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Gale Warning 384, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 15, 2018, 3:36 AM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- May 15, 2018, 3:36 AM AKDT (11:36 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2018, 3:37 AM AKDT
- In force
- 4 days
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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605 FZAK52 PAFC 151136 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 336 AM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 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. PKZ199-160100- 336 AM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... High pressure builds over the Bering through Wed afternoon. A front moves over the western Aleutians Wed night. A second front associated with a North Pacific low moves over the Alaska Peninsula Wed morning. $$ PKZ150-160100- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 336 AM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt by late morning. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ155-160100- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 336 AM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ160-160100- Bristol Bay- 336 AM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-160100- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 336 AM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ170-160100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 336 AM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ171-160100- Unalaska Bay- 336 AM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-160100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 336 AM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ173-160100- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 336 AM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ174-160100- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 336 AM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ175-160100- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 336 AM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-160100- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 336 AM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ177-160100- Adak to Kiska- 336 AM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ178-160100- Kiska to Attu- 336 AM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ179-160100- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 336 AM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ180-160100- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 336 AM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ181-160100- North and West of Nunivak Island- 336 AM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-160100- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 336 AM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... SW 15 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
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293 FZAK52 PAFC 152247 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 247 PM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 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. PKZ199-161130- 247 PM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... High pressure builds over the Bering through Wed afternoon. A front moves over the western Aleutians through Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ150-161130- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 247 PM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ155-161130- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 247 PM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, E wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ160-161130- Bristol Bay- 247 PM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-161130- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 247 PM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ170-161130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 247 PM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ171-161130- Unalaska Bay- 247 PM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-161130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 247 PM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ173-161130- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 247 PM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ174-161130- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 247 PM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ175-161130- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 247 PM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-161130- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 247 PM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ177-161130- Adak to Kiska- 247 PM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt in the morning increasing to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ178-161130- Kiska to Attu- 247 PM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ179-161130- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 247 PM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ180-161130- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 247 PM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ181-161130- North and West of Nunivak Island- 247 PM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-161130- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 247 PM AKDT Tue May 15 2018 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SW 15 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SW 15 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
517 FZAK52 PAFC 161128 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 328 AM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 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. PKZ199-170030- 328 AM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 mb low 605 nm Southwest of Attu moves to 350 nm South of Attu and dissipates Thu morning. Its front sweeps into the Western Bering and Central Aleutians for Fri morning. High pressure remains over the Central Bering through Fri morning. $$ PKZ150-170030- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 328 AM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ155-170030- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 328 AM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, E wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ160-170030- Bristol Bay- 328 AM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-170030- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 328 AM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-170030- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 328 AM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-170030- Unalaska Bay- 328 AM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-170030- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 328 AM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ173-170030- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 328 AM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-170030- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 328 AM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ175-170030- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 328 AM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ176-170030- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 328 AM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-170030- Adak to Kiska- 328 AM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-170030- Kiska to Attu- 328 AM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ179-170030- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 328 AM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-170030- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 328 AM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-170030- North and West of Nunivak Island- 328 AM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-170030- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 328 AM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SW 15 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SW 15 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .THU...NE wind 15 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... variable 10 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
482 FZAK52 PAFC 162340 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 340 PM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 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. PKZ199-171245- 340 PM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 mb low 605 nm Southwest of Attu moves to 350 nm South of Attu and dissipates Thu morning. Its front sweeps into the Western Bering and Central Aleutians for Fri morning. High pressure remains over the Central Bering through Fri morning. $$ PKZ150-171245- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 340 PM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ155-171245- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 340 PM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, E wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ160-171245- Bristol Bay- 340 PM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-171245- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 340 PM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-171245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 340 PM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-171245- Unalaska Bay- 340 PM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-171245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 340 PM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ173-171245- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 340 PM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-171245- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 340 PM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ175-171245- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 340 PM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ176-171245- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 340 PM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-171245- Adak to Kiska- 340 PM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-171245- Kiska to Attu- 340 PM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ179-171245- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 340 PM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-171245- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 340 PM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-171245- North and West of Nunivak Island- 340 PM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-171245- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 340 PM AKDT Wed May 16 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SW 15 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SW 15 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .THU...NE wind 15 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... variable 10 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
