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Small Craft Advisory 266, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 10, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 10, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 10, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 12, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

974 
FZAK52 PAFC 101134
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 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.

PKZ199-110300-
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 980 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO AROUND 480 NM
SOUTH OF AKHIOK AT 988 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN EJECT INTO THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC ON WED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN
BERING SEA THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO THU.

$$

PKZ150-110300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-110300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-110300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-110300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-110300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-110300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-110300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DEVELOPING THIS MORNING. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-110300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT.
SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS
11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-110300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-110300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-110300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-110300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 

$$
6 follow-up statements
588 
FZAK52 PAFC 102122
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 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.

PKZ199-111500-
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT AND
PERSIST THROUGH THU. A 983 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE
SOUTHEAST AND WEAKEN THROUGH WED.

$$

PKZ150-111500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-111500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-111500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-111500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-111500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-111500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-111500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-111500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 35 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS
11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 35 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-111500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-111500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-111500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-111500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$
566 
FZAK52 PAFC 102146 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...RETRANSMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

RETRANSMISSION

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 TUE APR 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT AND
PERSIST THROUGH THU. A 983 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE
SOUTHEAST AND WEAKEN THROUGH WED.

$$

PKZ150-111500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-111500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-111500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-111500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-111500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-111500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-111500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-111500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 35 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS
11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 35 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-111500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-111500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-111500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-111500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$
780 
FZAK52 PAFC 111134
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED APR 11 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.

PKZ199-120300-
400 AM AKDT WED APR 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 990 MB LOW 530 NM SOUTH OF AKHIOK WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVER THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA AND
ALEUTIAN CHAIN WILL PERSIST INTO FRI. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO
AROUND 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 985 MB FRI MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-120300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ165-120300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF PORT MOLLER. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-120300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-120300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 35 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS
10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-120300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-120300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$
759 
FZAK52 PAFC 111908 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1110 AM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

CORRECTED AREA 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.

PKZ199-120300-
400 AM AKDT WED APR 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 990 MB LOW 530 NM SOUTH OF AKHIOK WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVER THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA AND
ALEUTIAN CHAIN WILL PERSIST INTO FRI. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO
AROUND 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 985 MB FRI MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-120300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ165-120300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF PORT MOLLER. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-120300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-120300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 35 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS
10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-120300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-120300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$
027 
FZAK52 PAFC 112309
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED APR 11 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.

PKZ199-121500-
400 PM AKDT WED APR 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH FRI.
A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 425 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 982 MB FRI
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-121500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-121500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-121500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-121500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-121500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-121500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-121500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-121500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-121500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-121500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-121500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-121500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED APR 11 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$
243 
FZAK52 PAFC 121109
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU APR 12 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.

PKZ199-130300-
400 AM AKDT THU APR 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A
PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 510 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 982 MB
FRI AFTERNOON...THEN TRACK TO AROUND 330 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT
AT 978 MB SAT MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-130300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT THU APR 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-130300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU APR 12 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-130300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT THU APR 12 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF 161W. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-130300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU APR 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT E OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-130300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT THU APR 12 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-130300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT THU APR 12 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-130300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-130300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT THU APR 12 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-130300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT THU APR 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-130300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT THU APR 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-130300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU APR 12 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-130300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU APR 12 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 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 Apr 9, 5:25 PM AKDT, 10 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 5:25 PM AKDT, 10 hours 35 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
525 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER LEVEL LONGWAVE TROUGH EXTENDS
OUT OF RUSSIA AND OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS WHILE AN UPPER
RIDGE IS PUSHING UP FROM ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS INTO THE INTERIOR
OF THE STATE. THIS RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE INTERIOR OF THE STATE
THROUGH MID WEEK. A STRONG SURFACE LOW IS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS AND MOVING EASTWARD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE JET STREAM.
A SURFACE HIGH IS ALSO OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THAT PUSHES INTO THE
EASTERN HALF AND THE INTERIOR OF THE STATE.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING VERY GOOD AND ARE ALL HANDLING
THE FEATURES CONSISTENTLY. RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY IN THE MODELS IS
ALSO VERY GOOD.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL PERSIST FROM ANCHORAGE
EASTWARD. MID LEVEL CLOUDS ARE IN COOK INLET AND ARE TRYING TO MOVE
NORTHEASTWARD BUT ARE RUNNING INTO THE RIDGE. FLOW IS EXPECTED TO
BECOME MORE NORTHEASTERLY OVERNIGHT WHICH SHOULD BEGIN TO CLEAR OUT
SOME OF THE CLOUDS OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA TOMORROW.
THE WEAKENING FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND THAT REACHES INTO BRISTOL BAY
AND THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL KEEP ONSHORE FLOW AND SOME SHOWERS IN
THE KODIAK ISLAND AREA THROUGH TOMORROW WHILE THE PRECIPITATION WEST
OF THE ALEUTIAN RANGE SHOULD END TONIGHT.
THE LARGE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS IS ON AN EASTERLY TRACK
WHICH WILL KEEP THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION FROM DUTCH HARBOR TO COLD
BAY. THIS IS DUE TO THE GREATEST LIFT REMAINING SOUTH OF THE FORECAST
AREA EXCEPT FOR THAT REGION. WINDS ARE INCREASING IN THE DUTCH HARBOR
AREA AND PRECIPITATION TYPE SHOULD REMAIN SNOW WHICH WILL BRING IN
THE POSSIBILITY OF BLOWING SNOW. AS OF THIS AFTERNOON IT DOES NOT
LOOK LIKE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR...THOUGH THERE IS A SLIGHT
RISK THIS EVENING.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A RELATIVELY PERSISTENT AND BENIGN WEATHER PATTERN TO PERSIST THROUGH
LATE WEEK. A VIGOROUS SHORTWAVE DROPS SOUTH THROUGH THE BERING ON FRI
AND MODELS DEPICT IT HELPING TO DEVELOP A LARGE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL
PACIFIC THAT MOVES TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN GULF BY MID WEEKEND. FORECAST
CHALLENGES WILL LIKELY SURROUND THIS FEATURE IN THE LONG TERM PERIOD.
AS IT GETS CLOSER TO THE MAINLAND...WILL LIKELY SEE INCREASING
CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 150 155 170 171 172
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

APR 12

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 4:00 PM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Apr 9, 10:35 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC5 hr
Apr 10, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Apr 10, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Apr 10, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr

Nearby

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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.