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Small Craft Advisory 581, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 18, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 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.
679 FZAK52 PAFC 182359 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 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. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 40 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO 100 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL FRI AFTERNOON AT 984 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE AROUND 85 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY EARLY SAT MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING ON SAT. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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659 FZAK52 PAFC 191149 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW NEAR SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO 110 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL FRI AFTERNOON AT 986 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING ON SAT. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. NORTH OF E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON TOWARDS THE NORTHERN COAST. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. WINDS BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON SOUTH AND EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
800 FZAK52 PAFC 191743 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 940 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 UPDATE 170 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. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW NEAR SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO 110 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL FRI AFTERNOON AT 986 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING ON SAT. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. NORTH OF E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON TOWARDS THE NORTHERN COAST. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. WINDS BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON SOUTH AND EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 940 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SAT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
611 FZAK52 PAFC 192359 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 956 MB LOW 150 NM EAST OF ST PAUL MOVES ONSHORE THROUGH BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE BERING SEA. A 1012 MB LOW MOVES 200 NM SOUTH OF ATTU SAT NIGHT AND THEN MOVES 200 NM SOUTH OF ADAK LATE SUN MORNING AT 1010 MB AND THEN MOVES INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
144 FZAK52 PAFC 200009 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 150 NM EAST OF ST PAUL MOVES ONSHORE THROUGH BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE BERING SEA. A 1012 MB LOW MOVES 200 NM SOUTH OF ATTU SAT NIGHT AND THEN MOVES 200 NM SOUTH OF ADAK LATE SUN MORNING AT 1010 MB AND THEN MOVES INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
279 FZAK52 PAFC 201135 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-210300- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BRISK NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH SUN. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF KISKA SAT NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE AROUND 360 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON. A LOW OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL TRACK TO 320 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 988 MB ON MON. $$ PKZ150-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-210300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
493 FZAK52 PAFC 202346 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 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. PKZ199-211500- 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1010 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF KISKA SAT EVENING AND THEN MOVES 200 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND LATE SUN MORNING AT 1008 MB BEFORE MOVING INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. A 997 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF GAMBELL EARLY SUN MOVES 50 NM NORTHEAST OF HOOPER BAY SUN EVENING AT 994 MB AND THEN ONSHORE. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 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 18, 1:25 PM AKDT, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 1:25 PM AKDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 125 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A STRONG UPPER JET WITH MAX SPEED ESTIMATED AT 150KT+ EXTENDS OUT OF ASIA AND DUE EASTWARD ALONG THE ALEUTIANS. THIS IS CAUSING AN EAST-WEST ORIENTED TROUGH OVER THE BERING TO DIG EASTWARD. A STRONG SHORT-WAVE BETWEEN THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS IS PLOWING EASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHWEST ALASKA WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE OUT AHEAD OF IT. AT THE SURFACE MULTIPLE WEAK LOWS ARE SITTING UNDER THE BERING TROUGH WITH A TRIPLE POINT JUST AHEAD OF THE STRONG SHORT-WAVE. DOWNSTREAM OF THIS SYSTEM A WARM FRONT IS MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL. RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS AN SOLID BAND OF STRATIFORM RAINING MOVING ONSHORE OF THE KENAI PENINSULA. THERE ARE AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WHICH IS INDICATIVE OF THE FACT THAT THIS IS NOT SOLELY DUE TO OVERRUNNING. MODELS ALSO INDICATE UPPER LEVEL WAVES OUT AHEAD OF THE BERING TROUGH SWINGING NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE WESTERN GULF TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL. THIS FEATURE IS NOT VISIBLE IN WATER VAPOR IMAGERY BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH LIFT AND MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE MAIN BERING TROUGH. FINALLY...THERE ARE STILL SHOWERS OVER INTERIOR SOUTHCENTRAL ASSOCIATED WITH AN EXITING SHORT-WAVE. