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Small Craft Advisory 437, NWS Anchorage, AK

June 15, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jun 15, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 15, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

939 
FZAK52 PAFC 160016
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 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.

PKZ199-161500-
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH
SUNDAY. A STRONG LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE
TO THE GULF SATURDAY.

$$

PKZ150-161500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-161500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-161500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-161500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-161500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-161500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-161500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.


$$

PKZ179-161500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT NEAR SAINT GEORGE IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
5 follow-up statements
506 
FZAK52 PAFC 161158
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 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.

PKZ199-170300-
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT. A STRONG LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL WEAKEN AND
MOVE TO THE GULF SATURDAY. 
$$

PKZ150-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-170300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-170300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-170300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-170300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-170300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS
OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-170300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 161852 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

CORRECTED 185

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.

PKZ199-170300-
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT. A STRONG LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL WEAKEN AND
MOVE TO THE GULF SATURDAY. 
$$

PKZ150-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-170300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-170300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-170300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-170300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-170300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS
OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-170300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
185 
FZAK52 PAFC 162307
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 16 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.

PKZ199-171500-
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH MON. 

$$

PKZ150-171500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-171500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-171500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ISOLATED EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG THE NORTH COAST. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-171500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-171500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-171500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-171500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.MON THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-171500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
320 
FZAK52 PAFC 170523 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
920 PM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

UPDATED AREA 160

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.

PKZ199-171500-
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH MON. 

$$

PKZ150-171500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-171500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-171500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
920 PM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE
EVENING. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-171500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-171500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-171500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-171500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.MON THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-171500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
587 
FZAK52 PAFC 171133
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 17 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.

PKZ199-180300-
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH TUE.

$$

PKZ150-180300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-180300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-180300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-180300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 17 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-180300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 17 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 17 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-180300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 17 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 17 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 17 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 17 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-180300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 17 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-180300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 17 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

JM

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 Jun 15, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS AND FORECAST TRENDS OVERALL
ARE NOT TOO BAD THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. THE NAM THOUGH IS THE OUTLIER
SOLUTION WITH THE TRIPLE POINT WHICH MOVES INTO THE GULF SAT.

.UPPER LEVELS...
THE LOW OVER THE GULF IS SLOWING WEAKENING AND WILL DRIFT BACK NORTH
OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AS AN OPEN WAVE ON SAT. THE LOW COMPLEX OVER THE
GULF AND THE NE PACIFIC BEGINS TO CONSOLIDATE OVER THE GULF SAT. THIS
TROUGH WEAKENS AND DRIFTS TO SE ALASKA SUN AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS OVER THE MAINLAND. A WEAK CUT-OFF LOW CONTINUES OVER THE
ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 850MB TEMPS CONTINUE TO WARM ACROSS
MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND THROUGH THE WEEKEND...THOUGH THEY WILL
START TO COOL SOME OVER THE DELTA SUN. THE ASSOCIATED THERMAL TROUGH
OVER THE INTERIOR TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND SLOWLY DRIFT
SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE INTENSIFICATION OF THE
THERMAL THROUGH IN COMBINATION WITH UPPER WAVES TO PRODUCE UNSTABLE
CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND THIS WEEKEND.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

.SOUTHCENTRAL...UPPER LEVELS WAVES COMBINED WITH A INTENSIFICATION OF
AND SOUTH MOVEMENT OF THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL PROVIDE FOR UNSTABLE
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND. SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY CONFINED TO THE ALASKA RANGE AND 141
AND 145 TODAY WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AS THE WEEKEND PROGRESSES.
ON SAT...AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS AREA POSSIBLE IN THE MAT
VALLEY AS WELL AS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. BY SUN...THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PROBABLY SPREAD SOUTH TO THE KENAI PENINSULA.

THE COASTAL RIDGE TODAY IS PRODUCING BRISK GAP WINDS ACROSS TURNAGAIN
ARM. THE RIDGE SOUTH WEAKEN OVERNIGHT AND SEABREEZES WILL BE THE MAIN
WIND REGIME. COME CLEARING WILL OCCUR OVER THE WESTERN GULF SAT AND
SUN AS THE EASTERLY FLOW BECOMES NORTHWESTERLY.

.SOUTHWEST...A FRONT IS SUPPORTING SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH
LOCAL GAPS ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD
DECREASE SLOWLY TODAY AS THE FRONT DRIFTS SOUTHWARD AND WEAKENS.
FARTHER NORTH...CONDITIONS ARE MOSTLY CLEAR THIS MORNING ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN CLEAR MOST OF THE DAY.
A THERMAL TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO ENHANCE THIS AFTERNOON UNDER MOSTLY
CLEAR SKIES. RELATIVELY DRY AIR SHOULD LIMIT CONVECTION...BUT SHOWERS
AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATER THIS EVENING. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN SAT AFTERNOON AND EVENING INLAND.
THUNDERSTORMS SUN WILL BE CONFINED TO THE KUSOKWIM VALLEY AND INLAND
BRISTOL BAY AS ONSHORE FLOW BRINGS COOLER AIR TO THE DELTA.

.BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...A FRONT IS BRINGING GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE
EASTERN AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH TODAY AS THE FRONT SAGS TO THE SOUTH AND WEAKENS.  HIGH
PRESSURE ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING WILL THEN BUILD EASTWARD OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS...BRINGING QUIESCENT CONDITIONS TO THE REGION.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE
BERING AND ALASKA MAINLAND FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC BY THE BEGINNING OF
NEXT WEEK. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF BY THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES...132 150 155 170 AND 352
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RMC JUN 12

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Jun 16, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Jun 16, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 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.