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Small Craft Advisory 467, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 4, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 4, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 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.
418 FZAK52 PAFC 042354 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 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. PKZ199-051500- 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR TOGIAK WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON THEN SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA FRI AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JM
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886 FZAK52 PAFC 051103 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-060300- 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL DRIFT EASTWARD THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A 999 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 200 NM NORTH OF ATTU FRI NIGHT AT 1010 MB. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
304 FZAK52 PAFC 052313 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 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. PKZ199-061500- 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A 999 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 200 NM NORTH OF ATTU FRI NIGHT AT 1008 MB AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN SAT AS IT SLIDES WESTWARD. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. NEAR SHELIKOF STRAIT...NE GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. NEAR SHELIKOF STRAIT...NE GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. NEAR SHELIKOF STRAIT...NE GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT...GUSTING TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT...GUSTING TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 10 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 10 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ JM
906 FZAK52 PAFC 061102 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-070300- 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1002 MB LOW 280 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO 340 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA BY LATE SAT NIGHT AT 1007 MB. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT...GUSTING TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Jul 4, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT TUE JUL 4 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT REGARDING THE UPPER LOW CURRENTLY OVER BRISTOL BAY...BRINGING IT TO A POSTION SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF WHERE IT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... MAIN FEATURE OF INTEREST THIS MORNING IS THE LARGE UPPER LOW THAT HAS MOVED ACROSS THE BERING OUT OF EASTERN RUSSIA AND IS NOW LOCATED OVER BRISTOL BAY...CONTINUING TO BRING RAIN TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND THE SOUTHWEST COAST. AN ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT MOVING OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND COOK INLET IS BRINGING RAIN TO MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...FROM THE KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND UP INTO ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU. THE UPPER LOW OVER THE YUKON TERRITORY HAS BEGUN TO WEAKEN AS THE LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY ADVANCES EASTWARD. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... A SURFACE RIDGE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND COOK INLET WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE AS IT RUNS INTO THE SURFACE RIDGE TODAY. RAIN OVER THE NORTHERN KENAI PENINSULA INTO ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU THIS MORNING WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS TODAY. AREAS OF RAIN WILL PERSIST OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AS WELL AS THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA AND KODIAK ISLAND AS A STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW REMAINS OVER THE GULF THROUGH THURSDAY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... ANOTHER FRONT MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL SPREAD RAIN INTO THE SOUTHERN KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AS WELL AS BRISTOL BAY TODAY AND TONIGHT THEN TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS BY THURSDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY EVENING OVER THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AS THE THERMAL TROUGH PUSHES INTO THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR AGAIN. ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA... AREAS OF FOG AND LOW CLOUDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN BERING TODAY. A FRONT DEVELOPING NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TODAY WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE STRONG UPPER LOW WILL BE OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY WITH MULTIPLE EASTERLY WAVES MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST MAINLAND THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL KEEP SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS OR PERIODS OF RAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR PRODUCING SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS AT LEAST THROUGH SATURDAY. A FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS INTO THE CENTRAL BERING AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON SUNDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 120. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. CB JUL 12
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.