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Small Craft Advisory 395, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 30, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 51 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 30, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2012, 7:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 51 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
284 FZAK52 PAFC 301155 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 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 WED MAY 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE WESTERN BERING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. A LOW OVER SIBERIA MOVES TO 300NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA THU MORNING AT 1001 MB AND REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ PKZ150-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-310300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. EAST OF 160W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-310300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-310300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-310300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-310300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-310300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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830 FZAK52 PAFC 302248 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-311500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES INTO THE EASTERN BERING FRI. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU MORNING AND INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS EARLY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-311500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-311500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-311500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-311500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-311500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SNOW. .THU...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-311500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
788 FZAK52 PAFC 311128 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 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 THU MAY 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1001 MB LOW 360 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN IN PLACE AND DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. A 1004 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1001 MB NEAR SHEMYA LATE FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN BERING THURSDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. EAST OF 160W...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. EAST OF 160W...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...WIND BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 312319 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-011500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES INTO THE EASTERN BERING FRI NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU AFTERNOON. A LOW OVER KAMCHATKA THU NIGHT MOVES 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU LATE FRI MORNING AT 1003 MB AND THEN 125 NM NORTHEAST OF ATTU SAT EVENING AT 1000 MB. A SECOND FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 May 29, 1:00 PM AKDT, 15 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 29, 1:00 PM AKDT, 15 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 100 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION...NAM AND GFS IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT-TERM. A COMPLEX LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GULF MOVES TOWARD KODIAK WED EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATES OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. A FRONT MOVES ONSHORE IN THE NORTHERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON WITH A SECOND FRONT WED EVENING. WEAK DISTURBANCE IN THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC ON WED. A LOW AMPLITUDE TRAVELING RIDGE MOVES OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED BUT IS FOLLOWED BY A FRONT THU AFTERNOON. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...MAIN WEATHER FEATURE IS LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK WHICH WILL TRANSPORT MOISTURE ONSHORE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. NORTH WINDS TO WEST OF LOW CENTER OVER EASTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH THU. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... BERING REGION...GENERALLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG IN 'CLEAR' REGIONS. SOUTHWEST...VARIABLE CLOUDS WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. SOUTHCENTRAL...RAIN ALONG THE COAST. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS INLAND. KODIAK ISLAND...RAIN. .LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS INDICATING LOW OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI EVENING MOVES NORTHWARD BUT FRONT CONTINUES OVER CENTRAL ALEUTIANS OVER TH WEEKEND. CONSIDERING RIDGING OVER THE EASTERN BERING REGION AND SOUTHWEST OVER THE WEEKEND. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES 120 130 132 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JMP MAY 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 29, 8:25 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| May 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 30, 9:30 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 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.