Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 399, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jun 7, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 7, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
616 FZAK52 PAFC 071146 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 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. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 1015 MB AS IT DRIFTS TO 85 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA TUE MORNING WILL WEAKEN TO 986 MB AS IT MOVES TO 400 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND WED...AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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629 FZAK52 PAFC 072353 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-081500- 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1006 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN TO 1015 MB AND DRIFT TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND WED AFTERNOON. A 979 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 996 MB AND MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. NEAR SHELIKOF STRAIT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF 160W...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. W OF 160W...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT. E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND... S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ JAM
342 FZAK52 PAFC 081137 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 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. PKZ199-090300- 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1012 MB LOW 75 NM NORTH OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1014 MB BEFORE DISSIPATING AS IT MOVES TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND BY THIS AFTERNOON. A 979 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 375 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WEAKENS TO 996 MB AS IT MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
048 FZAK52 PAFC 081809 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1010 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 CORRECTED 180 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-090300- 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1012 MB LOW 75 NM NORTH OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1014 MB BEFORE DISSIPATING AS IT MOVES TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND BY THIS AFTERNOON. A 979 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 375 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WEAKENS TO 996 MB AS IT MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
818 FZAK52 PAFC 082357 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 8 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. PKZ199-091500- 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON AT 1000 MB. A 1010 MB LOW NEAR ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AS IT SLOWLY DISSIPATES BY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 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 Jun 6, 1:35 PM AKDT, 14 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 1:35 PM AKDT, 14 hours 25 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 135 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2011 .ANALYSIS...HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL OVER MOST OF THE INTERIOR TODAY AS A LOW RAPIDLY DEVELOPS AND MOVES TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE REMNANTS OF THE LOW FROM THE WEEKEND IS STILL SLOWLY FILLING OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA WHILE A THIRD LOW WELL SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS DEVELOPING AT THE BASE OF A TROF WITH THE SUPPORT OF A 140 KT JET. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM ALTHOUGH SOME INITIALIZATION PROBLEMS OBVIOUS WHEN COMPARED TO THE CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGE. THE PREVIOUS SEVERAL RUNS OF THE GFS SHOW A CONSISTENT INCREASE IN SPEED AS IT APPROACHES THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE MOISTURE PLUME APPEARS TO BE WELL AHEAD OF WHERE IT SHOULD BE ACCORDING TO THE MODELS...SO WE ARE HAVING TO ADJUST FOR THE TIMING ISSUES AS RAIN SPREADS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND KODIAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... MOISTURE SPREADS NORTH RAPIDLY TONIGHT BRINGING RAIN TO THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE AND THEN THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. RAIN HAS ALREADY BEGUN ON KODIAK ISLAND AND WILL BE FILLING IN OVER THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA OVERNIGHT. THE FRONT WILL RAPIDLY FALL APART OVERNIGHT...SO RAIN IN ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY IS NOT LIKELY. STILL...DIFFICULT TO RULE OUT AN ODD SHOWER GIVEN THE MOIST SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WITH CYCLONIC CIRCULATION ALOFT. FURTHER EAST OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN...CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON ARE FAVORABLE FOR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE. RELATIVELY COLD AIR ALOFT AND AN APPROACHING SHORT WAVE COULD LEAD TO A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES THIS AFTERNOON. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL INCREASE TOMORROW AS WINDS LOOK TO BECOME GUSTY DUE TO A TIGHTENING GRADIENT ACROSS THE REGION. CONFIDENCE IS GROWING IN THIS SCENARIO...DESPITE THE SLIGHT MODEL TIMING ISSUES...SO WE WILL BE UPGRADING THE WATCH TO A WARNING WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE. THE LOW THAT MOVES TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA LOSES ITS MOMENTUM AND STALLS JUST SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND. IT WILL MEANDER IN THIS REGION THROUGH THURSDAY AS IT SLOWLY FILLS. THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONT MOVE INLAND TUESDAY NIGHT AND DRIER AIR BETWEEN THE OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND THE LOW CENTER MOVES OVER SOUTHCENTRAL...BRINGING THE REGION ANOTHER DAY OF PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES. AGAIN...THE CYCLONIC CIRCULATION COUPLED WITH THE RELATIVELY COLD AIR ALOFT WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...MOST OF THE BERING WILL BE UNDER A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THROUGH TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD FOG AND STRATUS ARE BRINGING PLACES LIKE THE PRIBILOFS REDUCED VISIBILITY TO A MILE OR LESS. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL PUSH ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING AND MAKE IT TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. BY THEN...THE LOW WILL BEGIN TO FILL AND SLOWLY DRIFT NORTH TOWARD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 130 132 138 150 172 175 176. FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING 141. AB JUN 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 days | |
| Jun 6, 4:13 PM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Jun 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jun 7, 5:50 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 34 hr |
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Sources
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