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE TO GAIN A BETTER HANDLE ON THIS EVOLVING STORM SYSTEM BUT THERE STILL ARE SOME KEY DIFFERENCES IN THE MESO-SCALE. THE NAM IS AN OUTLIER IN ROTATING THE STRONG BERING SHORT-WAVE NORTHWARD AND DEVELOPING A SINGLE CONCENTRIC UPPER LOW. THE OTHER MODELS ALL AGREE THAT THIS SWINGS FARTHER EAST INITIALLY MAINTAINING A MORE ELONGATED UPPER CENTER OR A SPLIT CENTER. THIS AFFECTS THE POSITION OF SURFACE LOW BENEATH THIS UPPER CENTER. OF COURSE...THE MODELS ALL COME TOGETHER WITH THIS LOW BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. OVER THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL REGION THE NAM IS AN OUTLIER IN MOVING THE WARM FRONT TOO RAPIDLY NORTHWARD WITH BARRIER JET ALL THE WAY INTO THE SOUND BY TONIGHT. BASED ON THE MSLP FORECAST THE COASTAL RIDGE WILL PUSH NORTHWARD AND EXTEND FROM THE COPPER BASIN SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA AND COOK INLET AND THEN DOWN TO A DEVELOPING TRIPLE POINT LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS WOULD SUPPORT A SYNOPTIC NORTHEASTERLY FLOW WHICH MEANS BARRIER JET WILL NOT MAKE IT THAT FAR NORTH. THEREFORE...PLAN TO GO HEAVILY TOWARD THE GFS SOLUTION WHICH SEEMS TO BETTER DEPICT THIS. IN FACT...A GLANCE AT THE 18Z NAM SHOWS THAT IT IS TRENDING IN THIS DIRECTION. THERE ARE ALSO DIFFERENCES IN THE TRACK OF THE TRIPLE POINT LOW WITH THE NAM BEING FASTEST IN MOVING IT INTO THE INLET. PREFER THE GFS/UKMET SOLUTION OF STALLING IT SOMEWHERE NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS FRIDAY NIGHT. A VERY LARGE UPPER LOW WILL BECOME CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN GULF AT THIS TIME FRAME SO IT MAKES SENSE THAT THE SURFACE LOW WOULD STALL AND DISSIPATE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS WARM FRONT PROGRESSES NORTHWARD AND UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVE MOVES THROUGH. SURFACE RIDGE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL PUSH INLAND TONIGHT WHICH WILL CAUSE TURNAGAIN ARM WIND TO DIMINISH A BIT. AT THE SAME TIME THE LOW LEVEL CROSS-BARRIER FLOW WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST. THIS WILL BE SHALLOW ENOUGH THAT DON'T EXPECT A SIGNIFICANT DOWNSLOPING AFFECT. ANOTHER ROUND OF WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THE TRIPLE POINT LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. STRONG GEOSTROPHIC FLOW ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE SECOND FRONT WILL RE-ENFORCE THE BARRIER JET ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL THEN MOVE INLAND FRIDAY EVENING PUSHING STRONGER WINDS INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND TURNAGAIN ARM BEFORE THE FRONT DISSIPATES OVERNIGHT. COOL AND SHOWERY WEATHER WILL PERSIST OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE UPPER LOW WEAKENS OVER THE GULF. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST WILL SEE SOME OF THE STRONGEST VERTICAL MOTION FROM THIS SYSTEM TONIGHT AS THE STRONG SHORT-WAVE ALOFT AND SURFACE FRONTAL SYSTEM ARRIVE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE COASTAL ZONE AS THE BERING LOW WRAPS UP AND DEVELOPMENT SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA BECOMES DOMINANT. THEREFORE...INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...NAMELY THE SOUTHERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY...WILL BE RIGHT ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE RAIN. RAIN WILL BECOME CONFINED TO THE EASTERN PORTION OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AS THE UPPER LOW OVER THE BERING MOVES INTO THE GULF. IT THEN LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL BE A BREAK SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AHEAD OF A TROUGH DROPPING SOUTHWARD OUT OF THE ARCTIC. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...AS STRONG SHORT-WAVE REACHES THE EASTERN BERING TONIGHT IT WILL CURVE NORTHWARD AND CREATE A NEW UPPER CENTER EAST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. THIS WILL CAUSE DEVELOPMENT OF A SINGLE LOW AT THE SURFACE. ALL OF THIS WILL SHIRT EASTWARD TO THE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND BRINGING A RETURN TO DRY WEATHER ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS. ENERGY WILL BEGIN TO DROP OUT OF THE ARCTIC AS WE HEAD TO NEXT WEEK PROVIDING BRIEF SHOTS OF RAIN. WITH COOLER AIR ALOFT THE MARINE LAYER WILL BE MORE UNSTABLE WHICH MEANS FOG WILL BE MUCH LESS PREVALENT THAN IT HAS BEEN IN RECENT WEEKS. .LONG TERM FORECAST...ATTENTION WILL BE SHIFTED TO THE ARCTIC DURING THE DAY 4 THROUGH 7 TIME PERIOD. GFS/ECMWF AGREE ON THE GENERAL EVOLUTION OF THE PATTERN WITH ENERGY DROPPING DOWN OUT OF THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC CAUSING THE TROUGH TO BECOME RE-CENTERED OVER THE BERING SEA BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENCES IN THE DETAILS OF INDIVIDUAL FEATURES. UNDER THIS GENERAL PATTERN EXPECT FAIRLY CALM WEATHER AS WE HEAD THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH NO MAJOR FEATURES MOVING THROUGH. THE BERING SEA OVER TO THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WILL BECOME MORE ACTIVE. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 130 140 170 172. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB AUG 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Aug 19, 9:40 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days |
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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.