Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 519, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 29, 2011, 9:49 AM AKDT. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 29, 2011, 9:49 AM AKDT (17:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 30, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
442 FZAK52 PAFC 291751 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 949 AM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 UPDATED ZONE 150 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. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN THROUGH SAT EVENING. A LOW OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL TRACK TO AROUND 230 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 1003 MB SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 949 AM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
662 FZAK52 PAFC 292356 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A 1004 MB LOW WILL MOVE OUT OF RUSSIA SAT NIGHT AND MOVE TO 175 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
849 FZAK52 PAFC 300611 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1011 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 UPDATED ZONE 195 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. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A 1004 MB LOW WILL MOVE OUT OF RUSSIA SAT NIGHT AND MOVE TO 175 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 1011 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. DENSE FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. DENSE FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
166 FZAK52 PAFC 300644 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1045 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 UPDATED ZONE 160 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A 1004 MB LOW WILL MOVE OUT OF RUSSIA SAT NIGHT AND MOVE TO 175 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 1045 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 1011 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. DENSE FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. DENSE FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
736 FZAK52 PAFC 301146 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 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. PKZ199-310300- 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH TONIGHT. A LOW OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL MOVE TO 160 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 1004 MB EARLY SUN MORNING...THEN TRACK TO AROUND 80 NM SOUTH OF KIPNUK ON MON MORNING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ150-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-310300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-310300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-310300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-310300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-310300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-310300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. DENSE FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 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 29, 6:27 AM AKDT, 3 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 6:27 AM AKDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...RETRANSMITTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 515 AM AKDT THU JUL 28 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... AN UPPER-LOW IS CENTERED OVER THE GULF OF AK THIS MORNING. PERIPHERAL RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH IT IS DEPICTED ON RADAR JUST SOUTH OF THE KENAI PENINSULA...BUT THE LOW AND MOISTURE ARE MOVING EAST TOWARDS THE AK PANHANDLE. BEHIND THIS LOW TRANSITORY RIDGING POKES THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY. THERE ARE STILL SOME SUBTLE/EMBEDDED WAVES IN THE UPPER FLOW WHICH ARE ENHANCING SHOWERS THIS MORNING IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER BASIN. THESE FEATURES ARE WEAK AND THE PRECIPITATION COVERAGE WITH THEM DIMINISHING AS RIDGING NOSES IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. FURTHER WEST...A FRONT IS EXITING FAR EASTERN RUSSIA AND MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST-CENTRAL AK COAST. THE RESIDUAL ENERGY FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL BECOME MORE SIGNIFICANT AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE AOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER MUCH OF THE BERING...THOUGH RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH AN OLD FRONTAL ZONE THAT HAD BEEN OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS HAS DRIFTED TO THE EASTERN CHAIN. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE PERFORMING SATISFACTORILY IN CAPTURING THE SYNOPTIC PICTURE. OUT WEST...MODELS SIMILARLY SHOW THE FRONTAL ZONE OVER THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN WITH A RATHER FLAT RIDGE NOSING IN FROM THE SOUTH THIS WEEKEND. THE RESIDUAL FRONT APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALASKA COAST IS CAPTURED SIMILARLY AS IT SPREADS MOISTURE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND THROUGH SATURDAY. IN THE EAST...MODELS SHOW THE TRANSITORY RIDGE PUSHING PAST THE KENAI PENINSULA AND INTO THE GULF SATURDAY MORNING AND THE APPROACH OF THE SHORTWAVE ON SUNDAY MORNING. THE NAM APPEARS THE QUICKEST WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT...WITH THE ECMWF THE SLOWEST AND THE GFS A MIDDLE GROUND SOLUTION. ALL MODELS HOWEVER SHOW THE TROUGH SLOW TO CLEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY AS A 100 KT UPPER-JET DIGS THE TROUGH. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... A QUICK SWATH OF EARLY MORNING SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY THE UPPER WAVE ROTATING DOWN FROM THE COPPER BASIN/MATANUSKA VALLEY TO DISSIPATE CONCURRENT WITH THE WAVE WEAKENING THIS MORNING AND RIDGING POKING IN. LOOK FOR SUNNY BREAKS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ADDITIONAL SHOWERS WHICH DEVELOP FOCUSING MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. CONSIDERABLY LESS SUNSHINE IN STORE FOR THE WEEKEND AS THE SHORTWAVE ARRIVES FROM THE NORTHWEST...YIELDING MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS SATURDAY...TO A STEADY RAIN BY SUNDAY. AS MENTIONED...THE TROUGH MAY BE SLOW TO CLEAR THE REGION...AND THUS CONDITIONS LIKELY TO REMAIN COOL AND WET INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SOUTHWEST... FEWER SHOWERS TODAY ACROSS THE SW MAINLAND AS WEAK RIDGING MOVES THROUGH. THIS RESPITE IS BRIEF HOWEVER...AS MORE CLOUDS AND RAIN ADVANCE WITH THE RESIDUAL FRONT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE CRUX OF THE UPPER-LVL SUPPORT PUSHES EAST OF THE ALEUTIAN RANGE BY SUNDAY... THOUGH RESIDUAL CYCLONIC FLOW AND SOME WEAKER DISTURBANCES ALOFT KEEP THE THREAT OF SHOWERS AROUND. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... RAIN OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS GRADUALLY TAPERING TO SHOWERS AS THE FRONT OVER THE REGION WEAKENS. OTHERWISE TYPICAL FOG/STRATUS REGIME TO PERSIST. .LONG TERM FORECAST... UPPER-LVL TROUGH STILL LIKELY TO PREDOMINATE OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THERE ARE SOME INDICATIONS FROM THE OPERATIONAL MODELS THAT THE PARENT UPPER-LOW NORTH OF ALASKA MAY DIP DOWN TO THE SOUTH OF THE STATE. THIS WOULD INCREASE THE ALREADY UNSETTLED PATTERN AND REINFORCE THE MODESTLY HIGH CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION. OUT WEST...CONDITIONS STILL LOOK TO REMAIN RATHER BENIGN...THOUGH SOME STRONGER SYSTEMS ARE POSSIBLE AS UPPER TROUGH INITIALLY DIGS TOWARDS THE EASTERN BERING. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...NONE FIRE WEATHER...NONE JAM JUL 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jul 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.