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Small Craft Advisory 101, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 5, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 5, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 5, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Feb 6, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

996 
FZAK52 PAFC 051209
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ199-060300-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 982 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MOVES TO 120 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL
ISLAND SUNDAY NIGHT AT 1009 MB.
$$

PKZ150-060300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT.

.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  
$$

PKZ155-060300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...IN THE MORNING...E WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. IN THE
AFTERNOON...E WIND 30 KT NORTH OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SE 20 KT TO
THE SOUTH. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT S 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS N
AND E. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ160-060300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT.  
$$

PKZ165-060300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10
FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ180-060300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 15
KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT.  
$$

PKZ170-060300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-060300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45
KT OUT OF CHANNELED TERRAIN DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING.
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-060300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-060300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-060300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT IN THE MORNING E OF SHEMYA. SEAS
16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT W OF SHEMYA. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-060300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND N AND
W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ179-060300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

2 follow-up statements

188 
FZAK52 PAFC 060006
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ199-061500-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 987 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO NEAR
UNALASKA TONIGHT. A SECONDARY 990 MB LOW 20 NM NORTH OF ATKA THIS
EVENING MOVES TO 70 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 1006
MB EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 

$$

PKZ150-061500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT.
RAIN. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-061500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-061500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-061500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-061500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-061500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-061500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-061500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS
13 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-061500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-061500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-061500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-061500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

397 
FZAK52 PAFC 061212
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ199-070300-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 991 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF ADAK MOVES TO 60 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL
ISLAND MON MORNING AT 1010 MB AND THEN DISSIPATES. A LARGE 973 MB LOW
570 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MON MORNING MOVES TO 270 NM SOUTH OF
SAND POINT AT 982 MB MON NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-070300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ155-070300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ160-070300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. 
$$

PKZ165-070300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ180-070300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT.  
$$

PKZ170-070300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT
BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.MON...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT BY
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-070300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-070300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-070300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-070300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT W 15 KT FROM SHEMYA WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT IN THE EVENING E OF SHEMYA.
SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-070300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ179-070300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 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 Feb 4, 4:30 PM AKST, 11 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 4, 4:30 PM AKST, 11 hours 30 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
430 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
HIGH PRESSURE HAS ARRIVED OVER MOST OF THE STATE TODAY. THE REMNANTS
OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS WEEKS SNOW
IS DRIFTING EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF. HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED
OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST TOWARD
SOUTHCENTRAL OVERNIGHT. A LARGE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW IS IN ITS
MATURE PHASE SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THIS LOW AND THE
ASSOCIATED GALE FORCE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT
DRIFTS NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZING WELL ON THE FEW FEATURES
ACROSS OUR DOMAIN THIS AFTERNOON. THE DEVELOPING SYSTEM OVER THE
NORTH PACIFIC CONTINUES TO GIVE THE MODELS FITS...AS RUN TO RUN
CONSISTENCY IS VERY POOR. THE TREND HAS BEEN FOR THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
TO APPROACH FASTER WITH EACH RUN AS WELL AS AN OCCLUDED LOW
DEVELOPING ALONG THE BOUNDARY OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF. THE AFTERNOON
FORECAST PACKAGE WILL REFLECT MINOR CHANGES TO THE MAINLAND...BUT
WILL ADJUST THE COASTAL AND OFFSHORE FORECASTS TOWARD THE 12Z GFS
WHICH DEPICTS THESE TRENDS NICELY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING OVER THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON. THE VERY PLEASANT WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SATURDAY ALTHOUGH THE RECENT SNOWFALL AND CALM SURFACE WINDS
COULD LEAD TO SOME PATCHY DENSE FOG DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. THE SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS OVER TO THE ALCAN BORDER WHERE IT WILL REMAIN
THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. THIS FEATURE WILL PREVENT THE
APPROACHING FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM IMPACTING THE GULF COAST. IT WON'T
BE UNTIL EARLY NEXT WEEK THAT THE NEXT FRONTAL BOUNDARY MAKES MORE
PROGRESS AND PUSHES MOISTURE BACK OVER SOUTHCENTRAL.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WIDESPREAD STRATUS AND FOG HAS DEVELOPED UNDER
THE RIDGE AXIS ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE
OVERNIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL AND OFFSHORE
GRADIENT INCREASES. MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT STALLS ACROSS
THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH GUSTY WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN AND
ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. BY SUNDAY
NIGHT...A SHORTWAVE PUSHES INLAND BRINGING LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE
REGION. THEN A MUCH STRONGER SYSTEM APPROACHES SOUTHWEST ALASKA
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY
CROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY
THE END OF THE WEEKEND AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BEFORE THE NEXT
SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...132 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

AB FEB 11

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 4, 4:00 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Feb 4, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Feb 5, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 5, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Feb 5, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Feb 5, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 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.