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Small Craft Advisory 545, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 5, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 5, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 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.
633 FZAK52 PAFC 051157 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 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. PKZ199-060300- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF UNALAKLEET WILL MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN TO 1000 MB FRI MORNING. A 999 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE TO ST MATTHEW ISLAND AT 999 MB FRI EVENING AND THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR CAPE ROMANZOF SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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040 FZAK52 PAFC 051617 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 815 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 UPDATED ZONES 150 160 165 180 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-060300- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF UNALAKLEET WILL MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN TO 1000 MB FRI MORNING. A 999 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE TO ST MATTHEW ISLAND AT 999 MB FRI EVENING AND THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR CAPE ROMANZOF SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 815 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 815 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 815 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 815 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
833 FZAK52 PAFC 052302 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 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. PKZ199-061500- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW 85 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA LATE SAT MORNING AT 1005 MB THEN DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS INLAND SAT AFTERNOON. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE OUT OF SIBERIA AND TRACK TO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON AT 1003 MB. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
474 FZAK52 PAFC 061158 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-070300- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF MEKORYUK WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA LATE SAT MORNING AT 1000 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE OUT OF SIBERIA AND TRACK TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF MEKORYUK LATE SUN NIGHT AT 1001 MB. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
536 FZAK52 PAFC 062322 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 6 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. PKZ199-071500- 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LOW OVER SIBERIA WILL MOVE TO 75 NM WEST OF HOOPER BAY MONDAY AFTERNOON AT 1004 MB. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 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 Aug 4, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THREE DAYS WITH JUST MINOR DIFFERENCES IN PRESSURE IN THE LOW THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA TOMORROW. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE COLD CORE UPPER LEVEL LOW DIGGING SOUTHWARD INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA IS THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE ON THE WEATHER MAP TODAY. A SECONDARY UPPER LEVEL LOW HAS MOVED FROM THE GULF TO THE ALASKA PANHANDLE AND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN. THE MAIN LOW WILL RESIDE IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WHEN IT DRIFTS NORTHWARD AGAIN. HOWEVER THIS WILL KEEP THE FORECAST AREA IN SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WHICH IS CONDUCIVE FOR MORE RAIN. AT THE SURFACE THE LOW NEAR NORTON SOUND IS SLOWLY WEAKENING AS IT DRIFTS NORTHWARD. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS NEAR THE ALEUTIAN/ALASKA RANGE AND PUSHING INTO THE KODIAK, COOK INLET, AND SUSITNA VALLEY AREAS. AS IS COMMON IN SUCH SITUATIONS THERE IS A WEAK RIDGE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WHICH IS THE CAUSE OF THE STRONG WINDS IN TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE ALONG THE COPPER RIVER...AS WELL AS THE OTHER TYPICALLY WINDY AREAS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...STEADY RAIN IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND RAIN SHOWERS IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA. LOW CLOUDS, FOG AND DRIZZLE IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND ALASKA PENINSULA. THE FLOOD ADVISORY IN THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY CONTINUES AS THE YENTNA RIVER REMAINS NEAR FLOOD STAGE...AND IS EXPECTED TO ENTER FLOOD TONIGHT AS MORE RAIN STARTED TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON. .LONG TERM FORECAST...LONG RANGE MODELS ARE SHOWING SOME INDICATION THE WEATHER PATTERN FOR THE STATE MAY CHANGE AND IMPROVE A BIT BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...BUT THIS IS TENTATIVE AT BEST. REGARDLESS...UNTIL THAT TIME...BROAD SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP MAINLAND ALASKA IN AN OVERALL CLOUDY AND MOIST WEATHER PATTERN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD ADVISORY 145. MARINE...GALE 180 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AUG 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Aug 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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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.