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Small Craft Advisory 451, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 2, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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773 FZAK52 PAFC 031149 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND 300 NM WEST OF GAMBELL LATE SUN NIGHT...THEN MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL AT 994 MB MON AFTERNOON...THEN TRACK TO NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 987 MB TUE MORNING. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
187 FZAK52 PAFC 032306 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ199-041500- 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 250 NM WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND LATE SUN NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING N 15 KT WEST OF COLD BAY TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SOUTH AND EAST OF CAPE MENDENHALL...N WIND 20 KT...BECOMING SW 15 KT TOWARD EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT TOWARD EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT W 15 KT IN THE EVENING EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT...BECOMING NW 35 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 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 2, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW PERSISTS OVER MAINLAND AK AND NORTHWEST CANADA THIS MORNING. EMBEDDED UPPER LOWS ARE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING STRAIT AND SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF AK. A SMALLER LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY IS ABOUT TO BE ABSORBED BY THE GULF LOW. AT THE SURFACE...LOW PRESSURE IS OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF AK...A THERMAL LOW IS DRAPED NEAR THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGES...AND A WEAK LOW IS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT. THE GULF LOW WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN...WHILE AN EASTERLY WAVE CROSSES AK TODAY. SOME CONVECTION IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE AND EAST OF BRISTOL BAY AS THE THERMAL TROUGH EDGES SOUTH. ON SUN THE THERMAL TROUGH MOVES NORTH AND A SECOND EASTERLY WAVE MOVES ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL... BUT CONVECTION IS STILL POSSIBLE NEAR BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALEUTIAN RANGE. MEANWHILE THE WEAK BERING LOW MOVES ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE BERING SUN AND THEN A WEATHER FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE BERING FROM AN EASTERN RUSSIA LOW. THE FORECAST IS PRIMARILY GFS IN THE SHORT TERM TRENDING TO EC AND HPC GUIDANCE IN THE MID AND LONG RANGE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... IN THE WEST...SHOWERS PERSIST THROUGH SAT NIGHT AS THE BERING LOW MOVES ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS. HIGH PRESSURE THEN DRIES OUT THE AREA UNTIL LATE MON THROUGH TUE WHEN THE WEATHER FRONT BRINGS ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS. FOR SOUTHWEST AK...AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MON. A RIDGE BUILDS OVERHEAD AND SHOWERS DIMINISH ON TUE...UNTIL RAIN ARRIVES ON THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE BERING FRONT. SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...RAIN WITH THE EASTERLY WAVE TODAY EXCEPT FOR SOME SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY NORTH OF THE TALKEETNAS. MORE RAIN OR SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED SUN WITH THE SECOND WAVE...AND THEN SHOWERS BEGIN TO DIMINISH FOR MON AND TUE. .LONG TERM FORECAST... SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS THE EASTERN RUSSIA LOW STALLS OVER THE EASTERN BERING. THIS WILL ALSO BRING SHOWERS TO SOUTHWEST AK. A DRYING RIDGE BUILDS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL...ALTHOUGH REMNANTS OF THE BERING FRONT WILL BRING RAIN TO COASTAL LOCATIONS BEGINNING THU. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...NONE FIRE WEATHER...NONE DS JUL 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
Nearby
Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2011Every small craft advisory in 2011
Sources
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