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Small Craft Advisory 303, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 28, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
4 follow-up statements
429 FZAK52 PAFC 291100 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 1009 MB SAT MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION SUN MORNING. A 989 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 350 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SAT MORNING...THEN DRIFT TO AROUND 200 NM SOUTH OF KISKA AT 980 MB EARLY SUN MORNING. $$ 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 28, 12:00 PM AKDT, 4 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 12:00 PM AKDT, 4 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1200 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A LARGE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW DOMINATES THE BERING SEA THIS MORNING WITH AN OCCLUDED FRONT HEADED ONSHORE OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA. A DOWNSTREAM RIDGE OVER THE GULF IS BUILDING NORTHWARD OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND SLOWING DOWN THE EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE FRONT. TEMPERATURES ARE COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT AREAS OF SNOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING...BUT WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES PRIMARILY ABOVE FREEZING DON'T EXPECT MUCH IN THE WAY OF ACCUMULATION. WARMER AIR IS ALSO MAKING ITS WAY ONSHORE WITH THE FRONT SO EXPECT A CHANGE-OVER TO MOSTLY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. ALSO...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS ALONG THE FRONT ARE DIMINISHING AS THE FRONT MOVES ONSHORE. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SUNDAY WITH JUST SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES IN TRACK OF NEXT ALEUTIAN LOW. 12Z GFS AND 00Z ECMWF ARE VERY CLOSE ON THIS LOW SO WILL UPDATE FORECAST BASED ON THAT SOLUTION. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE BUILDING RIDGE OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL CAUSE THE NORTH END OF THE FRONT TO STALL. THE SOUTH END OF THE FRONT WILL PIVOT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF. THIS IN TURN WILL RESULT IN A FAIRLY STRONG SURFACE RIDGE AND TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ON FRIDAY. SO FOR TONIGHT THE BULK OF RAIN WILL BE CONFINED TO KODIAK ISLAND TO THE SOUTHERN KENAI AND UP COOK INLET TO THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY WITH JUST A FEW SHOWERS EXPECTED TO MAKE IT NORTH AND EAST OF THIS ZONE. AS THE RIDGE STRENGTHENS SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE USUAL GAPS OF TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE KNIK RIVER VALLEY ALONG WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS ALONG THE COPPER RIVER. THERE WILL BE A LITTLE WIND IN THESE AREAS THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING BUT MUCH MORE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND MODELS INDICATE A MODERATE SHORT-WAVE MOVING NORTHWARD RIGHT THROUGH THE RIDGE. THIS WILL BRING RAIN TO THE NORTH GULF COAST AND A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS INLAND. SURFACE RIDGE WILL GIVE WAY AS REMNANTS OF FRONT MOVE THROUGH BUT THEN BUILD BACK IN PLACE. THEREFORE...THE LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WILL CONTINUE EACH DAY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AREAS OF RAIN OR SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WITH THE NORTHERN END OF THE FRONT STALLED OUT OVER THE REGION. COASTAL AREAS WILL REMAIN DRIER BUT WITH WEAK FLOW GENERALLY OFF THE BERING SEA LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL BE PRESENT. THERE WILL BE SOME MARGINAL IMPROVEMENT BY SUNDAY AS THE FRONT COMPLETELY WASHES OUT. HOWEVER...WITH UPPER TROUGH STILL OVERHEAD MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS EAST-SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. A NEW SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS SATURDAY AS THE NEXT TROUGH IN LINE MARCHES IN FROM THE WEST. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE CHAIN SO MOST OF THE BERING SEA LOOKS CALM AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .LONG TERM FORECAST...UPPER FLOW ILL REMAIN PROGRESSIVE THROUGH THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD. THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS SUNDAY WILL HEAD SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC EARLY NEXT WEEK WHILE ANOTHER LOW MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. MODELS INDICATE THIS LOW TAKING A MORE NORTHERLY TRACK REACHING SOUTHWEST ALASKA LATE IN THE WEEK. PRIOR TO THAT THE MAINLAND WON'T SEE ANY MAJOR STORMS...SO SHOULD SEE SOME SUN ON MOST DAYS ALONG WITH SOME DIURNAL CONVECTION. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...172. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB APR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 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.