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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO
CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM

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

PKZ099-190100-
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A 996 MB LOW NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL MOVE NE INTO YUKON
AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE PANHANDLE SAT. A WEAK LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE
NORTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE BY LATE SUN AFTERNOON.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE WESTERN GULF SAT NIGHT WILL
EXPAND NE TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT.

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PKZ041-190100-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION-
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
SW SWELL.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL.
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

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PKZ042-190100-
CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE-
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
SW SWELL.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
W SWELL.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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PKZ043-190100-
CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER-
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. S SWELL IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
W SWELL.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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PKZ051-190100-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE-
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. S SWELL.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
SW SWELL.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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PKZ052-190100-
ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING-
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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