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Small Craft Advisory 477, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 10, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
461 FZAK52 PAFC 101159 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-110300- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 90 NM EAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 160NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WED MORNING AT 999 MB AND DISSIPATE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ150-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-110300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-110300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-110300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-110300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ175-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ176-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-110300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ179-110300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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674 FZAK52 PAFC 102354 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-111500- 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM WED NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 1003 MB 150 NM W OF CAPE NEWENHAM THU NIGHT. A 999 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHEAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1006 MB AS IT MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATE BY THU MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA WED. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE TO SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
848 FZAK52 PAFC 110539 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 170 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-111500- 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM WED NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 1003 MB 150 NM W OF CAPE NEWENHAM THU NIGHT. A 999 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHEAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1006 MB AS IT MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATE BY THU MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA WED. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE TO SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
349 FZAK52 PAFC 111148 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-120300- 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW NEAR CHIRIKOF ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 110 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 997 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN TO 1004 MB WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION ON FRI. A 1006 MB LOW 500 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO AROUND 310 NM NORTH OF ATTU THU AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ150-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-120300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TODAY...W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-120300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
713 FZAK52 PAFC 112347 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-121500- 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 80 NM NORTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 997 MB WED NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN TO 1008 MB 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON. A 1008 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 993 MB 380 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-121500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-121500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-121500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-121500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-121500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-121500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 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 9, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 9 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE MAIN UPPER LOW RESIDES OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WITH A SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDING THROUGH BRISTOL BAY TO THE SEWARD PENINSULA. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PUSH NORTHEAST TO THE SOUTHERN YUKON TERRITORY AND ELONGATE WEST WITH A SECOND CENTER OVER THE YUKON KUSKOKWIM DELTA TUE. THE WEAK UPPER LOW SUPPORTING THE STORM NOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE BERING AND MERGE INTO THE UPPER CENTER OVER THE YUKON KUSKOKWIM DELTA TUE. THE SURFACE LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE ALONG TO THE EAST ALONG THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS WITH THE ASSOCIATED FRONT ELONGATING EAST ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH WED. .MODEL DISCUSSION... OVERALL THE MODELS HAVE COME INTO GOOD AGREEMENT OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS BRING THE MODERATE SURFACE LOW TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AREA WED. WED NIGHT AND THURSDAY DIFFERENCES CROP UP IN THE MOVEMENT AND INTENSITY OF THE LOW. THE NAM AND GFS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AFTER THE FIRST 72 HOURS AND MATCH UP WELL WITH THE ENSEMBLE MEAN AND ARE THE CHOICE IN THE LATTER PERIODS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL...THE CONTINUATION OF MOISTURE ROTATING AROUND THE UPPER LOW IN THE GULF WILL KEEP CLOUDS AND THE THREAT OF SHOWERS GOING FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES NORTH, THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL BE IN THE CROSS HAIRS OF THE BIGGEST THREAT FOR RAIN. THE QPF FROM THE NAM BRINGS NEARLY AN INCH TO THE BASIN TUE. THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS IF AND OR HOW MUCH RAIN COMES ACROSS THE TALKEETNA AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS TO THE MATANUSKA AND SUSITNA VALLEY AND NORTHERN COOK INLET AND ANCHORAGE LATER TUESDAY. .SOUTHWEST MAINLAND... RAIN CONTINUES ALONG THE SURFACE AND UPPER TROUGH BOUNDARY FROM BRISTOL BAY NORTH ACROSS THE ANIAK AREA. THIS TROUGH WILL SLOWLY MOVE WEST AND SOUTH AS IT DISSIPATES SO THE RAIN WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO SHOWERS AND TAPER OFF TUE AFTERNOON. THE RAINFALL INTENSITY HAS DROPPED OFF AND WE HAVE CANCELED THE FLOOD ADVISORIES. THE NEXT POTENTIAL FOR RAIN WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT ELONGATING EAST FROM THE BERING STORM AS MOISTURE ADVECTS NORTH FROM IT INTO THE RESIDUAL UPPER LOW OVER WESTERN ALASKA LATE WED AND EARLY THU. THE FOG OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA HAS FINALLY BEGAN TO MIX OUT AND SHOULD NOT BE A FACTOR AS INCREASED SOUTHEAST AND EAST WIND IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT KEEPS CONDITIONS MIXED ENOUGH. .ALEUTIANS AND BERING... INCREASED WIND AND MIXING IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT HAS RESULTED IN THE FOG LIFTING IN THE PRIBILOFS AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE FOG PROBLEMS IN THE CENTRAL OR EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THE FRONT IS SUPPORTING RAIN AND SOME GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS. .LONG TERM FORECAST... MODELS STILL INDICATE A PATTERN CHANGE TAKING PLACE ACROSS ALASKA BY EARLY NEXT WEEK RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE GULF AND A LOW DRIFTING INTO THE BERING SEA. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS WILL BE A SHORT LIVED CHANGE AS ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH DIGS SOUTH INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BY MID WEEK AND THE BERING SEA LOW MOVES BACK INTO THE GULF. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF DRIER WEATHER AND WARMER TEMPERATURES BEFORE THE BERING LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. JUL 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 9, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 9, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jul 9, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jul 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jul 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 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.