-271300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
401 PM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ177-271300-
ADAK TO KISKA-
401 PM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ178-271300-
KISKA TO ATTU-
401 PM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

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

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

$$

PKZ179-271300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
401 PM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ180-271300-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
401 PM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ181-271300-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
401 PM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

.TONIGHT...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 AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ185-271300-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
401 PM AKDT FRI MAY 26 2017

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 15 KT W
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$
420 
FZAK52 PAFC 271201
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
401 AM AKDT SAT MAY 27 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.

PKZ199-280100-
401 AM AKDT SAT MAY 27 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 FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WITH MULTIPLE EMBEDDED WEAK 
LOWS WILL DISSIPATE SUN. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A NORTH PACIFIC 
LOW WILL APPROACH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA FROM 
THE SOUTH SUN NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-280100-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
401 AM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ155-280100-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
401 AM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ160-280100-
BRISTOL BAY-
401 AM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ165-280100-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
401 AM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ170-280100-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
401 AM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ171-280100-
UNALASKA BAY-
401 AM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-280100-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
401 AM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ173-280100-
NIKLOSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
401 AM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ174-280100-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
401 AM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ175-280100-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
401 AM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY 
FOG.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ176-280100-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
401 AM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY 
FOG.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ177-280100-
ADAK TO KISKA-
401 AM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ178-280100-
KISKA TO ATTU-
401 AM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ179-280100-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
401 AM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ180-280100-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
401 AM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ181-280100-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
401 AM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ185-280100-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
401 AM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$
446 
FZAK52 PAFC 280001
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
401 PM AKDT SAT MAY 27 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.

PKZ199-281315-
401 PM AKDT SAT MAY 27 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 1006 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTH OF PORT MOLLER SAT AFTERNOON MOVES 
160 NM SOUTHEAST OF PORT MOLLER AT 1005 MB SUN MORNING BEFORE
DISSIPATING OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUN AFTERNOON. A 991 MB 
LOW 200 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON MOVES 100 NM NORTH OF 
KISKA ISLAND AT 991 MB SUN AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM MOVES 50 NM 
NORTHEAST OF KISKA ISLAND AT 994 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN MOVES 110 
NM EAST OF KISKA ISLAND AT 996 MB TUE MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-281315-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
401 PM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ155-281315-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
401 PM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ160-281315-
BRISTOL BAY-
401 PM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ165-281315-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
401 PM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-281315-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
401 PM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ171-281315-
UNALASKA BAY-
401 PM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-281315-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
401 PM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ173-281315-
NIKLOSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
401 PM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ174-281315-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
401 PM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ175-281315-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
401 PM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ176-281315-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
401 PM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ177-281315-
ADAK TO KISKA-
401 PM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ178-281315-
KISKA TO ATTU-
401 PM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ179-281315-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
401 PM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ180-281315-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
401 PM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ181-281315-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
401 PM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ185-281315-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
401 PM AKDT SAT MAY 27 2017

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 20 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 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 23, 4:49 PM AKDT, 10 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 23, 4:49 PM AKDT, 10 hours 54 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
449 PM AKDT Tue May 23 2017

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A broad upper low complex continues over the northern and central
Bering Sea. A trough on the eastern spoke of complex extends
across Southcentral and is exiting to the north. Cold air driving
south around the backside of the Bering complex is digging out the
base of the trough between 160-170E. A strong southwesterly
120-140 kt jet extends from the north pacific, across the central
Aleutians, to over Bristol Bay.

A weakening occluded front brought rain to the Southwest Alaska.
A surface wave, under the strong southwesterly jet, is forming
along the trailing front boundary extending along the Aleutians.
Rain and gusty winds were evident along the frontal boundary.
Cloud breaks were observed over much of Southcentral Alaska with
drier air on the backside of the retreating upper trough. Though,
higher clouds were starting to encroach from the southwest.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
Numerical forecast guidance are in very good agreement with the
timing of synoptic features. Generally will be using a little
GFS/NAM in combination with hand edits.

