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Small Craft Advisory 710, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 16, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 20, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 162308 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 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 1000 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-171400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-171400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-171400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-171400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-171400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-171400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-171400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-171400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-171400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-171400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-171400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 162341 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 180 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-171400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-171400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-171400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-171400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-171400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-171400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-171400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-171400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-171400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-171400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-171400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171115 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 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 995 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR EARLY THIS MORNING STRENGTHENS TO 986 MB AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW THEN MOVES OVER KODIAK ISLAND AT 982 MB THU MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SLOWLY SHIFTS TO THE EASTERN BERING THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-180200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-180200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-180200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-180200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-180200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N 15 KT INCREASING TO NW WIND 30 KT IN LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-180200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 IN LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-180200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO WIND 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-180200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-180200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-180200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-180200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TODAY...NW 10 KTS OR LESS INCREASING TO NW 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171133 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 171 AND 172. MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 995 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR EARLY THIS MORNING STRENGTHENS TO 986 MB AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW THEN MOVES OVER KODIAK ISLAND AT 982 MB THU MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SLOWLY SHIFTS TO THE EASTERN BERING THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-180200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-180200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-180200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-180200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-180200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N 15 KT INCREASING TO NW WIND 30 KT IN LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-180200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 KT IN LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-180200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-180200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-180200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-180200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-180200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TODAY...NW 10 KTS OR LESS INCREASING TO NW 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 172359 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 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 988 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB THU MORNING THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE SOUTHERN COOK INLET AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SLOWLY SHIFTS TO THE EASTERN BERING FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-181400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ160-181400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-181400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-181400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-181400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-181400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-181400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-181400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-181400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-181400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. NW WIND 15 KT ST MATTHEW ISLAND EAST. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. NW WIND 15 KT ST MATTHEW ISLAND EAST. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-181400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 180318 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA..UDPATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 720 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 UPDATED ZONE 170 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB THU MORNING THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE SOUTHERN COOK INLET AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SLOWLY SHIFTS TO THE EASTERN BERING FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-181400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ160-181400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-181400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-181400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-181400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 720 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-181400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-181400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-181400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-181400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-181400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .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. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. NW WIND 15 KT ST MATTHEW ISLAND EAST. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. NW WIND 15 KT ST MATTHEW ISLAND EAST. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-181400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 180717 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 720 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 CORRECTED 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. PKZ199-181400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB THU MORNING THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE SOUTHERN COOK INLET AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SLOWLY SHIFTS TO THE EASTERN BERING FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-181400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ160-181400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-181400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-181400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-181400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 720 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-181400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-181400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-181400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-181400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-181400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. NW WIND 15 KT ST MATTHEW ISLAND EAST. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. NW WIND 15 KT ST MATTHEW ISLAND EAST. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-181400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 181111 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 983 MB LOW ON THE WEST SIDE OF KODIAK ISLAND EARLY THIS MORNING DRIFTS TO KAMISHAK BAY THIS AFTERNOON AS IT WEAKENS TO 989 MB. A 1004 MB LOW MOVES EAST TO 300 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ160-190200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-190200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-190200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-190200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-190200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-190200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 182322 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 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. PKZ199-191400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 1005 MB LOW 400 NM NORTH OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-191400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-191400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-191400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-191400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-191400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-191400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-191400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-191400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-191400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-191400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-191400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-191400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 191150 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-200200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES