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Small Craft Advisory 495, NWS Anchorage, AK

July 18, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 18, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 18, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Jul 19, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

877 
FZAK52 PAFC 182314
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 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.

PKZ199-191500-
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1001 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA WILL MOVE TO 160 NM NORTH OF
ATKA AT 1005 MB TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE NEAR HOOPER BAY AT 1007
MB WED AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ150-191500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-191500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-191500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-191500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-191500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-191500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SE WIND 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE.
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT.  
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-191500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.WED THROUGH THU ...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-191500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 35 KT THIS EVENING DIMINISHING TO SW
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT THIS EVENING
BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 7 FT BERING
SIDE. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-191500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...S 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. 
SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.   
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-191500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-191500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-191500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
3 follow-up statements
731 
FZAK52 PAFC 182352 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

CORRECTED ZONE 170

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.

PKZ199-191500-
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1001 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA WILL MOVE TO 160 NM NORTH OF
ATKA AT 1005 MB TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE NEAR HOOPER BAY AT 1007
MB WED AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ150-191500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-191500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-191500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-191500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-191500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-191500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SE WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE.
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT.  
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-191500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.WED THROUGH THU ...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-191500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 35 KT THIS EVENING DIMINISHING TO SW
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT THIS EVENING
BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 7 FT BERING
SIDE. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-191500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...S 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. 
SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.   
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-191500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-191500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-191500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
923 
FZAK52 PAFC 190703 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1100 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

UPDATED ZONES 150 155 160 165 170 172 176 179 180

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.

PKZ199-191500-
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1001 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA WILL MOVE TO 160 NM NORTH OF
ATKA AT 1005 MB TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE NEAR HOOPER BAY AT 1007
MB WED AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ150-191500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
1100 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-191500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
1100 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-191500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
1100 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
AREAS OF DENSE FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-191500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
1100 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-191500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
1100 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-191500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
1100 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SE WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE.
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT.  
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-191500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.WED THROUGH THU ...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-191500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
1100 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 35 KT THIS EVENING DIMINISHING TO SW
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT THIS EVENING
BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 7 FT BERING
SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-191500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...S 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. 
SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.   
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-191500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
1100 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-191500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-191500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
1100 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
AREAS OF DENSE FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
797 
FZAK52 PAFC 191121
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 19 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.

PKZ199-200300-
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 19 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1003 MB LOW 200 NM EAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO SAINT PAUL BY LATE
TONIGHT AT 1007 MB...THEN MOVE TO NEAR CAPE ROMANZOF BY LATE WED
NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ150-200300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ155-200300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ160-200300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 19 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
AREAS OF DENSE FOG MAINLY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...SE 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS
OF FOG.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ165-200300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 19 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ180-200300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 19 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ170-200300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-200300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 19 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ172-200300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
$$

PKZ175-200300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-200300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-200300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 19 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT...BECOMING SE 15 KT SOUTH AND EAST OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. DENSE FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ179-200300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 19 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF
FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 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 18, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT
TERM...SLIGHT DISAGREEMENT WITH PLACEMENT OF THE LOW IN THE GULF
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. PREFERRED SOLUTION IS THE NAM WITH ITS BETTER
HANDLING OF TERRAIN FEATURES. IN THE EXTENDED MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY
GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SATURDAY...GOING WITH GFS AS IT IS IN BETTER
AGREEMENT WITH HPC GUIDANCE.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER MAINLAND ALASKA
CONTINUES ITS SOUTHEAST TRACK TOWARD THE GULF. BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THE LOW WILL BE OVER THE GULF AND WILL TRACK TO THE SOUTHEAST. UPPER
LEVEL RIDGING THAT IS CURRENTLY OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS PUSHES IN
TO THE SOUTHCENTRAL AFTER THE AREA IS VACATED BY THE UPPER LEVEL LOW.
LOW PRESSURE NORTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL TRACK EASTWARD
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING AND MAKE IT TO THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...FOR THE EAST...THE MAJOR CONCERN IS
THUNDERSTORMS BEING TRIGGERED FROM THE LOW AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE
AREA. FOR THE SOUTHCENTRAL AND MATANUSKA AND SUSITNA VALLEYS THERE IS
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. AS THE LOW
PUSHES CLOSER TO THE GULF TOMORROW MORNING THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTHERN GULF AND THE MARINE AREA OF
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.

.FOR THE WEST...AREAS OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
UNDER THE EFFECTS OF THE RIDGE WILL HAVE PATCHY FOG UNTIL THE RIDGING
MOVES FURTHER EAST. BEHIND THE RIDGE THE LOW AND ASSOCIATED TROUGHS
WILL BRING RAIN SHOWERS TO AREAS THROUGHOUT THE ALEUTIANS. AS THIS
LOW MOVES INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA IT WILL BRING SHOWERS TO THE AREA
WEDNESDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...RIDGING WILL BUILD IN OVER THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS THURSDAY AND BREAK UP THE ACTIVE PATTERN THAT HAS BEEN OVER
THE REGION. A DEEP LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS
AND PUSHES OFF TO THE EAST FRIDAY NIGHT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 155 170.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

DWK JUL 11

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 19, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Jul 19, 8:34 AM AKDTSpecial Marine WarningAFC39 min

Nearby

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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.