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Small Craft Advisory 486, NWS Anchorage, AK

June 1, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jun 1, 2007, 10:20 AM AKDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 1, 2007, 10:20 AM AKDT (18:20 UTC)
Expired
Jun 1, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 012320
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
320 PM ADT FRI JUN 1 2007

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.

PKZ199-021400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC
THROUGH SAT EVENING. A 998 MB LOW DEVELOPS OVER NORTHERN KAMCHATKA
SUN MORNING BEFORE MOVING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH INTO THE
NORTHWESTERN BERING SEA MON AFTERNOON...THIS SYSTEM DISSIPATES MON
NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH
MON.

$$

PKZ150-021400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
320 PM ADT FRI JUN 1 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-021400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
320 PM ADT FRI JUN 1 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-021400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
320 PM ADT FRI JUN 1 2007

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-021400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
320 PM ADT FRI JUN 1 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-021400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
320 PM ADT FRI JUN 1 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-021400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
320 PM ADT FRI JUN 1 2007

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-021400-
UNALASKA BAY
320 PM ADT FRI JUN 1 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-021400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
320 PM ADT FRI JUN 1 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EAST OF ATKA...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. N WIND 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-021400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
320 PM ADT FRI JUN 1 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-021400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
320 PM ADT FRI JUN 1 2007

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-021400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
320 PM ADT FRI JUN 1 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ179-021400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
320 PM ADT FRI JUN 1 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 020219 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
615 PM ADT FRI JUN 1 2007

CORRECTED AREAS 150 175

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.

PKZ199-021400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC
THROUGH SAT EVENING. A 998 MB LOW DEVELOPS OVER NORTHERN KAMCHATKA
SUN MORNING BEFORE MOVING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH INTO THE
NORTHWESTERN BERING SEA MON AFTERNOON...THIS SYSTEM DISSIPATES MON
NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH
MON.

$$

PKZ150-021400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
320 PM ADT FRI JUN 1 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-021400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
320 PM ADT FRI JUN 1 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-021400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
320 PM ADT FRI JUN 1 2007

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-021400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
320 PM ADT FRI JUN 1 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-021400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
320 PM ADT FRI JUN 1 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-021400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
320 PM ADT FRI JUN 1 2007

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-021400-
UNALASKA BAY
320 PM ADT FRI JUN 1 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-021400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
320 PM ADT FRI JUN 1 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EAST OF ATKA...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. N WIND 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-021400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
320 PM ADT FRI JUN 1 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-021400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
320 PM ADT FRI JUN 1 2007

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-021400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
320 PM ADT FRI JUN 1 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ179-021400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
320 PM ADT FRI JUN 1 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 021113
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 2 2007

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.

PKZ199-030200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING 
SEA THROUGH MONDAY. A 994 MB LOW DEVELOPS 500 NM NORTH OF ATTU SUN
MORNING AND DISSIPATES 325 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU BY MON AFTERNOON. 
A 994 MB LOW 800 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU MOVES TO 350 NM SOUTH OF ATTU
AT 999 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON. THIS LOW RESTRENGTHENS TO 991 MB 175 NM
SOUTHWEST OF ADAK MON MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-030200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 2 2007

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-030200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 2 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-030200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 2 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-030200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 2 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-030200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 2 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-030200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 2 2007

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-030200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 2 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-030200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 2 2007

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-030200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 2 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-030200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 2 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-030200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 2 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-030200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 2 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 1, 3:00 AM AKDT, 7 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 3:00 AM AKDT, 7 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
800 AM ADT THU JUN 1 2007

