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Small Craft Advisory 300, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 28, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2011, 7:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
896 FZAK52 PAFC 281103 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 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. PKZ199-290300- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO NEAR DUTCH HARBOR AT 1000 MB FRI MORNING...AND THEN TRACK TO 110 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 1008 MB SAT MORNING. A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS/BERING SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-290300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-290300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-290300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT FROM UNALASKA E. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-290300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-290300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
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889 FZAK52 PAFC 282343 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-291500- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 1011 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SAT AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 425 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-291500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-291500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-291500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...WEST OF UNALASKA...NW WIND 30 KT. EAST OF UNALASKA...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-291500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT WEST OF KISKA AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-291500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 25 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-291500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
429 FZAK52 PAFC 291100 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 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. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 1009 MB SAT MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION SUN MORNING. A 989 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 350 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SAT MORNING...THEN DRIFT TO AROUND 200 NM SOUTH OF KISKA AT 980 MB EARLY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT FROM UNALASKA E. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
810 FZAK52 PAFC 292302 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1004 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DISSIPATE 185 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SAT EVENING. A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 225 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON AT 978 MB AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. NORTH AND EAST OF UNALASKA...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT BERING SIDE. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
720 FZAK52 PAFC 301113 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 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. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1008 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL DISSIPATE SAT EVENING. A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 300 MILES SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 978 MB SAT AFTERNOON...REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON...THEN DRIFT SOUTH AND WEAKEN EARLY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...BERING SIDE...E WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 302324 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-011500- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1010 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL DISSIPATE SAT EVENING. A 980 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE SOUTHWARD AND RAPIDLY WEAKEN MONDAY. A 1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 170 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN NIGHT AND MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT NEAR PORT HEIDEN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 30 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...BERING SIDE...E WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
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 27, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODEL AGREEMENT IS GOOD REGARDING SIGNIFICANT FEATURES FOR THE REGION. THE GFS IS MOVING THE 982 MB LOW CURRENTLY IN THE BERING 140 NM N OF PAAK TO THE SOUTH FASTER THAN THE EC AND NAM. GOING WITH THE NAM IN THE SHORT TERM IN THE EAST AND WEST. FOR THE EXTENDED THE MAJOR FEATURE IS THE LOW THAT WILL BE MOVING OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT. THE EC AND GFS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THIS FEATURE THROUGH SUN EVENING THEN THE GFS PUSHES THE LOW FASTER TO THE SOUTH. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE MAIN FEATURE IMPACTING THE REGION IS THE 982 MB LOW IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA. THIS LOW IS BRINGING RAIN SHOWERS TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS THAT WILL BECOME A RAIN AND SNOW MIX TONIGHT. THE WEST COAST IS ALSO EXPERIENCING A RAIN AND SNOW MIX DUE TO THE SOUTHERLY FLOW FROM THE LOW. STRONG WINDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IN THE COASTAL ZONES FOR THE ALEUTIANS AND WESTERN COAST OF ALASKA. AS IT CONTINUES TO SLOWLY TRACK EAST THE LOW IS STARTING TO WEAKEN. FOR THE EAST...RIDGING OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC EXTENDS INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. THERE IS VERY WEAK UPPER LEVEL FLOW OVER MAINLAND ALASKA NORTH OF THE RIDGE. WEAK DISTURBANCES ARE MOVING THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND BRINGING ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS WITH THEM. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...THERE IS A WEAK UPPER SHORT-WAVE JUST AHEAD OF THE LARGER ONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BERING LOW. BUT IT WILL BE SPLITTING AND WEAKENING AS IT MOVES OVER S-CENTRAL TONIGHT. BUT IT COULD BE ENOUGH TO KEEP ISOLATED SHOWERS GOING INTO THE EVENING. THE FRONT IN THE BERING WILL ADVANCE TO THE WESTERN REACHES OF THE GULF OF AK EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...AND WEAKEN/SPLIT AS IT APPROACHES THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH FRIDAY. STEADY RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND ADVANCE (PERHAPS WITH SOME WET SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS) TO THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA AND EVENTUALLY PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WITH THE FRONT. GUSTY TURNAGAIN ARM WINDS WILL RETARD STEADY PRECIPITATION TO JUST ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL/MAT-SU VALLEY THU NIGHT INTO FRI. SOUTHWEST... ACROSS THE AKPEN AND SW MAINLAND...WET SNOW CURRENTLY OVER THE AKPEN WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN BY EVENING AS THE FRONT ADVANCES FROM WEST TO EAST...CURTAILING ACCUMULATIONS. GUSTY EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH PRECIPITATION TAPERING TO SHOWERS AT THAT TIME...EXCEPT FOR WINDWARD FACING SLOPES OF BRISTOL BAY WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO SEE STEADY PRECIPITATION INTO FRIDAY. THIS BECAUSE THE SUPPORTING LOW TO THE W WILL STALL THU NIGHT AND FRI AS IT TRIES TO MOVE INTO THE DOWNSTREAM UPPER RIDGE AND THE UPPER FLOW BECOMES SOUTHERLY. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... ABUNDANT RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE ERN ALEUTIOANS WILL CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT OVER THE ALEUTIANS...CHANGING OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS AS COLD AIR FILTERS BEHIND THE LOW. THE COLD-AIRMASS IS NOT ALL THAT COLD OR LARGE IN EXTENT...SO SHOWERS TOMORROW WILL BE MIXED WITH RAIN ALL AREAS. THOUGH THERE COULD BE SMALL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE WRN AND CENTRAL CHAIN. GALE-FORCE WINDS WILL SLOWLY ABATE AS THE PARENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WEAKENS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... 12Z ECMWF AND GFS ARE ACTUALLY IN MODEST AGREEMENT MAINTAINING A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND INTO THE GULF OF AK INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. NET UPPER-RIDGING WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER WRN CANADA N INTO THE YUKON AND SERN AK INTERIOR THOUGH. THIS WILL KEEP THE GREATEST IMPACTS OF WIND AND PRECIPITATION TO THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND GULF COAST. THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WOULD REMAIN ON THE PERIPHERY OF LOWS MOVING INTO THE GULF...BUT SOME SHOWERS WOULD AT LEAST REMAIN A THREAT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...150 155 160 165 170 172 175 FIRE WEATHER...NONE DK/MAR APR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 28, 3:45 PM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 30 hr |
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