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Small Craft Advisory 512, NWS Anchorage, AK

July 24, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 24, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 24, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Jul 26, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

690 
FZAK52 PAFC 242353
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 24 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.

PKZ199-251500-
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1003 MB LOW 500 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE 320
NM NORTH OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING 1004 MB LOW 150 NM
WEST OF SAINT PAUL MON MORNING WILL MOVE TO 170 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL
AT 1004 MB TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   

$$

PKZ155-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-251500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ165-251500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-251500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N
OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   

$$

PKZ170-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-251500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 24 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG.  
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   

$$

PKZ185-251500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-251500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
6 follow-up statements
819 
FZAK52 PAFC 251155
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 25 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.

PKZ199-260300-
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1003 MB LOW  NM NORTH OF ATTU MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES NEAR
SAINT GEORGE MON NIGHT AND THEN WEAKENS TO 1007 MB TUE NIGHT 50 NM
NORTHWEST OF SITKINAK.

$$

PKZ150-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-260300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-260300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-260300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-260300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

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

$$

PKZ176-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-260300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-260300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING N WIND
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
901 
FZAK52 PAFC 251417 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ199-260300-
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1003 MB LOW 375 NM NORTH OF ATTU MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES
NEAR SAINT GEORGE MON NIGHT AND THEN WEAKENS TO 1007 MB TUE NIGHT 50
NM NORTHWEST OF SITKINAK.

$$

PKZ150-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-260300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-260300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-260300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-260300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

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

$$

PKZ176-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-260300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-260300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING N WIND
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
714 
FZAK52 PAFC 252354
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 25 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.

PKZ199-261500-
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1003 MB LOW 320 NM NORTH OF ADAK MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO
150 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKENS TO 1008 MB
OVER THE WESTERN GULF WED AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-261500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-261500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-261500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SW WIND 15KT. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-261500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-261500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-261500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
820 
FZAK52 PAFC 261157
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 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.

PKZ199-270300-
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1004 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF ATKA WEAKENS TO 1008 MB TUE NIGHT OVER
KODIAK ISLAND AND THEN MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. A WEATHER FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH A KAMCHATKA LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-270300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-270300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-270300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG BERING SIDE. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-270300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-270300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS
OF FOG.  
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-270300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
052 
FZAK52 PAFC 261451
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
650 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

UPDATED ZONES 150 155 171

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.

PKZ199-270300-
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1004 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF ATKA WEAKENS TO 1008 MB TUE NIGHT OVER
KODIAK ISLAND AND THEN MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. A WEATHER FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH A KAMCHATKA LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
650 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
650 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF DENSE FOG.
.TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-270300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-270300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-270300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG BERING SIDE. 
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-270300-
UNALASKA BAY
650 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. 
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-270300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.  
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-270300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
766 
FZAK52 PAFC 262354
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 26 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.

PKZ199-271500-
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1005 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM WILL MOVE INTO 
THE GULF LATE TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN PERSIST OVER 
THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH THU.

$$

PKZ150-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-271500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-271500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-271500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-271500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-271500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TONIGHT...NORTH WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-271500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 24, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT SUN JUL 24 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

PLANETARY SCALE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM KAMCHATKA TO THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS MORNING. AN EMBEDDED CUT-OFF LOW IS OVER
WESTERN AK AND BRISTOL BAY. AT THE SURFACE...A BROAD AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE LIES OVER MOST OF MAINLAND AK. A WEATHER FRONT IS
APPROACHING THE NORTHERN GULF COAST...AND A WEAK LOW IS NEAR SHEMYA
WITH ANOTHER OVER THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT. WEAK SURFACE FEATURES OVER THE
MAINLAND WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
CONTINUING SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BE CAUSED BY THE DESTABILIZING EFFECT
OF THE UPPER LOW OVER WESTERN AK...WHICH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF AK ON MON AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN AND DRIFT EAST
THROUGH MIDWEEK. THE SHEMYA AND EASTERN RUSSIA SURFACE LOWS WILL
MERGE SOUTH OF THE PRIBILOFS MON NIGHT...WITH THE RESULTANT LOW THEN
MOVING ACROSS THE AKPEN TUE NIGHT TO KODIAK ISLAND. THE FORECAST
UTILIZES THE GFS AND NAM IN THE SHORT TERM FOR DETAIL AND THEN TENDS
TO THE GFS AND HPC GUIDANCE IN THE MID TO LONG RANGE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

IN THE WEST...SHOWERS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION WITH A BREAK ON
TUE. ANOTHER LOW SWEEPING SOUTH ALONG THE FLANK OF THE UPPER LOW WILL
BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS BEGINNING WED.

FOR SOUTHWEST AK...INLAND RAIN WILL TURN TO SHOWERS THAT WILL PERSIST
BENEATH THE UPPER LOW THROUGH MIDWEEK. WEAK ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING
SOME COASTAL FOG AND DRIZZLE AT TIMES.

SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...SHOWERS WILL ALSO CONTINUE THROUGH
MIDWEEK BENEATH THE UPPER LOW.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...

WEAK RIDGING WILL DRY OUT THE WEST BEHIND THE BERING LOW. THIS LOW
WILL CROSS THE AKPEN AND MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST AK...ACCOMPANIED BY
SHOWERS MOVING FROM SOUTHWEST AK TO THE EASTERN GULF BY THE END OF
THE WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY

PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES 170
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

DS JUL 11

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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.