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...CYCLONIC FLOW CONTINUES OVER MUCH OF THE
STATE AS A LARGE UPPER LOW WITH SURFACE REFLECTION REMAINS ANCHORED
IN PLACE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE RESULTING ONSHORE FLOW
COMBINED WITH THE REMNANTS OF AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS BROUGHT
CONTINUED RAIN OVERNIGHT TO USUAL WINDWARD SLOPES OF THE COASTAL
MOUNTAINS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND KODIAK ISLAND WITH DRIER
CONDITIONS ON THE LEEWARD SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS. RADAR IS SHOWING
WEAK ECHOES MOVING ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY REGION THIS
MORNING...HOWEVER WHATEVER LIGHT PRECIP THERE IS DOES NOT APPEAR TO
BE REACHING THE GROUND. NORTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE BERING SEA
AROUND THE MAIN LOW IS BRINGING PRECIP INTO PACD AND PADU THIS
MORNING WHILE PASN REMAINS MIRED IN STRATUS. A COMPACT MID TO UPPER
LEVEL LOW IS SEEN ON IR IMAGERY DROPPING INTO THE CENTRAL BERING
WHILE TO THE WEST SURFACE RIDGING IS TRAPPING THE MARINE LAYER AND
KEEPING LOW CLOUDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
GOOD AGREEMENT AMONG THE MODELS IN THE SHORT TERM HOWEVER AGREEMENT
BREAKS DOWN BY 12Z SUNDAY. THE 12Z RUNS OF THE GFS AND THE UKMET ARE
MORE AGGRESSIVE IN DEVELOPING AND ROTATING A SURFACE LOW INTO THE
GULF SUNDAY NIGHT WHILE THE NAM AND THE ECMWF FAVOR A MUCH SLOWER AND
WEAKER LOW. GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THE JET CURRENTLY MOVING INTO AND
AROUND THE BASE OF THE UPPER LOW...THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRONGER LOW
SEEMS MORE REASONABLE. AFTER 84 HOURS THE GENERAL PICTURE AMONG THE
MODELS REMAINS SIMILAR WITH THE LONGWAVE TROUGH GRADUALLY
RETROGRADING WEST ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND A STRONGER LOW DROPPING
INTO THE WESTERN BERING MONDAY EVENING. THERE IS PRETTY STRONG
DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GFS AND THE ECMWF ON THIS FEATURE...HOWEVER
GIVEN THE SURPRISINGLY GOOD AGREEMENT AMONG THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS
AND THE RESEMBLANCE OF THE GFS SOLUTION TO THE PREVIOUS ECMWF
RUN...MORE CONFIDENCE IS PLACED IN THE GFS SOLUTION.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...MUCH OF THE SAME TODAY AS THE UPPER LOW
REMAINS ENTRENCHED AND THE ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND. SHOWER ACTIVITY ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF
SOUTHCENTRAL WILL BE LIMITED THIS AFTERNOON AS A WEAK SURFACE HIGH
MOVES ALONG THE COAST AND OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
AND AKPEN SHOULD CONTINUE TO SEE SHOWERY WEATHER IN NORTHERLY FLOW.
THE ARRIVAL OF THE UPPER LOW DROPPING SOUTH ACROSS THE BERING SEA
SHOULD PROVIDE SOME ENHANCEMENT TO PRECIPITATION LATE TONIGHT AND
INTO TOMORROW FOR THOSE AREAS. CYCLONIC FLOW ALONG WITH RELATIVELY
WEAK SOUTHEASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW SHOULD ALLOW FOR SHOWERS TO DEVELOP
ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
MAY BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MIDDLE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND ALONG THE
KUSKOKWIM MOUNTAINS IN AN AREA OF ENHANCED SURFACE CONVERGENCE
BETWEEN THE THERMAL LOW IN THE INTERIOR AND SURFACE RIDGING SOUTH OF
THE ALASKA RANGE. CLOUDY BUT DRY SKIES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS UNDER THE SURFACE RIDGE.

LOOK FOR MORE RAIN ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SATURDAY AS A
SHORTWAVE ROTATES ONSHORE. AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWER ACTIVITY
INLAND SHOULD BE MORE WIDESPREAD...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE COPPER AND
SUSITNA RIVER VALLEYS AS THE THERMAL LOW BECOMES BETTER ESTABLISHED
AND THE AFOREMENTIONED SHORTWAVE MOVES ONSHORE. PRECIPITATION ACROSS
THE AKPEN AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS SHOULD TAPER OFF BY SATURDAY NIGHT AS
THE UPPER LOW OUT THERE CONTINUES SOUTHEAST AND OUT OF THE PICTURE
AND WEAK SOUTHERLY FLOW TAKES OVER.

THE GULF COAST SHOULD SEE A BRIEF RESPITE FROM THE RAINY WEATHER ON
SUNDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE SHORTWAVE AND THE SURFACE FLOW TURNS
NORTHERLY. RIDGING ALOFT SHOULD KEEP A CAP ON CONVECTION ACROSS THE
REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL. CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO BE A POSSIBILITY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY CLOSER TO THE THERMAL
LOW. A POWERFUL SHORTWAVE PROGGED TO DROP INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA
SHOULD BRING RAIN TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY SUNDAY EVENING WHILE
ANOTHER WEAKER LOW SHOULD SKIRT SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS ON THE NORTH
SIDE OF THE NORTH PACIFIC JET...WITH SOME PRECIP OCCURRING ALONG THE
PERIPHERY OF THIS SYSTEM IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...AS DISCUSSED EARLIER...THE LONG TERM FORECAST
CALLS FOR THE GRADUAL RETROGRADING OF THE LONGWAVE TROUGH TO THE WEST
AND THE REESTABLISHMENT OF THE MAIN UPPER LOW COMPLEX TO THE BERING
SEA WITH A SECONDARY UPPER LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA BY
MIDWEEK. THIS SIGNIFIES A STORMIER PATTERN FOR THE ALEUTIANS THAT
WILL BRING WETTER WEATHER PARTICULARLY INTO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS. MEANWHILE...SOUTHCENTRAL SHOULD SEE THE BEGINNINGS OF A
DRIER PATTERN AS THE LONGWAVE RIDGE BEGINS TO ENCROACH ON THE AREA BY
WEDNESDAY.

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

WOOD JUN 07

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