Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 263, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 13, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 13, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
829 FZAK52 PAFC 132318 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 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. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL DISSIPATE THU EVENING. COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUIGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NW WIND 30 KT UNALASKA EASTWARD IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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789 FZAK52 PAFC 132325 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 180 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL DISSIPATE THU EVENING. COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NW WIND 30 KT UNALASKA EASTWARD IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
463 FZAK52 PAFC 141106 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 14 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. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL GIVE WAY TO BROAD EASTERLY FLOW BY FRI AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DUTCH HARBOR EAST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
963 FZAK52 PAFC 141421 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 620 AM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 UPDATED ZONE 179 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL GIVE WAY TO BROAD EASTERLY FLOW BY FRI AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DUTCH HARBOR EAST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 620 AM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
305 FZAK52 PAFC 142302 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 14 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. PKZ199-151500- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1016 MB LOW 125 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON AT 1009 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN TRACK TO 100 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SAT AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 150601 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 171 TO REMOVE HEADLINE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-151500- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1016 MB LOW 125 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON AT 1009 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN TRACK TO 100 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SAT AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
440 FZAK52 PAFC 151104 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 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. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1013 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 1005 MB BY LATE SAT NIGHT. A 997 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT EVENING WILL 500 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY BERING SIDE IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Apr 13, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...THE NAM AND GFS HAVE A RELATIVELY GOOD HANDLE ON THE EASTERLY WAVE WHICH MOVES ACROSS THE NORTH GULF/SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH THIS EVENING. MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT ON SYNOPTIC SCALE FEATURES THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. HOWEVER THERE ARE SOME MODEL DIFFERENCES THAT CREEP NEAR THE END OF THE SHORT TERM (FRI NIGHT/SAT) WITH THE LOW COMPLEX MOVING SOUTH OF THE WESTERN AK PEN/EAST ALEUTIANS. AFTERNOON PACKAGES WILL BE BASED IN PART ON THE NAM ON THE EAST DOMAIN AND THE NAM/GFS ON THE WESTERN. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... LARGE UPPER LOW NOW WELL SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA...WITH A STRONG HIGH OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. IN BETWEEN LIES A STRONG NORTHERLY JET OVER EASTERN BERING AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AKPEN. UPPER RIDGING EXTENDS FROM THE CANADIAN ROCKIES AND IS EDGING ITSELF INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE STATE BEHIND A DISTURBANCE DIVING SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE CENTRAL INTERIOR. THIS FEATURE WILL CONTINUE DIVING SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS UNTIL IT REACHES THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS REGION...WITH THE BERING RIDGE BECOMING A CUT-OFF HIGH OVER FAR NORTHEAST RUSSIA...THUS FORMING WHAT IS CALLED A REX BLOCK. THE ONLY OTHER FEATURE TO NOTE IS AN EASTERLY WAVE OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF MOVING WEST. THIS FEATURE WILL AFFECT MAINLY COASTAL LOCATIONS AS IT TRACKS TOWARDS KODIAK BY THURSDAY MORNING...BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THESE LOCATIONS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... MAIN CHALLENGE OF THE DAY WILL BE TIMING AND INTENSITY OF EASTERLY WAVES MOVING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. FIRST WAVE CURRENTLY OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN/NORTH GULF IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE MATSU/COOK INLET THIS EVENING BRINGING AT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE EVENING. THE NEXT WAVE MOVES OUT OF WESTERN CANADA TO OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THU MORNING THEN INTO THE MATSU/KENAI PEN LATE THU AFTERNOON/EVENING. THIS SHOULD BE THE LAST OF THE EASTERLY WAVES FOR AS WHILE AS THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE MAINLAND THU NIGHT/FRI. EXPECT MOST GULF LOCATIONS WILL BE GENERALLY SHOWERY OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO WITH THE LOW COMPLEX OVER THE GULF. BRISK GAP WINDS FLOWS/GRADIENT WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE OVER THE NEXT 24 HRS AS THE GULF LOW COMPLEX WEAKENS. SOUTHWEST... GENERALLY NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS CONTINUING RELATIVELY DRY CONDITIONS. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING LATER TONIGHT AND INTO THU AFTERNOON OVER BRISTOL BAY AS A WEAK SHORT WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/AKPEN... NORTHERLY FLOW PERSISTS TODAY OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND AKPEN...WITH COLD ADVECTION SNOW SHOWERS ON THE BERING SIDE...UNTIL THE DISTURBANCE DIVING SOUTHWEST FROM THE MAINLAND MOVES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. UPPER LEVEL HIGH OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL BUILD NORTH OVER NORTHEAST RUSSIA...WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED DISTURBANCE MOVING IN FROM THE NORTH AND EAST TO REPLACE IT...FORMING A REX BLOCK OVER THE REGION. IT APPEARS ONCE THIS PATTERN SETS UP BY THE END OF THE WEEK THAT IT WILL STICK AROUND FOR A WHILE. THUS EXPECT A CHANCE OF SHOWERS MOVING SOUTH AND WEST OVER TIME THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE WEEKEND WILL FEATURE MAINLY OUTSTANDING WEATHER FOR THE MAINLAND WITH THE UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER THE ALEUTIANS WELL SOUTH OF THE AFOREMENTIONED STATIONARY CUT-OFF HIGH. MODELS SEEM TO BE CATCHING ON TO A DISTURBANCE MOVING SOUTH FROM THE ARCTIC ON THE EAST SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM BY MONDAY...WHICH WILL LIKELY BE ABLE TO FIRE OFF SOME SHOWERS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL...PARTICULARLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 165 AND 414. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC APR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 14, 8:45 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 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.