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Small Craft Advisory 577, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 22, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 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 222305 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 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. PKZ199-231400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1007 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT AS IT TRACKS TO THE SOUTHEAST. A 1006 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON AT 1011 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. OKMOK VOLCANO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-231400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-231400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-231400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-231400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-231400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. W WIND 25 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-231400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING IN THE VICINITY OF UMNAK ISLAND AND WESTERN UNALASKA ISLAND... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-231400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-231400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT WITH HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT WITH HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT WITH HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-231400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT WITH HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT WITH HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT WITH HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-231400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-231400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-231400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 230617 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1020 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 UPDATED SYNOPSIS MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-231400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1007 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT AS IT TRACKS TO THE SOUTHEAST. A 1006 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON AT 1011 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. OKMOK VOLCANO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. CLEVELAND VOLCANO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-231400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-231400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-231400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-231400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-231400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. W WIND 25 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-231400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING IN THE VICINITY OF UMNAK ISLAND AND WESTERN UNALASKA ISLAND... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-231400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-231400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT WITH HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT WITH HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT WITH HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-231400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT WITH HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT WITH HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT WITH HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-231400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-231400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-231400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 230814 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1215 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 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. PKZ199-231400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1007 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT AS IT TRACKS TO THE SOUTHEAST. A 1006 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON AT 1011 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. OKMOK VOLCANO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. CLEVELAND VOLCANO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-231400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-231400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-231400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-231400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-231400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. W WIND 25 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-231400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 1215 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING IN THE VICINITY OF UMNAK ISLAND AND WESTERN UNALASKA ISLAND... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-231400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-231400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT WITH HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT WITH HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT WITH HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-231400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT WITH HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT WITH HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT WITH HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-231400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-231400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-231400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 231131 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-240200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1010 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON AT 1013 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN BERING. OKMOK VOLCANO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. CLEVELAND VOLCANO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-240200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-240200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-240200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-240200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-240200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-240200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING IN THE VICINITY OF UMNAK ISLAND AND WESTERN UNALASKA ISLAND... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE 10 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-240200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-240200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-240200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-240200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-240200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-240200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 231140 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 REMOVED MENTION OF CLEVELAND VOLCANO FROM SYNOPSIS. 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. PKZ199-240200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1010 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON AT 1013 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN BERING. OKMOK VOLCANO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-240200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-240200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-240200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-240200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-240200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-240200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING IN THE VICINITY OF UMNAK ISLAND AND WESTERN UNALASKA ISLAND... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE 10 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-240200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-240200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-240200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-240200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-240200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-240200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 231722 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 920 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 UPDATED ZONE 170 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-240200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1010 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON AT 1013 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN BERING. OKMOK VOLCANO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-240200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-240200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-240200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-240200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-240200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-240200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 920 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY IN THE VICINITY OF UMNAK ISLAND AND WESTERN UNALASKA ISLAND... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE 10 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-240200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-240200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-240200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-240200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-240200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-240200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 240031 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 170 FOR ASH FALL HEADLINE 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. PKZ199-241400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1011 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 360 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THU MORNING WILL BE A 1009 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF NIKOLSKI FRI AFTERNOON. OKMOK VOLCANO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-241400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-241400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-241400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-241400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-241400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-241400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY IN THE VICINITY OF UMNAK ISLAND AND WESTERN UNALASKA ISLAND... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-241400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-241400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-241400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-241400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-241400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-241400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 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 Jul 22, 1:30 PM AKDT, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 1:30 PM AKDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 130 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...ANCHOR LOW IS NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE BERING STRAIT. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS MULTIPLE SHORT-WAVES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE CYCLONIC FLOW. ONE OF THE STRONGER SHORT-WAVES EXITED SOUTHCENTRAL THIS MORNING AND IS HEADING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE INTERIOR. SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS DIMINISHED...BUT CONTINUES PRIMARILY OVER EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND OVER THE MOUNTAINS. ANOTHER SHORT-WAVE IS TRACKING SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TO BRISTOL BAY. RAIN HAS OVERSPREAD BRISTOL BAY AND IS MOVING ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA TO KODIAK ISLAND AND SOUTHERN COOK INLET. AN UPPER SHORT-WAVE/WEAK SURFACE LOW ARE LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. WITH A STRONG RIDGE TO THE SOUTHEAST AND THE UPPER LOW DROPPING DOWN FROM THE BERING STRAIT...THIS SYSTEM IS MOVING VERY SLOWLY TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS. LASTLY...A WEAK SURFACE LOW LOCATED SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA IS TRACKING SOUTHEASTWARD AWAY FROM THE REGION. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL. HOWEVER...THERE CONTINUES TO BE PROBLEMS WITH RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY...NAMELY WITH HANDLING OF THE GULF LOW ON THURSDAY. GFS IS BY FAR THE DEEPEST SOLUTION...BUT RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY IS TERRIBLE AND THE ENSEMBLE MEAN IS ABOUT 10 MILLIBARS WEAKER. PREFER THE ECMWF WHICH SHOWS THE MOST CONSISTENCY. ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE MADE IN THE SHORT-TERM. ECMWF AND GFS SOLUTIONS DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY BEYOND 60 HOURS...SO WILL STICK WITH CURRENT FORECAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHERN MAINLAND...SHORT-WAVES WILL ROTATE FROM SOUTHWEST ALASKA NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WHILE THE UPPER LOW DROPS FROM THE BERING STRAIT ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA WEDNESDAY AND INTO THE GULF THURSDAY. SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF WILL SEE THE BRUNT OF THE RAIN TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY UNDER SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL SEE PERIODS OF RAIN/SHOWERS BUT IT WILL BE SHORTER LIVED WITH DRIER AIR MOVING IN BEHIND THE UPPER LOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. AS THE COLD UPPER CORE MOVES OVERHEAD ON WEDNESDAY MID TO UPPER LEVELS WILL DESTABILIZE. THIS MAY BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM...MAINLY OVER THE KILBUCK AND AHKLUN MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA. WESTERN SOUTHCENTRAL SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME DRYING LATE THURSDAY AS THE GULF LOW TRACKS EASTWARD AND FLOW BACKS TO THE NORTH BEHIND THE SYSTEM. HOWEVER...THE THREAT WILL THEN BE SHORT-WAVE ROTATING IN FROM THE EAST. BASED ON CURRENT TRACK OF SYSTEM LOOKS LIKE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TO COPPER BASIN WILL REMAIN WET INTO SATURDAY WHILE THE COOK INLET REGION LOOKS DRY FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE WEAK LOW/SHORT-WAVE SOUTHWEST OF WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL TRACK RIGHT ALONG THE ALEUTIANS (OVER TOP OF THE PACIFIC RIDGE) TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AND THEN SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE PACIFIC FRIDAY. MAIN IMPACT WILL BE RAIN AND FOG. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN BERING WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...HELPING TO MAINTAIN WIDESPREAD STRATUS AND/OR FOG ACROSS THE REGION. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE CURRENT COOL AND WET PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...ASHFALL ADVISORY 185. MARINE...ASHFALL ADVISORY 170. 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 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jul 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jul 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jul 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jul 23, 10:00 AM 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.