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Small Craft Advisory 267, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 15, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 16, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

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.  
$$
4 follow-up statements
585 
FZAK52 PAFC 151604 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
805 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011

CORRECTED TYPO IN SYNOPSIS

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 MOVE TO 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 20 KT. 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.  
$$
028 
FZAK52 PAFC 151757 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
955 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 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.

PKZ199-160300-
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 MOVE TO 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 20 KT. 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
955 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 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.  
$$
827 
FZAK52 PAFC 152354
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM 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.

PKZ199-161500-
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1009 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DISSIPATE AS 
IT TRACKS 60 NM EAST OF ATKA SAT AFTERNOON. A PACIFIC LOW WILL 
TRACK TO 260 NM SOUTH OF ATKA SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-161500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-161500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-161500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 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. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-161500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS
5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-161500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT.  
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-161500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-161500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-161500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
459 
FZAK52 PAFC 161112
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 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.

PKZ199-170300-
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1011 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH
OF ADAK THIS EVENING AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 998 MB LOW 560 NM 
SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF
ATKA BY LATE SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS E. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-170300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND TO 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-170300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E
WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-170300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...
SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT TOWARDS MORNING. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS
BUILDING TO 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-170300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 4
FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...BERING SIDE...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...
NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 25 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 25 KT
INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-170300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-170300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

JAM APR 11

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 14, 12:20 PM AKDT, 15 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 12:20 PM AKDT, 15 hours 40 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1220 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE IS PARKED OVER
THE WESTERN BERING/EASTERN RUSSIA. THE HIGH CENTER HAS BECOME
CLOSED OFF AND IS BEGINNING TO MOVE NORTHWARD OVER EASTERN RUSSIA.
DOWNSTREAM OF THE RIDGE IS A LARGE BROAD CLOSED LOW EXTENDING FROM
THE EASTERN BERING TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA. MULTIPLE LOW CENTERS AND
SHORT-WAVES ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE BROADER CIRCULATION. THERE ARE
TWO FEATURES OF NOTE THIS MORNING. A SHORT-WAVE AND WEAK SURFACE
LOW ARE DROPPING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING WITH ARCTIC
AIR FEEDING IN BEHIND. THIS IS PRODUCING AN AREA OF SNOW FROM THE
PRIBILOFS SOUTHWARD TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. WELL TO
THE EAST...A WEAK SHORT-WAVE IS TRACKING WESTWARD ACROSS PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AND THE KENAI PENINSULA. RADAR IMAGERY AND OBSERVATIONS
SHOW THE BULK OF PRECIP FALLING OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.
THE AIR MASS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CHUGACH AND KENAI MOUNTAINS
IS VERY DRY WITH DEW POINT DEPRESSIONS OF 10 TO 20 DEGREES...SO
DON'T EXPECT MORE THAN A FEW SHOWERS TO SURVIVE THE JOURNEY ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. THERE ARE SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES IN LOW POSITIONS SOUTH
OF THE ALEUTIANS OVER THE WEEKEND. WILL GO WITH AN AVERAGE POSITION
AND STRENGTH UNTIL MODELS COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHERN MAINLAND...SHORT-WAVE WILL WEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES WESTWARD
ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN INTO SOUTHWEST
ALASKA TONIGHT AND DON'T EXPECT MORE THAN SCATTERED SHOWERS FOR
THE AREAS IN ITS TRACK. THE PATTERN WILL THEN BEGIN TO EVOLVE THE
NEXT FEW DAYS AS THE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING/EASTERN RUSSIA
BUILDS EASTWARD OVER TOP OF THE LOW COMPLEX WHILE AN UPPER LOW
CURRENTLY OVER BRISTOL BAY TRACKS WESTWARD ALONG THE ALEUTIANS
UNDERNEATH THE RIDGE. A COUPLE UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVES WILL DROP
DOWN FROM THE NORTH PRIOR TO THE RIDGE BUILDING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL.
THE FIRST WILL MOVE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON DURING MAXIMUM
HEATING. AS IS TYPICAL THIS TIME OF YEAR EXPECT CONVECTION TO
FORM PRIMARILY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. WEAK NORTHERLY FLOW IN THIS CASE
WILL THEN CAUSE SHOWERS TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD OFF THE MOUNTAINS.
MODELS INDICATE TOTAL TOTALS IN THE 50 TO 60 RANGE ALONG THE
MOUNTAINS ALONG WITH 100 TO 200 J/KG CAPE ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE.
THIS INDICATES THERE MIGHT BE JUST ENOUGH INSTABILITY TO SEE AN
ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKE. IN ANY CASE...INSTABILITY WILL NOT BE
WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO PRODUCE MORE THAN SCATTERED SHOWERS. ANOTHER
SHORT-WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...SO WILL LIKELY SEE SCATTERED CONVECTION ONCE AGAIN.
STRONG RIDGE WITH MUCH MORE STABLE AIR WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THIS
SHORT-WAVE SO CONVECTION WILL BE MUCH LESS LIKELY ON SUNDAY.
MEANWHILE...WITH QUITE A BIT OF SUN EACH DAY AND OFFSHORE FLOW
TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH 50 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON OVER INLAND
LOCATIONS WHILE NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BOTTOM OUT
NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL BERING
SEA WILL DROP SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND THEN WILL BE CARRIED
WESTWARD ALONG THE ALEUTIANS BY THE UPPER LOW CENTER FRIDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY. MEANWHILE...COLD AIR ADVECTION MOVING IN BEHIND THE
LOW TODAY WILL SPREAD SOUTH AND WEST ACROSS THE BERING SEA THE NEXT
COUPLE DAYS PRODUCING LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS. THE
LOCATION OF THE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL FORCE THE LOW
SOUTHWARD AS IT REACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS IN TURN WILL
PULL A PACIFIC LOW NORTHWARD TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS ON SUNDAY. WITH
THE RIDGE RE-CENTERING ITSELF TO THE NORTH BY THIS TIME...EXPECT
THE BULK OF PRECIP AND WINDS TO REMAIN RIGHT ALONG THE ALEUTIANS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...UPPER RIDGE WILL BECOME VERY NARROW AND
ELONGATED BY THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK AND WILL RECEDE BACK TO
EASTERN RUSSIA AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK. NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT
WILL DOMINATE THE MAINLAND NEXT WEEK. UNDER THIS REGIME EXPECT
DIURNAL CONVECTION TO BECOME THE NORM. OUT WEST...THE LOW ALONG THE
ALEUTIANS AT THE END OF THE SHORT-TERM WILL WEAKEN EARLY NEXT WEEK.
HOWEVER...A BROAD ELONGATED TROUGH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ALONG AND
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS...SO EXPECT ADDITIONAL LOWS TO AFFECT THE
REGION THROUGH THE WEEK...BUT NONE OF THESE IS EXPECTED TO VERY
STRONG.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB APR 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 14, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Apr 14, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC18 hr
Apr 14, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC18 hr
Apr 15, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC4 days
Apr 15, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC4 days

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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.