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Small Craft Advisory 405, NWS Anchorage, AK

June 9, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jun 9, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 9, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

018 
FZAK52 PAFC 092355
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 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.

PKZ199-101500-
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 992 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB 120 NM EAST
OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE
WESTERN BERING SATURDAY.
$$

PKZ150-101500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUNDAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-101500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-101500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-101500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-101500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-101500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT
PACIFIC SIDE.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-101500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-101500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-101500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-101500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-101500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ179-101500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$
3 follow-up statements
191 
FZAK52 PAFC 101137
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 10 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.

PKZ199-110300-
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 997 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND WILL MOVE NEAR SAND POINT
SAT NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 1002 MB. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN
BERING SATURDAY.

$$

PKZ150-110300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   

$$

PKZ155-110300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   

$$

PKZ160-110300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-110300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   

$$

PKZ180-110300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   

$$

PKZ170-110300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-110300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-110300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.  
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-110300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-110300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-110300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-110300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   

$$
507 
FZAK52 PAFC 102335
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 10 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.

PKZ199-111500-
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 997 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR 
COLD BAY AT 1000 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND WILL DISSIPATE NEAR SAND 
POINT SUN AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-111500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT 
S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-111500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-111500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING OUT OF BAYS
AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-111500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-111500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. E WIND 15 KT 
OR LESS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-111500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-111500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING W 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-111500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-111500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-111500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-111500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-111500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
073 
FZAK52 PAFC 111137
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 11 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.

PKZ199-120300-
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 11 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 998 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK
SUN AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A 1004 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 50 NM
WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SAT NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH SUN NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE.

$$

PKZ150-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 15 KT
BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-120300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-120300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-120300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 11 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-120300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.  
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 11 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.  
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.   

$$

PKZ176-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 11 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   

$$

PKZ185-120300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 11 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-120300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jun 9, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT THU JUN 9 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH MONDAY. A BLEND OF THE NAM AND
GFS WAS PREFERRED IN THE SHORT TERM...WITH THE GFS PREFERRED MORE IN
THE LONG TERM FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

A DEEP AND STATIONARY UPPER LEVEL LOW REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY OVER
THE NORTHERN BERING SEA INTO EARLY THIS WEEKEND. AN UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH EXTENDS EAST-SOUTHEAST OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA TO THE WESTERN
GULF OF ALASKA. THIS FEATURE WILL DRIFT EAST IN VERY WEAK UPPER FLOW
ALOFT AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SATURDAY OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST
REGION. A TRANSITORY UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS SITUATED TO THE SOUTH OF
THE NORTHERN BERING LOW ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN BERING AND ALASKA
PENINSULA COASTAL WATERS...WHICH WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE
GULF TODAY. A SLOWLY WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM A FEW HUNDRED
MILES SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS NEAR THE DATELINE WILL APPROACH THE
SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA BY FRIDAY NIGHT. WEAK RIDGING ALOFT WILL
ALLOW FOR VERY WEAK FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR ALONG THE ALASKA
RANGE THROUGH SATURDAY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...

INSTABILITY SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING UNDER PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. WEAK
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION TOWARDS THIS WEEKEND...WITH
CONTINUED DIURNAL ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWER COVERAGE MOST OF THE
REGION.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...

WITH UPPER LEVEL RIDGING MOVING EAST ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY
REGION...AREAS OF DENSE FOG SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND BECOME
WIDESPREAD BY EARLY MORNING...THEN PERSIST ACROSS MOST OF THE BRISTOL
BAY PUBLIC ZONE AND COASTAL ZONE THROUGH LATE MORNING BEFORE
INCREASED MIXING AND DAYTIME HEATING HELPS TO DISSIPATE THE FOG.
OTHERWISE...WITH A CONTINUED MOIST AIR MASS AND ANY AMOUNT OF DAYTIME
HEATING EXPECT TO SEE INSTABILITY SHOWERS DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON FOR
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. CLOUD COVER SHOULD IMPROVE BY FRIDAY AS SOUTHEAST
FLOW INCREASES OUT AHEAD OF THE NEXT LOW TO APPROACH THE BRISTOL BAY
REGION.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...

THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO NEAR UNIMAK
ISLAND BY THE WEEKEND...STALL AND THEN SLOWLY MOVE EAST TOWARDS THE
GULF. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE
GREATEST DISAGREEMENT IN THE MODELS CURRENTLY LIES WITH THE
TRAJECTORY OF THE STATIONARY LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE NORTHERN BERING
SEA. MODELS INDICATE THIS FEATURE WILL ROTATE SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS
THE BERING SEA THIS WEEKEND BEFORE HEADING TO THE GULF AND WEAKENING.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...

MODELS INDICATE THE PERIOD WILL BE DOMINATED BY DIURNAL SHOWER
DEVELOPMENT OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA UNDER WEAK RIDGING ALOFT. A MEAN
TROUGH IN THE BERING WILL HELP USHER SYSTEMS EAST TOWARDS THE
SOUTHERN GULF...WHERE THEY WILL LIKELY WEAKEN AND SPLIT AS THEY
ENCOUNTER THE DOWNSTREAM RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THIS MEANS
THAT FOR THE MOST PART WE WILL LIKELY SEE A CONTINUATION OF THE
STABLE PATTERN WE ARE IN THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

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

CC JUN 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Jun 10, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 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.