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Small Craft Advisory 642, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 8, 2011

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.  

$$
4 follow-up statements
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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 9, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Sep 9, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Sep 9, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr

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