Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 471, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 29, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 29, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 31, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
903 FZAK52 PAFC 300000 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 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. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... 1005 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY MOVES TO KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY MORNING. A DEVELOPING STORM AROUND 400 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB AS IT MOVES TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 270 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND TUE AFTERNOON WITH A 986 MB CENTER. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING WEST BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT INCREASING TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT INCREASING TO 14 FT BY MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 87 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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502 FZAK52 PAFC 300011 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...AMENDED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 410 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 AMENDED AREAS 171 172 176 179 AND 180 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... 1005 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY MOVES TO KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY MORNING. A DEVELOPING STORM AROUND 400 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB AS IT MOVES TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 270 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND TUE AFTERNOON WITH A 986 MB CENTER. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING WEST BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 410 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 410 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WIND DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 410 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 410 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT BY MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 410 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
155 FZAK52 PAFC 301154 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 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. PKZ199-310300- 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1005 MB LOW 90 NM SW OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TODAY. A 992 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 987 MB AND MOVE TO 250 NM NE OF SHEMYA TUE MORNING. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 60 NM WEST OF ST PAUL AND WEAKEN TO 992 MB TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-310300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-310300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-310300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-310300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON...EXCEPT E OF ATKA...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-310300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-310300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
794 FZAK52 PAFC 302358 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-311500- 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTH OF ST PAUL AT 990 MB TUE NIGHT...THEN MOVE NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND WED AFTERNOON AT 993 MB. $$ PKZ150-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-311500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-311500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-311500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-311500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-311500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-311500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
742 FZAK52 PAFC 310539 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 940 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 UPDATED ZONE 150 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. PKZ199-311500- 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTH OF ST PAUL AT 990 MB TUE NIGHT...THEN MOVE NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND WED AFTERNOON AT 993 MB. $$ PKZ150-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 940 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-311500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-311500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-311500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-311500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-311500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-311500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
127 FZAK52 PAFC 311159 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INLAND OVER THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. A 983 MB LOW 220 NM NORTH OF ATTU WEAKENS TO 994 MB WED EVENING AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND. A SECOND FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS REACHES THE ALASKA PENINSULA WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 312350 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 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 TUE JUL 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF ST PAUL WEAKENS TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WEDNESDAY EVENING. A 1010 MB LOW MOVES TO 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATKA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING...BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ JM
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at Jul 29, 5:15 AM AKDT, 10 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 5:15 AM AKDT, 10 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 515 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG 100 KT JET CURRENTLY CURVES ACROSS THE BERING SEA TOWARDS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THIS JET IS HELPING TO STRENGTHEN A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED NORTH OF THE DELTA THAT HAS BEEN SUPPORTING SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. THIS JET IS ALSO HELPING TO QUICKLY TRANSPORT A MUCH WEAKER LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING EASTWARD THIS MORNING. MEANWHILE A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA LOW IS BRINGING RAIN TO MUCH OF THE BRISTOL BAY AREA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM. MODELS DIVERGE SLIGHTLY TOWARDS THE END OF THE SHORT TERM...WITH THE NAM FAVORING A MORE SOUTHERLY PATH FOR A LOW MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS TUESDAY. THEREFORE THE GFS WAS FAVORED. IN THE LONG TERM...MODELS ARE IN ABOVE AVERAGE AGREEMENT AT FIRST...BUT QUICKLY DIVERGE BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK SO HPC GUIDANCE WAS FAVORED. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...A FRONT IS APPROACHING KODIAK ISLAND THIS MORNING...AND ALREADY SUPPORTING SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA. A RIDGE IN PLACE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST HAS BEEN SUPPORTING GUSTS ACROSS LOCAL GAPS EVEN EARLY THIS MORNING. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THESE LOCAL GAPS IS EXPECTED TO ONLY WEAKEN SLIGHTLY TODAY AS THE RIDGE GRADUALLY WEAKENS AND PROGRESSES EASTWARD. CROSS BARRIER FLOW SHOULD RESULT IN DOWNSLOPING ACROSS THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA AND ANCHORAGE BOWL TODAY...LIMITING PRECIPITATION. HOWEVER...SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL BY THIS EVENING AS DOWNSLOPING SUBSIDES. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS IMPACTING MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THIS MORNING...WITH THE LOW CENTER LOCATED JUST NORTH OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...AND THE FRONT STRETCHING ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY REGION TOWARDS KODIAK ISLAND. AS A RESULT...MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND IS EXPERIENCING A SOGGY MORNING. A SECOND LOW WILL APPROACH THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY THIS AFTERNOON AND SUPPORT WIDESPREAD RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...A RIDGE WILL BUILD IN BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND HELP TO BRING BRIEF DRY CONDITIONS. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL ENSURE UNSETTLED WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF THE BERING IN THE SHORT TERM. A LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING WILL QUICKLY SKIRT ALONG THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS TODAY AND REACH BRISTOL BAY BY THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE THE LOW ITSELF IS RELATIVELY WEAK...ITS ASSOCIATED LOW LEVEL JET WILL SUPPORT GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS TODAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS INDICATE AN ACTIVE PATTERN OVER THE NEXT WEEK. THE JET STREAM WILL BE UNDULATING ALONG THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE JET WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP AND TRANSPORT SYSTEMS EASTWARD ACROSS THE BERING AND INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. HOWEVER...HIGH PRESSURE MAY BUILD IN BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK AND BRING DRIER WEATHER. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE... FIRE WEATHER...NONE ELN JUL 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 63 hr | |
| Jul 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 63 hr | |
| Jul 29, 4:10 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 51 hr | |
| Jul 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 51 hr | |
| Jul 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 51 hr |
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