Small Craft Advisory 421, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Jun 17, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)

Expired

Jun 17, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

101 
FZAK52 PAFC 171116
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 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.

PKZ199-180300-
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 995 MB LOW NEAR ATKA WILL DRIFT EASTWARD AND DISSIPATE NEAR DUTCH
HARBOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN
BERING SEA SATURDAY.

$$

PKZ150-180300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-180300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ160-180300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-180300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-180300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS
7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.
SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-180300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT E OF SEGUAM
ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ176-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-180300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ179-180300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

785 
FZAK52 PAFC 172313
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 17 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.

PKZ199-181500-
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1002 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL DRIFT TO 100 NM NORTHWEST
OF COLD BAY SAT AFTERNOON AT 1012 MB...AND THEN DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SUN
AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-181500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-181500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-181500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-181500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-181500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-181500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-181500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-181500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ175-181500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-181500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-181500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-181500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

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