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Small Craft Advisory 649, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 11, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 11, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 12, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
3 follow-up statements
309 FZAK52 PAFC 121138 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-130300- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING THIS MORNING CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY. A 991 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF ATTU MON EVENING MOVES 50 NM WEST OF ST GEORGE ISLAND WED MORNING AT 987 MB. A 989 MB LOW 75 NM WEST OF PILOT POINT MON EVENING MOVES 60 NM WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND TUE NIGHT AT 990 MB AND DISSIPATES. $$ 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 11, 6:00 AM AKDT, 10 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 11, 6:00 AM AKDT, 10 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 600 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AMPLIFIED PATTERN CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER MAP. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA ENCOMPASSES THE WEST AND CENTRAL BERING. A MUCH SMALLER BUT STILL IMPRESSIVE UPPER LEVEL LOW IS CENTERED IN THE NORTH PACIFIC STILL SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF THE AKPEN. MEANWHILE...A BROAD RIDGE THAT COVERS THE ALASKA MAINLAND IS TEMPORARILY KEEPING THINGS QUIET ACROSS THE MAINLAND. .AT THE SURFACE...TWO MAIN FRONTS ARE POISED TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE FORECAST REGION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A STRONG WARM FRONT LIES SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH KODIAK ISLAND BY THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE...A STRONG OCCLUDED FRONT THAT STRETCHES ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING HAS ALREADY BROUGHT GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH TO THE PRIBILOFS THIS MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN ITS HOLD ACROSS THE ALASKA MAINLAND OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS WILL HELP TO INTENSIFY GAP WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONTS ACROSS THE BERING AND GULF OF ALASKA IN SPITE OF THEIR RELATIVE WEAKNESS. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON GENERAL SYNOPTIC FEATURES BUT DIVERGE ON THE MAGNITUDE ON GAP WINDS. IN THE EXTENDED MODELS DIVERGE ON TIMING AND MAGNITUDE OF FEATURES BUT ARE IN BROAD AGREEMENT ON SYNOPTIC FEATURES. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE SOUTHCENTRAL ZONE SUNDAY LIMITING PRECIPITATION ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. BY SUNDAY NIGHT A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE GULF COAST BRINGING STEADY RAIN TO THE EAST GULF COAST BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND THE NORTH GULF COAST BY MONDAY MORNING. GAP WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. PERPENDICULAR FLOW AT MOUNTAIN HEIGHT WILL SUPPORT DOWNSLOPING AND LIMIT PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL...WEST KENAI PENINSULA..AND MATANUSKA VALLEY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TODAY AS A FRONT IN THE BERING APPROACHES FROM THE WEST AND A FRONT FROM THE GULF APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHEAST. RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF FRONT WILL REACH THE AKPEN BY LATE TONIGHT AND BRISTOL BAY BY MONDAY MORNING. A DECENT LOW LEVEL JET ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT WILL HELP TO SUPPORT STRONG GUSTS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN THROUGH THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE STARTING SUNDAY EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. MEANWHILE... THE BERING FRONT WILL BRING STRONG GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST BY MID MORNING AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY THIS AFTERNOON. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...AN IMPRESSIVE FRONT THAT IS CURRENTLY BRINGING GUSTS TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS IS STRENGTHENING AS IT PROGRESSES TOWARDS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL REACH DUTCH HARBOR BY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO SUPPORT STEADY RAIN TODAY AS IT PROGRESSES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS FRONT WILL LINGER ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND DISSIPATE KEEPING THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS THROUGH MONDAY. A MUCH WEAKER TROUGH WILL BRING THE CHANCE FOR LIGHT SHOWERS ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY BEFORE A WEAK RIDGE BUILDS IN MONDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... A DYNAMIC PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEK AS A SERIES OF LOWS MOVE ACROSS THE BERING AND GULF OF ALASKA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE... 130 132 138 170 172 179 180 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE ELN SEP 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Sep 12, 7:45 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 32 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.