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Small Craft Advisory 554, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 16, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 16, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 17, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 162359 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 16 2008 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. PKZ199-171400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTHEAST OF MEKORYUK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF EMMONAK WED NIGHT AND THEN TRACK TO 100 NM SOUTH OF MEKORYUK FRI AFTERNOON. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON AT 1008 MB AND THEN STRENGTHEN TO 1000 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM EAST SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK FRI AFTERNOON. OKMOK VOLCANO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-171400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-171400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-171400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-171400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-171400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-171400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-171400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-171400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S OF 52N...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 52N...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S OF 52N...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF 52...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-171400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 20 INCREASING TO 35 KT. IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-171400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 16 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-171400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-171400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 170419 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 820 PM AKDT WED JUL 16 2008 UPDATED HEADLINES FOR ZONES 170 AND 171 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTHEAST OF MEKORYUK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF EMMONAK WED NIGHT AND THEN TRACK TO 100 NM SOUTH OF MEKORYUK FRI AFTERNOON. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON AT 1008 MB AND THEN STRENGTHEN TO 1000 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM EAST SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK FRI AFTERNOON. OKMOK VOLCANO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-171400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-171400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-171400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-171400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-171400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-171400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 820 PM AKDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IS CANCELED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-171400- UNALASKA BAY 820 PM AKDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IS CANCELED... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-171400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S OF 52N...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 52N...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S OF 52N...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF 52...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-171400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 20 INCREASING TO 35 KT. IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-171400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 16 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-171400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-171400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171201 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 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. PKZ199-180200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW 40 NM NORTH OF EMMONAK WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM FRI AFTERNOON. A SERIES OF WEAK LOWS WILL MOVE EASTWARD SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-180200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-180200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-180200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-180200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-180200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-180200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-180200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-180200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-180200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-180200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-180200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171818 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1015 AM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 UPDATED ZONE 170 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW 40 NM NORTH OF EMMONAK WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM FRI AFTERNOON. A SERIES OF WEAK LOWS WILL MOVE EASTWARD SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH FRI NIGHT. OKMOK VOLCANO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-180200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-180200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-180200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-180200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-180200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-180200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 1015 AM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 ...VOLCANIC ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-180200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-180200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-180200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-180200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-180200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-180200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 180001 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 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. PKZ199-181400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHWEST OF CAPE ROMANZOF WILL MOVE TO 70 NM NORTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRI NIGHT. A 1010 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS QUICKLY SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THU NIGHT. AN ARCTIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF GAMBELL SAT AFTERNOON AT 996 MB. OKMOK VOLCANO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-181400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-181400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-181400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-181400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-181400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-181400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR UMNAK ISLAND AND UNALASKA ISLAND SOUTH AND WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-181400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-181400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT S AND W OF ATKA. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-181400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-181400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-181400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-181400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 17 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. DENSE FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 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 Jul 16, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AKDT WED JUL 16 2008 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A LARGE CLOSED LOW CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA HAS DEVELOPED A SECOND CENTER OVER THE EASTERN BERING. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A STRONG VORT-MAX JUST SOUTH OF THIS SECOND LOW ROTATING NORTHWARD AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE STRENGTHENING OF A SURFACE LOW WHICH IS SPINNING SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. THIS LOW IS ALSO IN THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF A 130KT ZONAL JET AT 250MB RIDING OVER TOP OF THE ALEUTIANS. AN AREA OF UPPER LEVEL DIFFLUENCE IS ALSO NOTED OVER BRISTOL BAY AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. ALL OF THESE FACTORS ARE LEADING TO BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS COASTAL SOUTHWEST ALASKA. LIGHT RAIN AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM IS ALSO MOVING INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL. .MODEL DISCUSSION...SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND SCATTEROMETER WINDS INDICATE A STRONGER SURFACE LOW THAN INDICATED BY MODELS WITH AN ESTIMATED CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 995 MB AND MODEL PRESSURES AROUND 1000MB. OTHERWISE MODELS ARE VERIFYING WELL WITH SYNOPTIC FEATURES. THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE NEXT LOW TRACKING ALONG THE ALEUTIANS IN FAST WESTERLY FLOW THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE GFS IS FASTER THAN ALL OTHER SOLUTIONS...WHICH MAKES SENSE WITH THE STRONG JET OVERHEAD. HOWEVER...THE GFS DEEPENS THE LOW IN THE MID 980S AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF. RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY IS VERY POOR AND OTHER SOLUTIONS SHOW LITTLE OR NO DEEPENING. THEREFORE...WILL STICK CLOSE TO THE GFS TRACK BUT GO WITH A WEAKER LOW FOR NOW. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN BERING LOW WILL PUSH ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS EVENING AND INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL AFFECT THE USUAL AREAS. FLOW ALOFT WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST...BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAIN TO THE MOST OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. VORT-MAXES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE WESTERLY FLOW SOUTH OF THE LOW CENTER WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO ROTATE OVER THE MAINLAND THROUGH THURSDAY. MODELS INDICATE A STRONGER VORT-MAX HELPING TO INDUCE FORMATION OF A SURFACE LOW IN THE VICINITY OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THURSDAY MORNING AND THEN MOVING TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THIS WILL MAINTAIN STEADY RAIN OVER MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE UPPER LOW WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION EASTWARD INTO THE GULF THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH THE ALEUTIAN LOW BEING ABSORBED INTO THE FLOW. A DRYING TREND WILL BEGIN OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRIDAY NIGHT AND THEN ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ON SATURDAY. AS MENTIONED ABOVE THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH LOW MOVING ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS IN THE THURSDAY/FRIDAY TIME FRAME. IT WILL MOVE QUICKLY AND WHEN IT REACHES THE GULF IT SHOULD STAY MAINLY SOUTH OF SOUTHCENTRAL WITH UPPER CENTER TO THE NORTH. ASHFALL ADVISORIES REMAIN OUT FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. OKMOK VOLCANO ACTIVITY HAS DIMINISHED...BUT THERE WAS A REPORT OF VERY LIGHT ASHFALL IN THE DUTCH HARBOR AREA THIS MORNING. ANY ASH THAT MAY STILL BE COMING OUT OF THE VOLCANO IS TRACKING EASTWARD AND THAT WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT FLOW FOR THE NEAR FUTURE. .LONG TERM FORECAST...MEAN TROUGH WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD AS TROUGHS DROP DOWN FROM THE ARCTIC. THUS...ASIDE FROM A BRIEF PERIOD OF NICE WEATHER IN BETWEEN TROUGHS...THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS THE REGION. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...ASHFALL ADVISORY 185. MARINE...ASHFALL ADVISORY 170 171. GALES 172 175 180. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB JUL 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jul 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Jul 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jul 17, 6:35 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Jul 17, 10:07 AM AKDT | Ashfall Advisory | AFC | 8 days | |
| Jul 17, 1:45 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Jul 17, 1:45 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Jul 17, 1:45 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 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.