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Small Craft Advisory 521, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 29, 2011, 10:45 PM AKDT. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 29, 2011, 10:45 PM AKDT (06:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 30, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
1 follow-up statement
736 FZAK52 PAFC 301146 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-310300- 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH TONIGHT. A LOW OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL MOVE TO 160 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 1004 MB EARLY SUN MORNING...THEN TRACK TO AROUND 80 NM SOUTH OF KIPNUK ON MON MORNING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-310300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. DENSE FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jul 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jul 30, 8:35 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 110 min |
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