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Small Craft Advisory 784, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 30, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 30, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 30, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Oct 1, 2011, 7:00 AM AKDT
In force: 15 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 302353
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 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.

PKZ199-011500-
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BEARING SEA WILL MOVE EAST
AND DISSIPATE SAT AFTERNOON. A 965 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA
SAT AFTERNOON WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE TO 300 NM WEST OF ST PAUL SUN
AFTERNOON AT 970 MB.
$$

PKZ150-011500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ155-011500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-011500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-011500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-011500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-011500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-011500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-011500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-011500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-011500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-011500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-011500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Sep 30, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	15 hr
Sep 30, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	15 hr
Sep 30, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	15 hr
Sep 30, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	15 hr
Sep 30, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	15 hr
Sep 30, 5:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	35 hr
Sep 30, 5:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	23 hr
Sep 30, 10:45 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	17 hr
Oct 1, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Oct 1, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Oct 1, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	5 days
Oct 1, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Oct 1, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	6 days
Oct 1, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Oct 1, 4:00 AM AKDT	Storm Warning	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.