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Small Craft Advisory 647, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 11, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 11, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 12, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
689 FZAK52 PAFC 111153 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 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. PKZ199-120300- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL DISSIPATE BY SUNDAY EVENING. A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SLOWLY WEAKENS AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE BERING SEA TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY SUN EVENING AND LINGERS THROUGH MON. A LOW WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TO 400 NM NW OF SHEMYA AT 987 MB MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-120300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-120300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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036 FZAK52 PAFC 112340 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-121500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN OVERNIGHT. A 992 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MON AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 50 NM NORTH OF PORT HEIDEN AT 992 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA MON EVENING WILL MOVE TO 180 NM NORTH OF ADAK TUE AFTERNOON AT 986 MB. $$ PKZ150-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-121500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-121500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-121500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-121500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-121500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-121500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
309 FZAK52 PAFC 121138 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 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. PKZ199-130300- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING THIS MORNING CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY. A 991 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF ATTU MON EVENING MOVES 50 NM WEST OF ST GEORGE ISLAND WED MORNING AT 987 MB. A 989 MB LOW 75 NM WEST OF PILOT POINT MON EVENING MOVES 60 NM WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND TUE NIGHT AT 990 MB AND DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ150-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-130300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-130300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-130300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-130300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-130300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-130300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
595 FZAK52 PAFC 121518 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 715 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 UPDATE TO ZONE 179 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-130300- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING THIS MORNING CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY. A 991 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF ATTU MON EVENING MOVES 50 NM WEST OF ST GEORGE ISLAND WED MORNING AT 987 MB. A 989 MB LOW 75 NM WEST OF PILOT POINT MON EVENING MOVES 60 NM WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND TUE NIGHT AT 990 MB AND DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ150-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-130300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-130300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-130300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-130300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-130300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-130300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 715 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
554 FZAK52 PAFC 122304 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 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. PKZ199-131500- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY AT 992 MB TUE AFTERNOON THEN MOVES INLAND TUE NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND TONIGHT MOVES TO 180 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 987 MB WED AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW NEAR SHEMYA TONIGHT MOVES TO 40 NM SOUTH EAST OF SAINT GEORGE AT 984 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-131500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-131500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-131500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-131500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-131500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-131500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 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 10, 1:40 PM AKDT, 14 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 10, 1:40 PM AKDT, 14 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 140 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE UPPER LEVEL JET IS CURRENTLY STEERING ALL MAJOR SYSTEMS AWAY FROM THE GREAT STATE AS IT FLOWS WEST TO EAST OFF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND THEN DIVES SOUTH. IT CURVES AROUND A NEARLY CUT OFF LOW AROUND 45N AND THEN TURNS NORTHEAST AGAIN AND POINTS TOWARD THE PANHANDLE. THE SOUTHERN TRACK OF THE JET IS LEAVING MOST OF THE STATE UNDER A BROAD AND VERY DIFFUSE SURFACE PATTERN. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WHILE A 977 MB LOW ANCHORS THE BROAD CYCLONIC FLOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. BETWEEN THE TWO IS A GALE FORCE FRONT MARCHING EAST ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS...LOSING STEAM AS IT GOES DUE TO THE LACK OF UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT WITH ALL MAJOR FEATURES. THE TREND IS FOR THE SOUTHCENTRAL AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO SLOWLY WEAKEN WHILE THE FRONT MARCHES EAST. BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND...THE BROAD CYCLONIC CIRCULATION WILL PREVAIL FROM THE BERING SEA TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE FORCED BACK NORTH AND EAST TOWARD THE CENTRAL YUKON TERRITORY. THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MODEL SOLUTIONS ARISE MONDAY AS THE CUTOFF LOW WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE NAM IS THE OUTLIER AS THE LOW OPENS UP INTO A TROF AND BECOMES ENTRENCHED IN THE CIRCULATION. THE ECMWF...UKMET...AND GFS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT. UPDATES TO THE ONGOING FORECAST FOR THIS THIS AFTERNOONS PACKAGE WILL BE BASED OFF OF THE 12Z GFS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...CLOUD COVER AND WINDS ARE THE MAIN CHALLENGES FOR THE SHORT TERM FORECAST. THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS NOT ENOUGH TO PREVENT CLOUDS FROM FORMING AND HAMPERING WHAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE A PERFECT FALL DAY. SHOWERS ARE MAINLY CONFINED TO COASTAL AREAS BUT CAN NOT RULE OUT THE STRAY SHOWER DEVELOPING OVER THE INTERIOR AS IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY. THE LOCATION OF THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF INSTEAD OF ALONG THE COAST IS ALLOWING GUSTY WINDS TO MOVE INLAND. THE SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE STRONG ENOUGH FOR A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY OVER COOK INLET...WITH GUSTY WINDS BEING REPORTED ALL THE WAY UP TO THE ALASKA RANGE. OVERNIGHT...THE HIGH MOVES INLAND AND EVENTUALLY NORTHEAST TOWARD THE YUKON TERRITORY. THIS WILL CHANGE THE ORIENTATION OF THE GRADIENT AND CUT OFF THE SOUTHERLY FLOW. A WEAK OCCLUDED FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE NORTH TOWARD THE GULF COAST SUNDAY EVENING. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WILL BE A VERY BRIEF PERIOD OF SUBSIDENCE. THIS SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR SKIES TO CLEAR OUT MOST OF SUNDAY WHILE TEMPERATURES MODERATE TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL. THE MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT MOVES INLAND SUNDAY EVENING LEADING TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN EARLY WEEK FULL OF CLOUDS AND AT LEAST THE CHANCE OF RAIN. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SIMILAR TO THE EAST DISCUSSION...SOUTHERLY WINDS AND CLOUDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY RESULTING IN A BRIEF PERIOD OF VERY NICE WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA. AHEAD OF THAT...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST GUSTY WINDS AND MARGINAL CEILINGS WILL PREVAIL OVERNIGHT WITH RAIN MAINLY CONFINED TO THE UPPER AND LOWER KUSKOKWIM. MOISTURE SPREAD BACK OVER THE REGION BY MONDAY MORNING WITH A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN PREVAILING THROUGH MID WEEK. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MARCH EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WEAKENING AS IT PROGRESSES. THE FRONT EVENTUALLY MEETS UP WITH THE REMNANTS OF THE NORTH PACIFIC CUT OFF LOW NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE NEW DIFFUSE LOW WILL SLOWLY MEANDER UP THE SOUTHWEST COAST WHILE WEAK WESTERLY FLOW AND SHOWERS FILL IN ACROSS THE BERING. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...CONTINUED FLOOD ADV FOR 121 MARINE...GALES 150 180 170 172 179 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AB SEP 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Sep 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Sep 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.