&&

.AVIATION...
PANC...Gusty southeast winds are expected across the airport
complex beginning late tonight and will continue through Wednesday
evening. Conditions are expected to drop to MVFR in rain
beginning Wednesday morning.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
Show the present forecast weather pattern to any meteorologist,
and you will be hard pressed to find any that would guess this is
the tail end of May. An upper level ridge over the area currently
is already being shoved to the east to be replaced by a incredibly
cold, deep upper level trough. Upper level troughs exist because
they are characterized by a cold air mass. Whenever an air mass is
rapidly replaced by one that has significantly different
characteristics, there's usually precipitation involved. That will
certainly be the case this time as well.

The key to precipitation amounts in this forecast across
Southcentral has largely to do with one specific factor, wind
direction. The winds at all levels of the atmosphere will align
tonight in a southwesterly direction. For much of the state,
especially Southcentral, a southwesterly wind is the one direction
where there is no blocking by the mountains for most areas. Thus,
a steady stream of moisture moving northeastward straight up the
Cook Inlet will develop tonight. It will not take long beyond that
for precipitation to develop area-wide, as the cold air to the
west acts to lift the moisture out ahead of it, causing it to
condense and then fall as precipitation. This precipitation will
start by sunrise Wednesday and continue through most of the day.
For most low-elevation locations, including the Anchorage Bowl, it
will be rain. However, as progressively colder air moves in,
elevated areas will see a changeover to a rain/snow mix, or
perhaps all snow. Accumulations anywhere populated should be light
due to temps staying at or above freezing and the over 18 hours of
daylight working to keep ground temperatures warm. Valley rains
and mountain snows will continue into Wednesday night,
particularly in the northern Susitna Valley, the Kenai Mountains,
and points further east along Prince William Sound.

Shower activity will continue along the mountains Thursday, but
outside of a stray shower most valley locations should dry out
with peeks of sunshine as well. The cold air mass across western
Alaska will continue to make its way into Southcentral. As the
coldest air will be most effective moving in at higher altitudes,
the developing temperature profile of relatively warm air at low
elevations underneath cooling air at high elevations will make the
atmosphere increasingly unstable, especially by Thursday
afternoon. Plenty of remnant moisture from Wednesday's rainfall,
an increasingly unstable air mass, and another upper level wave
moving towards the area from Southwest Alaska will combine to
produce a chance of thunderstorms over the western Susitna Valley
and the Alaska Range Thursday afternoon. Meanwhile elsewhere tall,
billowing cumulus over many of the area mountains may cause
occasionally heavy precipitation in those areas. The cold air
aloft will also lead to snow levels falling to as low as 1,500
feet Thursday night, so it is very possible that on the upper
Hillside and for anyone travelling through Southcentral's many
mountain passes will see some snow.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
Widespread rains and cooler temperatures will spread throughout
the Southwest Mainland this evening as a frontal system moves
through the area. Behind this front, very cold air aloft will
provide enough instability to produce thunderstorms to inland
areas during the afternoon/evening hours on Wednesday and
Thursday. During the overnight hours cold air will descend far
enough into the low elevations of the Kuskokwim Valley and Delta
to bring light accumulating snowfall to many areas for Thursday
morning, which may also stretch far enough west to bring
accumulating snow into the Bethel area. Cloudy skies and cool
temperatures will then remain throughout the area for the
remainder of the work week as an upper level disturbances passes
overhead

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)...
Very cold air associated with an upper level trough moving over
the area will bring showers and westerly winds throughout the
area into Thursday. With 850 mb temperatures falling below -6C,
this may even bring a brief round of snow to the Pribilof Islands
tonight, however temperatures will be much to warm for any
accumulations. Further to the west, a weak wave will skirt the
Western-Eastern Aleutians beginning Wednesday evening, bringing
mostly small craft winds and rain to the area through Thursday.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)...
The very cold upper level low over the state will continue to be
the major story into the weekend. Snow levels will gradually rise
but the cold temperatures aloft will keep conditions conducive for
periods of showers over the majority of the region. A cutoff low
will develop from the main upper level low on Sunday and remain
over Kodiak Island as the main low finally lifts back into the
Arctic.

After this the uncertainty really increases as model spread
dramatically increases for the operational runs. The model
ensembles are indicating the next surface low will scoot just a
little south of the Aleutians but that solution is far from
certain.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...Gale Warning 150 155 172.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...RC
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...JW
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DEK
LONG TERM...EZ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
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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.