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Small Craft Advisory 479, NWS Anchorage, AK

July 10, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Jul 12, 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.

284 
FZAK51 PAFC 110021
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-111500-
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ALONG THE EASTERN GULF TO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH WED. A 996 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT
WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM WED NIGHT. THE
ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL PUSH TO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WED MORNING
AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST WED NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-111500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-111500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. WINDS INCREASING TO E 30 KT IN THE SOUTHERN
SOUND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT....EXCEPT 6 FT IN THE SOUTHERN
SOUND IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-111500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-111500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-111500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY......

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-111500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT... NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

4 follow-up statements

688 
FZAK51 PAFC 111155
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-120300-
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

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. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN
GULF WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF THIS EVENING AND WEAKEN ON THU.

$$

PKZ120-120300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDDAY. EAST OF HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-120300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS
AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-120300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER
GUSTS 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK 
ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-120300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-120300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 16 FT DURING THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-120300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-120300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-120300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT.
SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT.
SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-120300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

865 
FZAK51 PAFC 111747 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
945 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

UPDATE FOR ZONES 121 129 AND 130

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-120300-
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

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. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN
GULF WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF THIS EVENING AND WEAKEN ON THU.

$$

PKZ120-120300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDDAY. EAST OF HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-120300-
RESURRECTION BAY
945 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-120300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER
GUSTS 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK 
ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-120300-
PASSAGE CANAL
945 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-120300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
945 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT DURING THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-120300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-120300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-120300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT.
SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT.
SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-120300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

816 
FZAK51 PAFC 112319
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-121500-
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 996 MB LOW 80 NM NORTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF
CAPE NEWENHAM AT 997 WED NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 1008 MB 100 NM
SOUTHWEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON. A 1001 MB LOW WILL FORM
NEAR SITKINAK WED NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 1014 MB 100 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD
THU NIGHT AND DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE
WESTERN GULF WILL SWING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND WEAKEN ON
THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-121500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-121500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS
AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VARIABLE WIND LESS
THAN 10 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND TO 1
FT OVERNIGHT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-121500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT DIMINISHING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-121500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-121500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-121500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-121500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-121500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT DIMINISHING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-121500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

095 
FZAK51 PAFC 121153
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-130300-
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A STALLING WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN IN PLACE
EARLY THIS EVENING. A 1001 MB LOW 60 NM EAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO
90 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 1014 MB FRI MORNING AND DISSIPATE.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF FRI AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT.

$$

PKZ120-130300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-130300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS
AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-130300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-130300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-130300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SE OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-130300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-130300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-130300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jul 10, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...TWO UPPER LEVEL LOWS EXTEND FROM ONE
CENTER OVER THE BRISTOL BAY TO KUSKOKWIM DELTA AREA TO A SECOND
CENTER OVER THE SOUTHERN YUKON TERRITORY. MOISTURE IS WRAPPING AROUND
THE YUKON TERRITORY UPPER CENTER INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN
PRODUCING RAIN ACROSS THE REGION. A RIDGE IS BUILDING INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. EXPECT THIS TO RESULT IN THE TYPICAL GUSTY
SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH WIND THROUGH THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS. A SURFACE AND
UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH A FRONT ELONGATING TO
THE EAST IS PRODUCING MODERATE WIND AND SOME PRECIPITATION IN THE
ALEUTIANS TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH WED NIGHT THEN BEGIN
TO HAVE MINOR DIFFERENCES BY THU AFTERNOON. THE FRONTAL LOW WILL TAKE
A TURN TO THE NORTH ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA THEN MOVE INTO THE
EASTERN BERING SEA AS A WEAK LOW THEN FORMS ALONG THE FRONT OF THIS
LOW NEAR THE SOUTHWEST END OF KODIAK ISLAND WED NIGHT THU MORNING.
THE MODELS GENERALLY AGREE WITH A WEAK LOW IN THE NORTH GULF COAST BY
THU NIGHT.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTH CENTRAL....THE WAVE ALOFT AND ASSOCIATED MOISTURE FROM THE
UPPER LOW IS SUPPORTING SHOWERS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ALASKA WHILE THE COPPER RIVER BASIN IS IN THE RAIN. DIVERGENT FLOW
ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SHOWERS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE COOL
AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW HAS LOWERED FREEZING LEVELS TO
AROUND 4200 FEET. THIS MAY RESULT IN SNOW MIXED IN WITH RAIN THROUGH
THOMPSON PASS TONIGHT THOUGH NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. A RIDGE
WILL BUILD IN FROM THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA ACROSS THE SOUTH
CENTRAL REGION WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR PARTIAL CLEARING. THIS
WILL BE SHORT LIVED CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT PUSHING INTO THE
WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA SHOULD SPREAD OVER THE REGION BY EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING.

.SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...SHOWERS ARE PERSISTING OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL
AND WESTERN BRISTOL BAY ZONE TODAY. RAIN DRIZZLE AND FOG HAVE BEEN AN
ISSUE ALONG THE BRISTOL BAY COAST AND LOW CLOUDS AND FOG ARE
PERSISTING TO THE NORTH ALONG THE COAST OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. RAIN
WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. CLEARING IN THE NORTHERN KUSKOKWIM DELTA
ZONE SHOULD BE CONDUCIVE TO WARMER SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND SOME
CONVECTIVE BUILDUPS LATE THIS EVENING AND WILL ALLOW FOR A FEW
DIURNAL THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP IN NORTHERN REGIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA AND ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. COOL CLOUDY AND
WET CONDITIONS WILL MOVE BACK INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY WEDNESDAY EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RETROGRADES INTO
THE EASTERN BERING SEA.

.ALEUTIANS AND BERING...THE LOW NEAR SEGUAM ISLAND AND ITS FRONT IS
THE PRIMARY CONCERN ALONG THE CHAIN AND ALASKA PENINSULA. THE
ASSOCIATED FRONT THAT STRETCHES ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS IS
SUPPORTING SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS.  FOG OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA HAS PERSISTED AND MOVED
BACK INTO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. THIS WILL BE AN ISSUE THROUGH WED
NIGHT. ONCE THE LOW MOVES INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA WED NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND SHOULD RESULT IN MIXING OUT SOME OF THE FOG ALTHOUGH
IT WILL ALSO SERVE TO ADVECT THE FOG FROM THE NORTH INTO THE
PRIBILOFS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...AFTER A RIDGE BUILDS IN BRIEFLY OVER
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA FRIDAY A LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING
SEA WITH A FRONT INTO THE GULF BY LATE SAT. THE RIDGE REDEVELOPS MON
THEN SHOULD BE REPLACED BY A TROUGH DIGGING SOUTH ACROSS THE MAINLAND
TUE.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...130 136 137 138.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SAM JUL 12

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 10, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Jul 10, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Jul 10, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Jul 10, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr

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