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Small Craft Advisory 520, NWS Anchorage, AK

July 29, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 29, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 29, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Jul 31, 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.

686 
FZAK51 PAFC 292354
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-301500-
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER KODIAK AND THE WESTERN
GULF THROUGH SUN. A 1003 MB LOW WILL FORM 35 NM NORTHWEST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND ON SUN.

$$

PKZ120-301500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-301500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
$$

PKZ125-301500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-301500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
25 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-301500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-301500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 6
FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ138-301500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-301500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-301500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.

.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$
8 follow-up statements
075 
FZAK51 PAFC 300649 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1050 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011

UPDATED ZONE 129

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-301500-
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER KODIAK AND THE WESTERN
GULF THROUGH SUN. A 1003 MB LOW WILL FORM 35 NM NORTHWEST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND ON SUN.

$$

PKZ120-301500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-301500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
$$

PKZ125-301500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-301500-
PASSAGE CANAL
1050 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. 
GUSTS TO 25 KT DEVELOPING NEAR WHITTIER TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
25 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-301500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-301500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 6
FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ138-301500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-301500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-301500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.

.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$
722 
FZAK51 PAFC 301151
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-310300-
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH
SUN AND THEN WEAKEN EARLY MON.
$$

PKZ120-310300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-310300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-310300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-310300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-310300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-310300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-310300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-310300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FOOT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-310300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
808 
FZAK51 PAFC 301636 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
835 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

UPDATED ZONE 138

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-310300-
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH
SUN AND THEN WEAKEN EARLY MON.
$$

PKZ120-310300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-310300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-310300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-310300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-310300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-310300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-310300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
835 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-310300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FOOT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-310300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
645 
FZAK51 PAFC 301823 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1025 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

UPDATED ZONES 140 141

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-310300-
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH
SUN AND THEN WEAKEN EARLY MON.
$$

PKZ120-310300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-310300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-310300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-310300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-310300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-310300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-310300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-310300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
1025 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT SW 20 KT S OF CLAM GULCH. SEAS
2 FT EXCEPT 5 SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FOOT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-310300-
KACHEMAK BAY
1025 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR COOK
INLET.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
927 
FZAK51 PAFC 302315
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-311500-
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH
SUN. A WEATHER FRONT FROM A BRISTOL BAY LOW MOVES INTO THE WESTERN
GULF MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-311500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT EXCEPT 20 KT S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 4
FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-311500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-311500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-311500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-311500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-311500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-311500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-311500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS NEAR
KACHEMAK BAY.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-311500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. HIGHEST WIND AND SEAS IN THE OUTER BAY.
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
864 
FZAK51 PAFC 311114
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-010300-
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH
MON AFTERNOON. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL SLOWLY
STRENGTHEN IN PLACE THROUGH LATE MON NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-010300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE
WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-010300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-010300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-010300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-010300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-010300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-010300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-010300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-010300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
095 
FZAK51 PAFC 311927 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1125 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

UPDATED ZONE 120 125 129 132 138 AND 140

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-010300-
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH
MON AFTERNOON. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL SLOWLY
STRENGTHEN IN PLACE THROUGH LATE MON NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-010300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1125 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE
WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE
WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE
WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-010300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-010300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1125 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-010300-
PASSAGE CANAL
1125 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-010300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-010300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
1125 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-010300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1125 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-010300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
1125 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-010300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 312309
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-011500-
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH
MON AFTERNOON. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL SLOWLY
STRENGTHEN IN PLACE THROUGH TUE. A 992 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 100 NM
SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-011500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 40 KT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-011500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-011500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-011500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-011500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-011500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-011500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-011500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-011500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 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, 1:30 PM AKDT, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 1:30 PM AKDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
130 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA
IS EXITING TO THE EAST WITH A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE BUILDING IN BEHIND
IT ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THERE
ARE SOME WEAK IMPULSES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE COL REGION CURRENTLY
OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WHICH IS RESULTING IN SOME LIGHT RAIN OR SHOWERS...
MAINLY OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. EXPECT THIS TO BREAK UP THIS
AFTERNOON AS THE SHORT-WAVE RIDGE NOSES IN. THERMAL TROUGH IS ALSO
SITTING OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WHICH WILL HELP FOCUS AFTERNOON/EVENING
CONVECTION. AREAS OF FOG CAN BE FOUND UNDERNEATH THE RIDGE ACROSS
THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA.
LOOKING UPSTREAM...A TROUGH IS DROPPING OUT OF THE ARCTIC INTO
THE NORTHERN BERING AND WESTERN ALASKA. THIS WILL BE THE PRIMARY
WEATHER MAKER OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. FINALLY...STEADY STATE
CONDITIONS OUT ACROSS THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS WITH WEAK RIDGING
ALOFT AND A STATIONARY FRONT AT THE SURFACE ALONG THE ALEUTIANS...
ALL RESULTING IN  AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN AND FOG.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...PREFER NAM/EC OVER GFS WITH A SLIGHTLY MORE
AGGRESSIVE DIGGING OF UPPER TROUGH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS MEANS A FASTER START TIME ON
PRECIPITATION. OTHERWISE...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH
SYNOPTIC FEATURES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS TO FORM THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING WITH SURFACE HEATING...PRIMARILY OVER INLAND AREAS OF
SOUTHCENTRAL. STORM MOTION RIGHT NOW IS OUT OF THE NORTH BUT WILL
GRADUALLY BACK TO NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND WEST TONIGHT AS
SHORT-WAVE RIDGE BUILDS IN. THUS...FROM ANCHORAGE DOWN TO THE
WESTERN KENAI SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS PASSING
TO THE NORTH AND EAST. STABILITY INDICES ARE MARGINAL FOR
THUNDERSTORMS AND THE RIDGE COULD HELP PUT A CAP ON THINGS.
HIGHEST PROBABILITY IS RIGHT OUT AHEAD OF THE RIDGE OVER THE
TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN COPPER BASIN. VISIBLE SATELLITE
SHOWS CUMULUS STARTING TO BUILD UP IN THESE AREAS RIGHT NOW.

CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO HEAD DOWNHILL AS WE GO TONIGHT AND SATURDAY
WITH INCREASING CLOUD COVER AND SHOWERS. HOWEVER...SHOWERS WILL NOT
BECOME WIDESPREAD UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS UPPER TROUGH
DIGS INTO THE WESTERN GULF. LOW LEVEL SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL FAVOR
AREAS ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER...A WEAK CYCLONIC
CIRCULATION WILL FORM OVER THE GULF SUNDAY SO NO PARTICULAR AREA
WILL BE FAVORED. IT LOOKS AS THOUGH SHORT-WAVES WILL DROP INTO THE
BACK SIDE OF THE LONG-WAVE TROUGH...SO THE THREAT OF SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE AS WE HEAD INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SHOWERS OUT AHEAD OF THE UPPER TROUGH WILL
BECOME MORE NUMEROUS TONIGHT AND CHANGE TO STEADY RAIN FROM THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA TO KUSKOKWIM VALLEY BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE UPPER
TROUGH WILL QUICKLY DIG SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS BRISTOL BAY LATE
SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. THE BEST LIFT WILL REMAIN NORTH AND
EAST OF BRISTOL BAY...SO THING ANY PRECIPITATION THAT DOES FALL
WILL BE SHOWERY AND LESS WIDESPREAD THAN ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHWEST
ALASKA. HOWEVER...CONTINUED ONSHORE FLOW WILL ENSURE THAT AREAS
OF STRATUS AND FOG PERSIST ALONG THE COAST. THERE WILL BE A BREAK
IN PRECIP SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS THE TROUGH MOVES TO
SOUTHCENTRAL. MORE RAIN IS THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE BACK IN SUNDAY
THROUGH MONDAY AS ANOTHER SHORT-WAVE TROUGH DIGS DOWN OUT OF THE
ARCTIC.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...WEAK RIDGING OVER THE BERING WILL BE PUSHED
OFF TO THE SOUTH OVER THE WEEKEND AS A CUT-OFF LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST
PACIFIC RIDES OVER-TOP OF THE RIDGE AND MERGES WITH TROUGH DIGGING
DOWN FROM THE ARCTIC. THE UPPER LOW WILL BRING STEADIER RAIN TO THE
ALEUTIANS. OTHERWISE...CLOUDY AND FOGGY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO
DOMINATE THE REGION.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...GFS 500MB 5-WAVE SHOWS MEAN TROUGH CENTERED
OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH THE END OF NEXT
WEEK. THERE IS GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT ON THIS HIGHLY AMPLIFIED TROUGH.
HOWEVER...THERE IS LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE TIMING/PLACEMENT/STRENGTH
OF INDIVIDUAL WAVES MOVING THROUGH THIS TROUGH. IN ANY CASE IT LOOKS
LIKE A FAIRLY COOL AND WET PATTERN FOR THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND
SOUTHERN MAINLAND. MEANWHILE...THE UPPER LOW ALONG THE ALEUTIANS
THIS WEEKEND WILL TRACK EAST INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC EARLY NEXT WEEK
AND HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK IN. SO EXPECT TYPICAL WEATHER
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR...LIGHT WINDS WITH AREAS OF FOG AND DRIZZLE.

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

SEB JUL 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 29, 10:45 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 hr
Jul 30, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Jul 30, 8:35 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC110 min

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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.