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Small Craft Advisory 539, NWS Anchorage, AK

June 17, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jun 17, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 17, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
Expired
Jun 18, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 181118
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SUN JUN 18 2006

MARINE 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.

PKZ199-190200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1003 MB LOW 60 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL THIS MORNING WILL MOVE 
SOUTH NEAR DUTCH HARBOR AT 1008 MB AND DISSIPATE BY THIS AFTERNOON. 
A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN BERING 
SEA WHILE A RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. 

$$

PKZ150-190200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT SUN JUN 18 2006

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-190200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT SUN JUN 18 2006

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-190200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT SUN JUN 18 2006

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-190200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT SUN JUN 18 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-190200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT SUN JUN 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-190200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT SUN JUN 18 2006

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-190200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT SUN JUN 18 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-190200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT SUN JUN 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-190200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT SUN JUN 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-190200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT SUN JUN 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-190200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT SUN JUN 18 2006

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-190200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT SUN JUN 18 2006

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 182347
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 18 2006

MARINE 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.

PKZ199-191400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1004 MB 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA AND WEAKEN MON. A 1009 MB LOW 350 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL MON
NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 175 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL AT 1009 MB TUE
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-191400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 18 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-191400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 18 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-191400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 18 2006

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS THIS
EVENING. SEAS 5 FT.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-191400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 18 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-191400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 18 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-191400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 18 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-191400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 18 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-191400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-191400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-191400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 18 2006

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-191400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 18 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-191400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 18 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 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 Jun 17, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM ADT SAT JUN 17 2006

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER AIR...
THE LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND
TONIGHT. ANOTHER UPPER LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL
EVENTUALLY REPLACE THE OLD UPPER LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF BY TUESDAY.

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE
WEST TO AN AREA SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK MONDAY. THE RIDGE ALONG THE EAST
AND NORTH SIDE OF THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH
THROUGH MONDAY. THE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST
TONIGHT AND MOVE MORE SHOWERS INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE SOUTH
AND EAST SIDE OF THE KENAI PENINSULA OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

THE THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WILL MOVE INTO THE
NORTHERN INTERIOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME MORE
CONVECTIVELY STABLE AND THE NUMBER OF SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHERN
INTERIOR SHOULD DIMINISH THROUGH MONDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM JUN 06

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr

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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.