Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 642, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 8, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 8, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 10, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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866 FZAK52 PAFC 090345 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 745 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 UPDATED ZONES 160 165 171 172 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-091500- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1007 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT MOVES SOUTH AND WEAKENS. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EAST CENTRAL BERING SEA MOVES SOUTHEAST AND WEAKENS THROUGH SATURDAY. A 997 MB LOW 450 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRIDAY EVENING MOVES TO 540 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AND INTENSIFIES TO 977 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ 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. $$
530 FZAK52 PAFC 100006 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MOVES SOUTHEAST AND WEAKENS THROUGH SATURDAY. A WEAK FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING AND DISSIPATES SATURDAY. A SECOND FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE SATURDAY MORNING MOVES INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 160W S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF ATKA...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF ATKA...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W OF ATKA...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF ATKA...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
015 FZAK52 PAFC 101150 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 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. PKZ199-110300- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SAT NIGHT AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-110300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-110300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-110300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-110300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-110300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-110300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 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 Sep 8, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 8, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...THE MODEL CONSENSUS ON SYNOPTIC FEATURES AT THE UPPER LEVELS IS GOOD THROUGH SUN. SURFACE MSLP FIELDS ARE ALSO IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MINOR DIFFERENCES WITH WEAK GRADIENTS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. SHORT TERM FORECAST PACKAGES WILL USE THE NAM IN THE EAST AND GENERALLY THE GFS IN THE WEST. .UPPER LEVELS... .500MB...MORNING SAT IMAGERY SHOW CUT-OFF LOW CENTER FORMING SOUTH OF THE AK PEN WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING NORTH TO OVER THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MAINLAND. THE CENTER SOUTH OF THE AK PEN WEAKENS THROUGH SAT AS A SECONDARY CUT-OFF DEVELOPS WELL TO THE SOUTH. THE PORTION OF THE RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA FLATTENS AS A TROUGH MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SAT EVENING AND TO THE EASTERN BERING SUN. RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE MAINLAND SAT NIGHT AND SUN. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...RAINS OVER THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA HAS WEAKENED ALONG WITH UPSLOPE FLOW. RIVERS REMAIN HIGH ACROSS THE EASTERN KENAI AND NEAR COPPER LANDING THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SHOULD CONTINUE TO LOWER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. LOCALLY BRISK GAP WINDS ACROSS TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE EASTERN KENAI WILL DIMINISH THROUGHOUT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS WEST ACROSS THE NORTH GULF TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTH ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF. SUBSIDENCE WITH RIDGE WILL ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STATUS AND FOG OVERNIGHT. WEAK LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRI NIGHT...THEN EVENTUALLY DISSIPATES AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION SUN. GENERALLY LOOK FOR RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS...MORE SUNSHINE...PATCHY OVERNIGHT FOG DEVELOPMENT...AND A FEW SHOWERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA...RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE TODAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR SAND POINT DISSIPATES. DRIER WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH SOME STRATUS AND FOG WILL OCCUR BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE AREA. A FRONT WILL BRING WETTER CONDITIONS TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA REGION BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND THE BRISTOL BAY REGION BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. .ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND SPREAD CALMER WINDS TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI. A FRONT WILL APPROACH ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM AND BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE WEST ALEUTIANS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SPREAD RAIN TO THE DELTA FRI EVENING. .LONG TERM FORECAST...A DYNAMIC WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST REGION OVER THE NEXT WEEK. A SERIES OF LOWS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BERING AND GULF OF ALASKA WHICH WILL HELP TO MAINTAIN A WET PATTERN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD ADVISORY ZONES 121 AND 125. MARINE...GALES 180 185 411 412. 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 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.