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FZAK52 PAFC 242301
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013

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.

PKZ199-251500-
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 993 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 990 MB 90 NM
NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN IN PLACE TO
996 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON.

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PKZ150-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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PKZ155-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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PKZ160-251500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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PKZ165-251500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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PKZ180-251500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

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PKZ170-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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PKZ171-251500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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PKZ175-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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PKZ176-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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PKZ185-251500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.

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PKZ179-251500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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