989 FZAK52 PAFC 171149 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 349 AM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 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. PKZ199-180045- 349 AM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A Bristol Bay front decays over Western Alaska Fri afternoon. A 1000 mb low 320 nm South of Kiska moves into the North Pacific Fri morning. Its front wraps over the Southern Bering and Aleutians through Sat morning. A 987 mb South Kamchatka low moves to 195 nm South of Atka at 992 mb for Sat morning. Bering high pressure retreats to the Chukchi Sea by Sat morning. $$ PKZ150-180045- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 349 AM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ155-180045- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 349 AM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ160-180045- Bristol Bay- 349 AM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-180045- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 349 AM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-180045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 349 AM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-180045- Unalaska Bay- 349 AM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-180045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 349 AM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ173-180045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 349 AM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-180045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 349 AM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ175-180045- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 349 AM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ176-180045- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 349 AM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ177-180045- Adak to Kiska- 349 AM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ178-180045- Kiska to Attu- 349 AM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ179-180045- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 349 AM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-180045- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 349 AM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-180045- North and West of Nunivak Island- 349 AM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-180045- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 349 AM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... SW 15 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 20 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
120 FZAK52 PAFC 172307 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 307 PM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 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. PKZ199-181215- 307 PM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 mb Kamchatka low 275 nm southwest of Shemya will move to 235 nm south of Dutch Harbor at 988 mb Sat afternoon. A second North Pacific low will move to 95 nm west of Dutch Harbor at 1002 mb then it will move to 120 nm southwest of Cold Bay at 998 mb where it will be absorbed by the first low Sat morning. $$ PKZ150-181215- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 307 PM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-181215- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 307 PM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ160-181215- Bristol Bay- 307 PM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-181215- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 307 PM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-181215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 307 PM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ171-181215- Unalaska Bay- 307 PM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-181215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 307 PM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ173-181215- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 307 PM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ174-181215- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 307 PM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ175-181215- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 307 PM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ176-181215- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 307 PM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ177-181215- Adak to Kiska- 307 PM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ178-181215- Kiska to Attu- 307 PM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ179-181215- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 307 PM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ180-181215- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 307 PM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-181215- North and West of Nunivak Island- 307 PM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-181215- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 307 PM AKDT Thu May 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 20 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...N 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 8 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
330 FZAK52 PAFC 181147 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 347 AM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 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. PKZ199-190045- 347 AM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1001 mb low 235 nm South of Sand Point loops to 70 nm East of Dutch Harbor at 996 mb and dissipates Sat afternoon. A front decays over Western Alaska by Sun morning. A 984 mb low 460 nm Southwest of Attu moves to 285 nm South of Sand Point at 985 mb for Sun morning. Its front sweeps the Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula through Sun morning. $$ PKZ150-190045- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 347 AM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ155-190045- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 347 AM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ160-190045- Bristol Bay- 347 AM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-190045- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 347 AM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-190045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 347 AM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ171-190045- Unalaska Bay- 347 AM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-190045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 347 AM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ173-190045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 347 AM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ174-190045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 347 AM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ175-190045- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 347 AM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ176-190045- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 347 AM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ177-190045- Adak to Kiska- 347 AM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ178-190045- Kiska to Attu- 347 AM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ179-190045- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 347 AM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-190045- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 347 AM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-190045- North and West of Nunivak Island- 347 AM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-190045- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 347 AM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...N 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$
897 FZAK52 PAFC 182312 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 312 PM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 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. PKZ199-191145- 312 PM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 mb low 180 nm southeast of Dutch Harbor will move to 260 nm southeast of Sand Point at 980 mb Sun afternoon. A front over the Western Aleutians will spread over the Central Aleutians Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ150-191145- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 312 PM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ155-191145- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 312 PM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ160-191145- Bristol Bay- 312 PM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-191145- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 312 PM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ170-191145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 312 PM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ171-191145- Unalaska Bay- 312 PM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-191145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 312 PM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ173-191145- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 312 PM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ174-191145- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 312 PM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ175-191145- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 312 PM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ176-191145- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 312 PM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ177-191145- Adak to Kiska- 312 PM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ178-191145- Kiska to Attu- 312 PM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ179-191145- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 312 PM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-191145- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 312 PM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-191145- North and West of Nunivak Island- 312 PM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-191145- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 312 PM AKDT Fri May 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...N 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$
