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FZAK52 PAFC 181144
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 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.

PKZ199-190300-
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SUN
AFTERNOON. A 970 MB LOW 540 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU THIS AFTERNOON WILL
WEAKEN TO 990 MB 325 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATTU LATE SUN NIGHT. A WEATHER
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND TO THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY LATE SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-190300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ155-190300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES...BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ160-190300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ165-190300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4
FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ180-190300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. S OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE EVENING.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-190300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ171-190300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-190300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ175-190300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ176-190300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ185-190300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ179-190300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

JM