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Small Craft Advisory 729, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Oct 10, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 12, 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.
972 FZAK52 PAFC 102319 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 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. PKZ199-111500- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA TUE. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE AND INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WED. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT BEGINNING LATE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
249 FZAK52 PAFC 111141 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-120300- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO BRISTOL BAY BY WED. A 999 MB LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA MOVES TO 90 NM WEST OF GAMBELL AT 981 MB WED NIGHT. A 1007 MB LOW DEVELOPS 410 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WED AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO 25 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-120300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY NOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND EASTWARD...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-120300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
300 FZAK52 PAFC 112311 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 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 TUE OCT 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO BRISTOL BAY BY WED MORNING. A 987 MB LOW 380 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU MOVES TO 310 NM WEST OF GAMBELL AT 979 MB WED AFTERNOON THEN MOVES TO 150 NM NORTH OF GAMBELL AT 985 MB THU AFTERNOON. A 1006 MB LOW DEVELOPS 600 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO 100 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 986 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-121500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-121500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-121500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-121500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...BERING SIDE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...W OF SHEMYA...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. E OF SHEMYA...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-121500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-121500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
099 FZAK52 PAFC 121143 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-130300- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER BRISTOL BAY MOVES INLAND THIS AFTERNOON. A 979 MB LOW 380 NM NORTH OF ATTU ISLAND MOVES TO NEAR GAMBELL AT 986 MB WED NIGHT...THEN DRIFTS NORTH OVER THE BERING STRAIT AT 991 MB THU NIGHT. A 1007 MB LOW DEVELOPS 350 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO 35 NM WEST OF ATKA AT 994 MB THU MORNING...THEN MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 984 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-130300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-130300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-130300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE...S 45 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-130300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO SW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-130300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY NOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-130300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 Oct 10, 1:30 PM AKDT, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 10, 1:30 PM AKDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 130 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH REMAINS OVER THE STATE WITH A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. A FAIRLY LARGE SURFACE LOW IS LOCATED JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD AND WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE 250 MB JET STREAM RUNS DUE WEST TO EAST AND IS LOCATED SOUTH OF THIS LOW. .MODEL DISCUSSION...NO PROBLEMS WITH THE MODELS FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS. AT THREE DAYS OUT THERE IS SOME DIFFERENCE IN THE MOVEMENT OF A LOW THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA. THE OVERALL PATTERN IS VERY GOOD AND CONSISTENT WITH ALL THE MODELS SO THE MINOR SPEED DIFFERENCES WILL LIKELY WORK OUT WITH THE NEXT FEW MODELS RUNS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...MOST OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA DID NOT SEE NEARLY THE EXTEND OF FOG AND STRATUS THIS MORNING AS COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS TWO. THIS TREND SHOULD CONTINUE WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA. THE EXCEPTION TO THE CLEAR SKIES WILL BE IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WHERE SOME CLOUD COVER FROM MOISTURE BEING MOVED INTO THE AREA FROM THE LOW IN THE SOUTHEAST GULF. NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE BERING SEA IS BRINGING SOME SHOWERS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTER ALEUTIANS AND A FEW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE NEXT DAY...MOSTLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN. BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND BRING SOME RAIN AND GALE FORCE WINDS WITH IT. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE RIDGE WILL MOVE TO THE ALCAN BORDER BY THURSDAY AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEMS MOVE IN BEHIND IT. THE FIRST LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN BERING SEA AND BRING A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IN TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA AT THAT TIME. THE SECOND LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTH PACIFIC AND MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THURSDAY AND INTO BRISTOL BAY FRIDAY. THIS SECOND LOW WILL HAVE SOME JET SUPPORT AND WILL BRING WARM AIR AND MOISTURE TO ALL OF SOUTHERN ALASKA BY FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN EXCEPT FOR AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. OCT 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 10, 6:50 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Oct 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 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.