362 FZAK52 PAFC 191137 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 337 AM AKDT Sat May 19 2018 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. PKZ199-200030- 337 AM AKDT Sat May 19 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 mb low 170 nm South of Sand Point dissipates Sun morning. A front decays over the Aleutians by Sun morning. A 991 mb low 165 nm South of Adak moves to 135 nm Southeast of Kodiak City at 979 mb for Mon morning. Its front remains South of the Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula through Mon morning. $$ PKZ150-200030- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 337 AM AKDT Sat May 19 2018 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ155-200030- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 337 AM AKDT Sat May 19 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ160-200030- Bristol Bay- 337 AM AKDT Sat May 19 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-200030- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 337 AM AKDT Sat May 19 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-200030- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 337 AM AKDT Sat May 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ171-200030- Unalaska Bay- 337 AM AKDT Sat May 19 2018 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-200030- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 337 AM AKDT Sat May 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ173-200030- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 337 AM AKDT Sat May 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ174-200030- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 337 AM AKDT Sat May 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ175-200030- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 337 AM AKDT Sat May 19 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ176-200030- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 337 AM AKDT Sat May 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ177-200030- Adak to Kiska- 337 AM AKDT Sat May 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ178-200030- Kiska to Attu- 337 AM AKDT Sat May 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ179-200030- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 337 AM AKDT Sat May 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-200030- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 337 AM AKDT Sat May 19 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ181-200030- North and West of Nunivak Island- 337 AM AKDT Sat May 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ185-200030- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 337 AM AKDT Sat May 19 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at May 14, 4:08 PM AKDT, 11 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 14, 4:08 PM AKDT, 11 hours 28 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 408 PM AKDT Mon May 14 2018 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... The upper level pattern consists of a broad trough encompassing Mainland Alaska with ridging both upstream over the far western Bering Sea and downstream over the northwest U.S. and southwest Canada. The key features embedded within the Alaska trough include a low exiting across the Yukon with a weakening deformation band on the back side from western Prince William Sound to the Mat-Su, a short-wave crossing the northern Gulf, and a very cold upper level low over southwest Alaska with a short-wave rotating inland. Area soundings generally show a weakly unstable environment across the southern Mainland, with steepening lapse rates over southwest Alaska as colder air advects in aloft. Showers are focused along the old deformation band over Southcentral, ahead of the trough moving inland over southwest Alaska and right under the upper low center over the Kuskokwim Delta coast. Out west, benign conditions dominate much of the Bering Sea and Aleutians. && .MODEL DISCUSSION...Models remain in good agreement with large scale features over the next couple days. With many features moving through the trough, the primary challenge is determine areal coverage of showers, along with the most likely timing of showers for any specific location. A secondary challenge is precipitation type, as colder air crossing the southern mainland causes a widespread drop in snow levels. && .AVIATION... PANC...While showers will generally remain in the vicinity, the best chance for showers moving over the terminal looks to be until 12Z as short-wave moves up Cook Inlet. Showers will likely form along/near the Kenai mountains and move off the mountains toward Anchorage. There could be a brief lowering of ceilings and visibility (down to MVFR) with these showers. Otherwise, VFR conditions will persist. As far as winds, there may be a few southerly gusts this evening, but overall Turnagain wind is weak. The wind will be stronger on Tuesday as the coastal ridge builds ahead of a front moving into the southern Gulf. This will lead to strengthen southeasterly winds Tuesday afternoon into evening. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)... The longwave trough and associated upper low over southwest Alaska will keep southcentral under generally cool and cloudy conditions for the next few days. As the low yesterday in the northern Gulf has weakened and broken up, showers have developed around upper Cook Inlet and along the north Gulf coast. These showers will continue to slowly move northward overnight, and be reinforced by another shortwave currently moving through the Bristol Bay zone. Higher elevations of the Anchorage Hillside and up toward Hatcher Pass may see some snow tonight or tomorrow morning as freezing levels will be dropping. Some breaks of sun are likely by Tuesday afternoon as cooler air moves into the area from the southwest. By Wednesday southeast flow across the entire area strengthens, as a weak but persistent wet pattern moves back into the coastal areas around the Gulf. At this point the inland areas look like downsloping will keep things much drier, but probably not totally dry as the cross-barrier flow is not particularly impressive. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... A weakening cold front and associated low over the Kuskokwim Delta area will push further inland while dissipating tonight, leaving some lingering showers in its wake through Tuesday night. West to southwest winds across the area will shift to the north and east on Wednesday when the north Pacific low and associated front begin to push into the Alaska Peninsula. This system will bring another shot of warm and rainy conditions to the southwest Mainland overnight Wednesday into Thursday. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... A weakening low pressure system along the eastern Bering advects a colder air mass over the area through mid week, with showery conditions tracking through the eastern Bering along the western periphery of the upper low. A ridge build along the western Bering this evening, keeping low clouds and patchy fog into Wednesday. The next front moves to the western Aleutians Wednesday morning returning rain and gusty southeasterly flow to Shemya. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... Beginning Thursday evening, models are in decent agreement showing a persistent longwave ridge still centered over the NW US and the west coast of Canada, extending north into the Yukon and eastern portions of interior Alaska. At the same time, an upper level low will continue to rotate over the west coast of Alaska with a secondary low over the Northern Pacific south of the Aleutians, which will begin to move north towards the Gulf of Alaska. The interaction between the low and high will lead to a good push of moisture and onshore flow towards coastal regions of Southcentral. As this low moves north it will nudge the ridge east into interior Canada allowing a steady stream of systems to rotate up into southern Alaska. This means a continuation of the cloudy, wet, and cooler than normal conditions over the region through at least the weekend, delaying summer for a bit more. Those looking for reprieve may have to wait until the middle-end of next week as models are hinting at the persistent upper level trough over the state shifting east allowing high pressure over the Bering to move further east, bringing drier and warmer conditions over most of the mainland, though models still vary widely regarding the specific solution. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...None. MARINE...None. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...SEB SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AMD SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...TP LONG TERM...KVP
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| May 15, 3:36 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| May 15, 3:50 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 71 hr | |
| May 15, 2:56 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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