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Small Craft Advisory 481, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 14, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 14, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
391 FZAK52 PAFC 141154 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 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. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1005 MB LOW 70 NM NORTH OF GAMBELL WILL DISSIPATE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A 1001 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 30 NM EAST OF SHEMYA AT 998 MB LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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677 FZAK52 PAFC 142307 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-151500- 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1005 MB LOW 60 NM NORTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE ONSHORE IN NORTON SOUND AND DISSIPATE BY LATE FRI. A 1005 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO A 997 MB LOW NEAR SHEMYA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND TO 300 NM NORTH OF AMCHITKA BY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
873 FZAK52 PAFC 150009 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS UPDATED ZONE 160 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. PKZ199-151500- 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1005 MB LOW 60 NM NORTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE ONSHORE IN NORTON SOUND AND DISSIPATE BY LATE FRI. A 1005 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO NEAR SHEMYA AT 997 MB BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND TO 300 NM NORTH OF AMCHITKA BY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
090 FZAK52 PAFC 151154 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1006 MB LOW 110 NM EAST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE ONSHORE IN NORTON SOUND AND DISSIPATE BY LATE FRI. A 1003 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO A 1002 MB LOW 360 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA BY SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BERING SIDE...SW 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 3 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BERING SIDE...W 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
179 FZAK52 PAFC 152329 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 15 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. PKZ199-161500- 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1006 MB LOW NEAR NOME WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY. A 998 MB LOW NEAR SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 200 NM NORTH OF ADAK BY SAT AFTERNOON AND TO 50 NM NORTH OF THE PRIBILOFS AT 1007 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BERING SIDE...W 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
072 FZAK52 PAFC 161155 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-170300- 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 1001 MB AND MOVE TO 220 NM NORTH OF ADAK BY SAT AFTERNOON AND TO 40 NM NORTH OF THE PRIBILOFS AT 1006 MB EARLY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
611 FZAK52 PAFC 162301 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 16 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. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1002 MB LOW 210 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR KIPNUK SUN AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA SUN NIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA SUN NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF AMCHITKA MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 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 13, 4:45 PM AKDT, 11 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 4:45 PM AKDT, 11 hours 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 445 PM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011 .ANALYSIS... .UPPER LEVELS...A COLD STACKED LOW REMAINS OVER THE NORTHERN BERING NEAR THE STRAIT. A TROUGH EXTENDS TO THE SOUTHWEST TOWARD KAMCHATKA WITH ANOTHER SHORT WAVE TROUGH ROTATING INTO THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON. A RIDGE ALSO REMAINS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WITH A JET AXIS ORIENTED FROM SOUTH OF ADAK TO KODIAK AND ROUNDING SOUTH IN THE GULF OF ALASKA AS A WEAKER STACKED LOW IS OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE JET CORE STRENGTH IS NEAR 100 KT. .AT THE SURFACE...A SURFACE LOW IS UNDER THE COLD UPPER LOW NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THE THERMAL RIDGE IS OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THIS WOULD PROVIDE ENOUGH LIFT FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER...THERE IS ENOUGH MID TO LOW CLOUD COVER TO INHIBIT SOLAR INSOLATION TO DESTABILIZE THE AIR MASS. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE A FEW POPS OF LIGHTNING THOUGH NONE EVEN CLOSE YET. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MEAN TROUGH REMAINS OVER THE WESTERN BERING WITH A FLAT RIDGE OVER THE MAINLAND OF ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE DIFFERENCES START TO SHOW UP DUE TO A POLAR LOW MOVING INTO SIBERIA AND WESTERN BERING SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERS OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC AND ARCTIC OCEANS AS WELL AS THE THERMAL TROUGH IN THE YUKON ARE WELL RESOLVED AND IN GOOD AGREEMENT. IT IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TROUGH IN THE WESTERN BERING THAT IS IN QUESTION. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL... A WEAK SHORT WAVE WITH SOME UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FROM THE JET NEAR KODIAK WILL PROVIDE ENOUGH LIFT FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. MOISTURE IS NOT THAT DEEP...SO PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE LIGHT. HOWEVER...SOME AREAS INFLUENCED BY UPSLOPE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL RECEIVE MODERATE AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL. THERMAL TROUGH OVER EASTERN ALASKA INTO THE YUKON. THERE WAS PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL CLOUDS IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TODAY TO CURB SOLAR INSOLATION. THEREFORE...WE DO NOT EXPECT ANY THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE THERMAL TROUGH THIS EVENING. BUT...SHOWERS ARE DEFINITE ESPECIALLY OVER AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. WEAK WAVE MOVES INTO THE YUKON TOMORROW WITH THERMAL TROUGH AND WILL EXPECT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS OVER THE CHUGACH EAST OF ANCHORAGE AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING AHEAD OF THE LOW IN THE BERING STRAIT. THIS WILL BRING MODERATE WESTERLIES TO KODIAK AND WEST-EAST GAPS IN SOUTH CENTRAL. THE STACKED LOW STARTS TO MOVE THURSDAY NIGHT AND PUSHES AN UPPER LEVEL FRONT INTO THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. ONCE AGAIN...NO REAL SURFACE REFLECTION. SHOWERS WILL BE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS OVER MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL. ENOUGH INSTABILITY REMAINS WITH THE UPPER LOW NOW OVER THE MAINLAND SUNDAY FOR SCATTERED SHOWER ACTIVITY. .SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...WEAK SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS EVENING. SHORT WAVE RIDGE IS EXPECTED OVER BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT THOUGH. AN UPPER LEVEL FRONT WILL WORK INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TONIGHT AND SWING THROUGH THE AREA TOMORROW AS THE BERING STRAIT LOW BEGINS TO MOVE. ONSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS FOR THE COASTAL LOCATIONS WITH VFR TO MVFR CONDITIONS FURTHER INLAND. WINDS WILL NOT BE ABOVE 25 KT ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT. THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE MAINLAND FRIDAY AND CONTINUE NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. ONSHORE FLOW TO CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE AREA AND MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS. .BERING...HIGH PRESSURE AND STRATUS OVER THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS RIGHT NOW. AN UPPER LEVEL FRONT WITH SOME PRECIPITATION TO HIT THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS TONIGHT AND SWEEP TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY. ANOTHER SHORT WAVE TROUGH TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND BRING SHOWERS AND SOME MODERATE WIND. THIS WAVE WILL QUICKLY MOVE INTO THE GULF FRIDAY. A LOW IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL WORK INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY WITH MODERATE WINDS AND PRECIPITATION. THIS LOW WILL WRAP INTO THE BERING FRIDAY NIGHT AND PUSH SHOWERS AND MODERATE WINDS INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY. THE LOW WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE BERING SUNDAY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND CONTINUED STRATUS AND FOG. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE NORTH PACIFIC HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO BE A DOMINANT FEATURE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA AND AKPEN OVER THE NEXT WEEK. A SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING OVER THE NEXT WEEK BUT NOW SIGNIFICANT WIND OR PRECIPITATION EVENTS ARE EXPECTED. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 130 132 351 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JN JUL 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jul 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jul 14, 11:38 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Jul 14, 11:45 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Jul 14, 12:51 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Jul 14, 2:08 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 42 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.