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Small Craft Advisory 641, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 8, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 8, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 9, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
867 FZAK52 PAFC 081202 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 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. PKZ199-090300- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1001 MB LOW 70 NM EAST OF SAND POINT DISSIPATES THU AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING THU. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING MOVES TO THE CENTRAL BERING FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...6 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 30 KT EAST OF ATKA. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT EAST OF ATKA. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR SAINT GEORGE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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491 FZAK52 PAFC 090007 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-091500- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1007 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT MOVES SOUTH AND WEAKENS. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EAST CENTRAL BERING SEA MOVES SOUTHEAST AND WEAKENS THROUGH SATURDAY. A 997 MB LOW 450 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRIDAY EVENING MOVES TO 540 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AND INTENSIFIES TO 977 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF PORT MOLLER...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W OF PORT MOLLER...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E OF PORT MOLLER...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF PORT MOLLER...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...6 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF ATKA...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W OF ATKA...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E OF ATKA...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. W OF ATKA...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E OF ATKA...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. W OF ATKA...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
866 FZAK52 PAFC 090345 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 745 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 UPDATED ZONES 160 165 171 172 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. PKZ199-091500- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1007 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT MOVES SOUTH AND WEAKENS. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EAST CENTRAL BERING SEA MOVES SOUTHEAST AND WEAKENS THROUGH SATURDAY. A 997 MB LOW 450 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRIDAY EVENING MOVES TO 540 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AND INTENSIFIES TO 977 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 745 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 745 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W OF PORT MOLLER...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF PORT MOLLER...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...6 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 745 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 745 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF ATKA...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W OF ATKA...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E OF ATKA...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. W OF ATKA...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E OF ATKA...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. W OF ATKA...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
496 FZAK52 PAFC 091151 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-100300- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING AND DISSIPATES SAT. A SECOND FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WEST BERING SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. DRIZZLE. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SW 25 KT S OF CAPE MENDENHALL. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 Sep 7, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 7, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...THE MODELS CONSENSUS ON SYNOPTIC FEATURES AT THE UPPER LEVELS IS GOOD. SURFACE MSLP FIELDS ARE ALSO IN GENERAL AGREEMENT...EXCEPT FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA. DIGGING AND BROADENING UPPER TROUGH OVER THE REGION RESULTS IN A SERIES OF WEAK SURFACE LOWS. THE END RESULT...A LOT LESS WIND AND RAIN...BUT A GREATER CHALLENGE RESOLVING WEAK GULF FEATURES. .UPPER LEVELS... .500MB...THE LONG WAVE TROUGH DIGS SOUTH TO THE NE PACIFIC OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MINOR LOWS DEVELOP IN THE BROADENING TROUGH AND HANG SOUTH OF THE AK PEN AND OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. THE GULF CENTER WEAKENS AND LIFTS N AND E SAT WHILE THE SOUTHERN MOST CENTER...WELL SOUTH OF THE AK PEN...REMAINS CUT-OFF FROM THE WESTERLY FLOW. THE BERING SEA RIDGE FLATTENS FRI AND SAT AS A LOW MOVES TOWARD THE WESTERN BERING SEA. THIS SETS UP GENERALLY WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND MAINLAND WITH MINOR SHORT WAVES RIPPLING EASTWARD. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL...RAIN AND WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE GULF AND COASTAL AREAS OF THE NORTHERN GULF. THE STRONG LOW THAT WAS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA YESTERDAY IS SLOWLY MOVING WEST TOWARD BRISTOL BAY AND WEAKENING. STRONG GRADIENT/GAP FLOWS IN THE GULF WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THE BRISTOL BAY LOW WEAKENS AND THE RIDGE ALONG THE NORTH GULF BROADENS. HEAVY RAINS OVER THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA..WITH 3 DAY RAINFALL TOTALS OF MORE THAN 15 INCHES AT PORTAGE...WILL DIMINISH EARLY THU AS STRONG UPSLOPE FLOW WEAKENS. AFFECTED RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE EASTERN KENAI HOWEVER WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH AT LEAST THU. GENERALLY WEAK PRESSURE FIELDS SET UP OVER MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL THU AND CONTINUES INTO THE WEEKEND. SO LOOK FOR GENERALLY LIGHT WIND FLOWS...A LITTLE SUNSHINE...AND SOME SHOWERS. .SW ALASKA...BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS WERE EVIDENT ACROSS THE DELTA WITH PERIODS OF RAIN OVER MUCH OF THE REGION TODAY. THE BRISTOL BAY CENTER WILL CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND WILL DRIFT SOUTH THRU THU. NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE DELTA WILL DIMINISH THU AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RAIN OR SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE INTO THU. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BRING DRIER CONDITIONS TO THE DELTA THU AFTERNOON AND SPREAD EAST THRU THU NIGHT. PROBABLY WILL SEE SOME STRATUS AND FOG ALONG COASTAL AREAS OF THE DELTA THU NIGHT. A LITTLE RAIN AND SWLY WINDS MAY CLIP THE DELTA LATE FRI NIGHT/SAT AS A FRONT MOVES EAST AND BERING SEA RIDGE FLATTENS. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...WINDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL DIMINISH THRU THU. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA DRIFTS SOUTH AND EAST AND WEAKENS THRU FRI EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT OVER MOVES TO THE WEST/CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LATER FRI. .LONG TERM FORECAST...A DYNAMIC PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FORECAST REGION OVER THE NEXT WEEK. MODELS INDICATE A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE MAINLAND BRIEFLY THIS WEEKEND WHICH SHOULD HELP TO IMPROVE WEATHER CONDITIONS. HOWEVER...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL BRING BACK UNSETTLED WEATHER. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD ADVISORY ZONES 121 AND 125. MARINE...GALES 125 129 170 179 180 185 414. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC SEP 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Sep 7, 7:45 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Sep 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 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.