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Small Craft Advisory 314, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 29, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 39 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2012, 7:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
718 FZAK52 PAFC 292349 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 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 APR 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1010 MB LOW 70 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE 250 NM SOUTH MON MORNING. A RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING MON THEN WEAKEN OVER THE EASTERN BERING TUE. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
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466 FZAK52 PAFC 301202 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING SEA WILL HOLD THROUGH BUT WEAKEN TUE NIGHT. A 1011 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
191 FZAK52 PAFC 301602 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 703 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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 MON APR 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING SEA WILL HOLD THROUGH BUT WEAKEN TUE NIGHT. A 1011 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
847 FZAK52 PAFC 301852 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1048 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 150 FOR TUE NIGHT PERIOD COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING SEA WILL HOLD THROUGH BUT WEAKEN TUE NIGHT. A 1011 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 1048 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 302344 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON APR 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. PKZ199-011500- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. A 1005 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 360 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EARLY MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EARLY MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Apr 29, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS IN REASONABLY GOOD AGREEMENT. NAM PREFERRED IN THE SHORT TERM FOR ITS SUPERIOR HANDLING OF COASTAL EFFECTS...MOST ESPECIALLY SEA BREEZES...GAP FLOWS...AND THE EASTERN GULF COAST BARRIER JET. HPC MID AND LONG TERM GUIDANCE MORE INFLUENCED BY GFS THAN BY EC. EC SIMILAR TO NAM IN SHORT TERM...BUT BECOMES OVERLY AGRESSIVE WITH THE INTENSITY OF THE LOW IN GULF BEYOND 120 HOURS. .UPPER LEVELS... UPPER LOW CENTER NEAR KODIAK ISLAND MEANDERS INTO THE EASTERN GULF BY TUESDAY MORNING. IT IS ULTIMATELY ABSORBED INTO A LONG WAVE TROUGH BUILDING OUT OF THE HIGH ARCTIC ON WEDNESDAY. MEANWHLE...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT HOLDS OVER BOTH WESTERN CANADA AND THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING SEA. .SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SHORT TERM FORECAST... COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE PERSISTS IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. PRIMARY LOW CENTER HAS A STRENGTH OF ABOUT 995 MB AND IS LOCATED JUST SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND. IT IS PROGGED TO MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF MON MORNING AT 1000 MB AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY. THE ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT CONTINUES TO WORK ITS WAY INLAND THIS MORNING BUT IS RAPIDLY DETIORATING IN THE PROCESS. WETTING RAINS WILL BE LIMITED TO KODIAK ISLAND AND THE IMMEDIATE COAST. MAIN EFFECT ON THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL BE CLOUDY SKIES AND WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS. WEAK THERMAL TROUGH PERISTS OVER INTERIOR ALASKA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. PERIODS OF SUN TODAY AND TOMORROW WILL BE INTERSPERESED WITH A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS OVER INLAND AREAS. AREAS OF STRATUS AND PATCHY FOG ALONG THE COAST WILL BURN OFF BY MIDDAY. A WEAK SURFACE LOW TRAVERSES THE EASTERN GULF FROM NORTH TO SOUTH TODAY. THE SHORT WAVE WILL TRIGGER A BRIEF PERIOD OF SHOWERS TODAY IN THE PRIBILOFS...EASTERN ALEUTIANS...AND WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA. PATCHY FOG IS EXPECTED TO BURN OFF BY MIDDAY IN THESE AREA...BUT REDEVELOP OVERNIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDS OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE RIDGE STRENGTHENS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT THEN FLATTENS TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. MARINE LAYER IS ESPECIALLY THICK IN THIS AREA. FEW HIGH CLOUDS SO A FEW SUNNY BREAKS COULD PEAK THROUGH. .OUTLOOK... INCREASED COLD AIR ADVECTION SETS UP ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA STARTING TUESDAY NIGHT. EXPECT COOLER TEMPS...CLOUDIER SKIES...AND INREASED SHOWER ACTIVITY ACROSS BOTH SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. ALL THIS IN RESPONSE TO STRENGTHENING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. EXPECT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS VICNITY ALASKA PENINSULA AND KODIAK ISLAND TUESDAY...TUESDAY NIGHT...AND WEDNESDAY IN RESPONSE TO A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AT THE SURFACE. OUT WEST...STRATUS AND FOG REGIME OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING WILL SHOULD HOLD THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 120. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. ASB APR 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Apr 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Apr 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 27 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.