TO THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA BY SAT NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING FORMS INTO A 1012 MB LOW SAT NIGHT 125 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL. $$ PKZ150-200200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-200200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ160-200200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-200200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-200200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-200200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-200200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-200200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-200200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-200200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-200200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-200200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 192353 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 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. PKZ199-201400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHWEST MAINLAND SAT NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL EXTEND INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-201400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-201400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-201400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-201400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-201400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-201400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE EXCEPT W 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT PACIFIC SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-201400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-201400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-201400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-201400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-201400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-201400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 201143 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-210200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING DISSIPATES SAT EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN BERING SAT NIGHT AND REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-210200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-210200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-210200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-210200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-210200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-210200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-210200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-210200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-210200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-210200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-210200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-210200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 201424 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 425 AM AKDT SAT SEP 20 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. PKZ199-210200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING DISSIPATES SAT EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN BERING SAT NIGHT AND REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-210200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-210200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-210200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-210200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-210200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-210200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 625 AM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-210200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-210200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-210200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-210200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-210200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-210200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 202259 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-211400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN CENTERED SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH MON. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT LYING EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING WILL DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT AND SUN. ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER THE FAR WESTWARD BERING WILL PROGRESS EASTWARD ACROSS THE BERING AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN AND MON. $$ PKZ150-211400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-211400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-211400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-211400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-211400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-211400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-211400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-211400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-211400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-211400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-211400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-211400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 20 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... MAIN FEATURE OF INTEREST THIS MORNING IS A 994 MB SURFACE LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. COPIOUS RAIN SURROUNDS THE LOW ALONG WITH WINDS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE GULF. A WARM FRONT EXTENDS OUT AHEAD AND NORTH OF THE LOW AND IS SPREADING RAIN INTO SOUTHCENTRAL. THE LOW MOVES NORTH INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND EARLY WEDNESDAY. COMPLEX SETUP OUT WEST THIS MORNING...WITH A DEVELOPING TRIPLE POINT LOW SOUTH OF ADAK...A WEAK LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING...AND AN OLD WEAK VERTICALLY STACKED LOW ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST. THE TRIPLE POINT LOW SOUTH OF ADAK WILL BECOME THE DOMINANT LOW OUT WEST AS IT IS IN THE MOST FAVORABLE POSITION WITH REGARDS TO THE JET STREAM OVER THE ALEUTIANS. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT OUT WEST THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. IN THE EAST...0Z MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE CURRENT LOW IN THE GULF AND ITS MOVEMENT INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...BUT ARE HAVING A BIT MORE TROUBLE WITH THE NEXT LOW. MODELS ARE JUST NOW COMING INTO BETTER...BUT STILL NOT PERFECT...AGREEMENT WITH THE NEXT LOW AS IT MOVES EAST TOWARD KODIAK LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY HAS BEEN POOR WITH ALL MODELS. 0Z RUNS HAVE CONVERGED TO TRACK THE LOW NEAR OR OVER KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY...AND QUITE STRONG TO AROUND 980 MB. 0Z GFS RUNS HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME LOCATION WITH THIS LOW FOR A COUPLE DAYS NOW (OVER KODIAK)...WHILE ALL 12Z GFS RUNS INTERESTINGLY HAVE HAD A DIFFERENT SOLUTION (BRISTOL BAY)...JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THE WACKY MODEL BEHAVIOR. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL/SOUTHWEST MAINLAND... A 994 MB GALE FORCE LOW IS MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE GULF TODAY AND WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND EARLY WEDNESDAY. UNLIKE SOME PREVIOUS SYSTEMS...THIS ONE WILL EASILY SPREAD RAIN OVER THE KENAI AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS TO INLAND AREAS. RAIN HAS ALREADY BEGUN FROM HOMER TO ANCHORAGE AND WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. IF IT WERE A MONTH LATER...THIS WOULD BE A GOOD SETUP FOR SNOW OVER INLAND SOUTHCENTRAL...BUT NOT QUITE YET. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN ALONG AND EAST OF THE ALASKA/ALEUTIAN RANGE...WITH JUST SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND FOG OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. MEANWHILE...ANOTHER LOW WILL BE RIDING ALONG JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS STRENGTHENING ALL ALONG. THIS LOW WILL REACH KODIAK ISLAND AROUND THURSDAY MORNING AS A FAIRLY STRONG LOW. THE BREAK BETWEEN THE WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW AND THE FIRST LOW WILL BE VERY BRIEF...AS HAS OFTEN BEEN THE CASE LATELY. THE SECOND LOW HAS A BETTER CHANCE OF SPREADING RAIN INTO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THAN THE FIRST LOW. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... A TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPING SOUTH OF ADAK THIS MORNING WILL RIDE JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA...STRENGTHENING ALL ALONG. A WEAK LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING MOVING TOWARD THE PRIBILOFS WILL DISSIPATE AND BE ABSORBED INTO THE STRONGER ABOVE MENTIONED LOW TUESDAY NIGHT. NORTHWEST FLOW WILL THEN DOMINATE THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS THROUGH THURSDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... FOR THE EXTENDED...GENERALLY SPEAKING...IT APPEARS THAT THE LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF OR KODIAK ISLAND WATERS WILL BE GRADUALLY WEAKEN BUT BE SLOW TO EXIT THE REGION...PERHAPS EVENTUALLY MOVING OUT WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE MAINLAND LATE SUNDAY OR MONDAY. IT DOES LOOK LIKE NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WILL USHER IN THE COOLEST AIRMASS OF THE SEASON SO FAR FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE APPEARS TO SETUP OVER THE EASTERN BERING WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE WEST/CENTRAL BERING/ALEUTIANS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING ZONES 120 130 132 150 155 170 351. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. FOISY SEP 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Sep 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 17, 10:05 AM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Sep 17, 3:49 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 23 hr |
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Sources
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