Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 484, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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179 FZAK52 PAFC 152329 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-161500- 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1006 MB LOW NEAR NOME WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY. A 998 MB LOW NEAR SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 200 NM NORTH OF ADAK BY SAT AFTERNOON AND TO 50 NM NORTH OF THE PRIBILOFS AT 1007 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ 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 14, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LOW MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING FRI AND SAT. BY SAT EVENING SOLUTIONS RANGE FROM JUST WEST OF THE PRIBILOFS TO NORTH OF ATTU. WE WENT WITH THE GFS BASED ON CONTINUITY FROM THE PREVIOUS PACKAGE AND THE GFS POSITION IS AN AVERAGE OF THE OTHER MODELS. IN THE LONG TERM...MODELS AGREE IN BUILDING A RIDGE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST MON AND WITH THE POSITION AND STRENGTH OF THE NEXT LOW MOVING TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... .UPPER LEVELS...A COLD CORE LOW LIES OVER ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. A SHORTWAVE ROTATING AROUND THIS LOW IS MOVING OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA BRINGING RAIN AND LOW CLOUDS WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SECOND WAVE IS MOVING SLOWLY ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL. THIS WAVE BROUGHT SHOWERS TO ANCHORAGE EARLIER TODAY. SHOWERS WILL END FROM THE WEST OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TONIGHT AS THIS WAVE MOVES OVER. A SMALL SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE FROM THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA FRI. .AT THE SURFACE...A SURFACE LOW LIES BENEATH THE UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE NORTH BERING. THE WESTERLY FLOW SOUTH OF THIS LOW IS BRINGING LOW CLOUDS AND RAIN TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY IS CAUSING GUSTY NORTH AND WEST WINDS OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA INCLUDING RESURRECTION BAY AND WHITTIER. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTH CENTRAL...SHOWERS WILL END FROM THE WEST OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AS AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. CONDITIONS SHOULD DRY OUT TONIGHT AND STAY RELATIVELY DRY UNTIL A NEW SYSTEM APPROACHES FRI NIGHT AND SAT. MEANWHILE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AS THE THERMAL TROUGH PERSISTS IN THE BASIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY IN THE BASIN FRIDAY. .SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVES CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA REGION BRING RAIN. THESE WAVES WILL WEAKEN AS THEY APPROACH BRISTOL BAY SO ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THERE. WITH THE UPPER LEVEL LOW IN PROXIMITY WEAK WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO BRING RAIN TO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .BERING AND ALEUTIANS...SURFACE RIDGING IS SUPPORTING FOG AND STRATUS ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN BERING. A WEAK LOW WILL DEVELOP AND APPROACH THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT BRINGING RAIN TO THE CENTRAL AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. A MORE IMPRESSIVE LOW WILL FOLLOW QUICKLY ON ITS HEELS AND APPROACH SHEMYA BY FRIDAY MORNING. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE CURRENT PATTERN OF UPPER LEVEL RIDGING OVER THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC AND LOWS IN THE BERING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MON. MODEL GUIDANCE RAPIDLY BECOMES UNCERTAIN AFTER MON NEXT WEEK. THE CURRENT FORECAST SUPPORTS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER WESTERN ALASKA THROUGH FRI NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 130 138 132 351 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RHH JUL 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jul 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jul 15, 5:26 AM AKDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 3 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.