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Small Craft Advisory 522, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 30, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 31, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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715 FZAK52 PAFC 302244 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-311500- 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH TONIGHT. A LOW OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL MOVE TO 110 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 1003 MB SUN MORNING...THEN TRACK TO AROUND 130 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM ON MON MORNING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ150-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-311500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-311500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-311500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-311500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-311500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-311500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
483 FZAK52 PAFC 311118 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 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. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1002 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND LATE SUN NIGHT AT SAME INTENSITY BEFORE MOVING INLAND MON MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING MONDAY MORNING AND SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL BERING MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
356 FZAK52 PAFC 311938 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1135 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 UPDATED ZONES 150 160 180 AND 185 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1002 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND LATE SUN NIGHT AT SAME INTENSITY BEFORE MOVING INLAND MON MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING MONDAY MORNING AND SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL BERING MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 1135 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 1135 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 1135 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 1135 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 312353 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 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. PKZ199-011500- 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF BETHEL WILL MOVE INLAND MON MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING MONDAY MORNING AND SPREAD ACROSS THE BERING TUE. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 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, 14 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 1:30 PM AKDT, 14 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jul 29, 10:45 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Jul 30, 8:35 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 110 min |
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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.