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Small Craft Advisory 499, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 20, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 20, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 20, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
837 FZAK52 PAFC 201058 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 20 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. PKZ199-210300- 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1004 MB LOW 70 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO CAPE ROMANZOF THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE INLAND TONIGHT. A 982 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THU MORNING WILL MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 988 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. IN THE AFTERNOON...WINDS BECOMING W 20 KT IN SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AND BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND NORTH. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. WINDS THEN BECOMING NW 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT MAINLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT W 20 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. WINDS BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-210300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
582 FZAK52 PAFC 201553 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 750 AM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 ALTERED WORDING FOR 180 FIRST PERIOD COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-210300- 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1004 MB LOW 70 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO CAPE ROMANZOF THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE INLAND TONIGHT. A 982 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THU MORNING WILL MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 988 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 750 AM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT THIS MORNING. IN THE AFTERNOON...SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WINDS BECOMING W 20 KT. NUNIVAK ISLAND NORTH...VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. WINDS THEN BECOMING NW 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT MAINLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT W 20 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. WINDS BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-210300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
752 FZAK52 PAFC 202235 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 20 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. PKZ199-211500- 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1011 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MOVES INTO THE GULF AND DISSIPATES THU AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU THU AFTERNOON MOVES 225 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL FRI NIGHT AT 989 MB. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU AFTERNOON AND INTO THE CENTRAL BERING EARLY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jul 19, 1:00 PM AKDT, 15 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 1:00 PM AKDT, 15 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 100 PM AKDT TUE JUL 19 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS AND NAM IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT ON SURFACE FEATURES. THE NAM CONTAINS A SLIGHTLY DEEPER LOW POSITIONED IN THE CENTRAL BERING WHICH TRACKS TO THE NE OVERNIGHT. FORECASTERS FAVORING NAM IN THE SHORT-TERM. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...CURRENT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE EAST THIS AFTERNOON. SOME CLOUD BANDS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS IN NORTH FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. COLD AIR ALOFT DID GENERATE CONSIDERABLE CONVECTION AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS MORNING. EXPECTING CONTINUED LIGHTNING THIS AFTERNOON CORDOVA EAST AS THE UPPER LOW TRACKS TO THE SOUTHEAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...ONCE LOW MOVES OUT OF SOUTHCENTRAL THIS EVENING EXPECTING PREDOMINATELY CLEAR SKIES...HOWEVER LOCAL AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE BY MORNING. ANOTHER TROUGH FORMS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF LATE THU MORNING BUT MINIMAL IMPACT EXPECTED OVER LAND ZONES. SOUTHWEST...HIGH CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON WITH MOST AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS BURING OFF BY MID AFTERNOON. SHOULD EXPECT SOME LOW CLOUDS FORMING AGAIN TONIGHT. NEXT TROUGH REACHS KUSKO DELTA AND POINTS WEST LATER WED MORNING. LOOKS AS THIS WILL GENERATE SOME CLOUD AND ISOLATED SHOWERS NORTHWEST OF DILLINGHAM. BERING SEA...NOT MUCH CHANGE WITH PERSIST LOW CLOUDS AND TEMPS IN THE 40S OVER MOST OF THE REGION. NEXT FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU AFTERNOON. WOULD EXPECT SOME SE GALES THU NIGHT AND FRI IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE DOMINATE WEATHER FEATURE IN THE MODELS IS THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW THAT MOVES OVER ATTU LATE FRI MORNING AND THEN OVER ST MATTHEW ISLAND SAT EVENING AND ONSHORE NEAR HOOPER BAY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FRONT FROM THIS SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH SOUTHWEST ZONES FRI NIGHT AND REMNANT INTO COOK INLET SAT AFTERNOON. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...NONE FIRE WEATHER...NONE JMP JUL 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jul 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jul 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days |
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Sources
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