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Small Craft Advisory 450, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 1, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 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.
912 FZAK52 PAFC 012346 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 1 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. PKZ199-021500- 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON AND SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 1 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 1 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-021500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-021500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 1 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-021500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 1 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-021500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 1 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-021500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 1 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-021500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 1 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
206 FZAK52 PAFC 021146 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-030300- 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEAK 1009 MB LOW 220 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK INTENSIFIES TO 1006 MB AS IT CROSSES THE ALEUTIANS NEAR NIKOLSKI SAT EVENING AND THEN MOVES INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE BERING SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
146 FZAK52 PAFC 022320 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 2 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. PKZ199-031500- 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A 1002 MB LOW WILL FORM 315 NM WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND LATE SUN NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 994 MB NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 KT WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. WINDS BECOMING N 15 KT NORTH AND WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. WINDS BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
773 FZAK52 PAFC 031149 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND 300 NM WEST OF GAMBELL LATE SUN NIGHT...THEN MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL AT 994 MB MON AFTERNOON...THEN TRACK TO NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 987 MB TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Jul 1, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT FRI JUL 1 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW PERSISTS OVER MAINLAND AK THIS MORNING WITH EMBEDDED LOWS JUST NORTH OF AK AND OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF AK. A WEAK RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE ALCAN TO SOUTHCENTRAL...WITH A THERMAL TROUGH GENERALLY FOLLOWING THE AK AND ALEUTIAN RANGES. A WEAK RIDGE IS OVER THE WESTERN BERING. AT THE SURFACE...LOW PRESSURE COVERS MOST OF AK WITH A WEAK RIDGE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE IS ALSO OVER THE WESTERN BERING. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT BRINGING THE NORTH COAST UPPER LOW TO THE NORTHERN BERING STRAIT BY SUN AND KEEPING THE GULF LOW ESSENTIALLY STATIONARY DURING THE SAME PERIOD. THIS WILL MAINTAIN THE THERMAL TROUGH DRAPED ACROSS THE AK AND ALEUTIAN RANGES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AN EASTERLY WAVE WILL TRANSIT THE AREA SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. AS THE LOW IN THE GULF DISSIPATES EARLY NEXT WEEK...HIGH PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE GULF WILL PUSH THE THERMAL TROUGH NORTH OF THE REGION BY TUE. IN THE WEST A WEAK LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND A FRONT FROM A BERING STRAIT LOW MAKES ITS APPEARANCE EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... IN THE WEST...SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE LOW...ENDING ON SUN AFTERNOON BUT RESUMING MON AS A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE BERING. FOR SOUTHWEST AK...AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SAT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE THERMAL TROUGH LOCATED JUST WEST OF THE AK AND ALEUTIAN RANGES. SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...AFTERNOON SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY NEAR THE AK RANGE. RAIN WILL THEN DEVELOP WITH THE EASTERLY WAVE...AND SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND SAT. BY SUN THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR SHOWERS...WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LIMITED TO THE NORTHERN COPPER RIVER BASIN. A FEW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP EARLY NEXT WEEK. .LONG TERM FORECAST... SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST IN THE BERING THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST AK. SOUTHEAST OF THE AK RANGE WILL HAVE A FEW SHOWERS THAT GENERALLY DIMINISH LATER IN THE WEEK BENEATH BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...NONE FIRE WEATHER...NONE DS JUL 11
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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.