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Small Craft Advisory 482, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 12, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 12, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
513 FZAK52 PAFC 122302 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 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. PKZ199-131500- 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1001 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE 80 NM SOUTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND FRI NIGHT. A 1007 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 996 MB 380 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 1000 MB 150 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-131500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-131500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ180-131500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-131500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BERING SIDE...NE 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 3 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ176-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-131500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-131500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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145 FZAK52 PAFC 131129 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-140300- 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1005 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF MEKORYUK WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE 35 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL SAT MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW 470 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI AT 994 MB SAT MORNING... THEN QUICKLY TRACK TO NEAR KIPNUK AT 1003 MB EARLY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-140300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-140300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-140300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-140300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BERING SIDE...N 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-140300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-140300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
585 FZAK52 PAFC 132333 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 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. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1005 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF MEKORYUK WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE 35 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL ON SAT. A 992 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON AT 997 MB AND THEN TO NEAR TOGIAK SUN AFTERNOON AT 1004 MB. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE...NE 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
055 FZAK52 PAFC 140334 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 725 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 UPDATED ZONES 150 155 160 165 170 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1005 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF MEKORYUK WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE 35 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL ON SAT. A 992 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON AT 997 MB AND THEN TO NEAR TOGIAK SUN AFTERNOON AT 1004 MB. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 725 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 725 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 725 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 725 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. BERING SIDE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 725 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE...NE 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
778 FZAK52 PAFC 141118 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 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. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR KIPNUK AT 1004 MB EARLY SUN MORNING...THEN FURTHER WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE AROUND 150 NM NORTHWEST OF HOOPER BAY MON MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W OF PORT MOLLER...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF PORT MOLLER...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT FROM SEGUAM ISLAND W. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT FROM SEGUAM ISLAND W. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
508 FZAK52 PAFC 141634 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 830 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 UPDATED ZONE 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR KIPNUK AT 1004 MB EARLY SUN MORNING...THEN FURTHER WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE AROUND 150 NM NORTHWEST OF HOOPER BAY MON MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W OF PORT MOLLER...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF PORT MOLLER...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 830 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT FROM SEGUAM ISLAND W. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT FROM SEGUAM ISLAND W. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
508 FZAK52 PAFC 142331 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 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. PKZ199-151500- 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN TO 1005 MB SUN MORNING NEAR BETHEL. THE LOW WILL DISSIPATE BY SUN EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE EASTERN BERING MON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W OF PORT MOLLER...NW WIND 25 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E... SE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF CAPE MENDENHALL...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF CAPE MENDENHALL...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W 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 12, 5:05 AM AKDT, 10 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 5:05 AM AKDT, 10 hours 55 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 505 AM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... AN UPPER-LVL RIDGE AXIS EXTENDS FROM THE AK PANHANDLE UP ALONG THE ALCAN BORDER INTO NORTHEASTERN AK. A STACKED UPPER-LVL LOW IS CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AND IS DRIFTING SLIGHTLY TO THE WEST...WITH PERIPHERAL PRECIPITATION CONTINUING OVER SOUTHWEST AK. AN 80 KT JET MAX HAS ROUNDED THE BASE OF THE UPPER LOW AND IS OVER THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND INTERIOR BRISTOL BAY. SOME SPEED DIVERGENCE ALOFT BETWEEN THE JET AND SOUTHCENTRAL AK IS FACILITATING SOME LIGHT RAIN OVER TYPICALLY DOWNSLOPED AREAS IMMEDIATELY NORTHWEST OF THE CHUGACH/KENAI RANGES. AT THE SURFACE A FRONT IS DRAPED OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF AK AND IS STALLING OUT AND WEAKENING...THOUGH IT STILL SUPPORTS GUSTY GAP WINDS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM/PORTAGE VALLEY AND SOME LINGERING GALES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. STEADY RAIN PERSISTS IN THE GENEROUS ONSHORE OVER THE SOUTHERN TO EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. A WEAK WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE IS DEVELOPING AROUND 60 MILES EAST OF SITKINAK ROTATING NORTH...BRINGING KODIAK ISLAND A REINFORCING SHOT OF RAIN. BENIGN WEATHER EXISTS OVER MUCH OF THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIAN REGION WITH TYPICAL FOG/STRATUS. ALSO OF NOTE IS A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW AROUND 500 MILES SOUTH OF KISKA MOVING EAST. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS REASONABLY CAPTURE THE MAIN FEATURES AND PATTERN IN GENERAL. THE FRONT IN THE GULF IS DEPICTED WEAKENING IN PLACE THROUGH TODAY...WHILE THE LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND IS SHOWN WEAKENING AND DISSIPATING AROUND 90 MILES NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY ON FRI. A SUPPORTING SHORTWAVE PUSHES ONSHORE THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND THIS EVENING AND SLIPS NORTH OF THE COPPER BASIN AND SUSITNA VALLEY ON FRI. IN IT'S WAKE...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE IS DEPICTED BUILDING OVER THE GULF FRI NIGHT AND EARLY SAT BEFORE PERIPHERAL MOISTURE FROM THE PACIFIC LOW WORKS UP FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEKEND. FURTHER WEST...MODELS SHOW THE UPPER-LOW WILL DRIFT TO AROUND 40 MILES NORTH OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS ON SAT MORNING. THE PACIFIC LOW SOUTH OF KISKA TRACKS TO AROUND 200 MILES SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR ON SAT MORNING...THEN TO NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM ON SUN MORNING. THERE IS GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE GFS AND ECWMF ON THIS DEVELOPMENT...THOUGH THE NAM TENDS TO TRACK THE BULK OF THE ENERGY SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA TO NEAR THE SOUTHERN MOUTH OF SHELIKOF STRAIT AT THE AFOREMENTIONED SUN TIME-FRAME. HAVE GENERALLY KEPT THE MORNING FORECAST PACKAGE LEANING ON THE GFS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... ALONG COASTAL AREAS...STEADY RAIN LOOKS TO BEGIN TAPERING TO LIGHT PASSING SHOWERS FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THROUGH FRI AS THE FRONT DISSIPATES AND ONSHORE FLOW WEAKENS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ALSO LOOK TO DIMINISH. NORTH AND WEST OF THE CHUGACH/KENAI RANGES...DYNAMIC SUPPORT FOR LIGHT RAIN MAY PERSIST THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AS DIVERGENCE ALOFT IS REINFORCED BY LIFT FROM THE APPROACHING SHORTWAVE TO THE SOUTH. WEAK CYCLONIC FLOW IN IT'S WAKE TO KEEP THINGS MAINLY ON THE CLOUDY SIDE WITH A FEW PASSING SHOWERS ON FRI. THE NEXT FRONT APPROACHES THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF DURING THE DAY SAT WITH MORE RAIN AND WIND...THOUGH IT LOOKS TO BE A BIT WEAKER THAN THE CURRENT SYSTEM. SOUTHWEST... RAIN IS PERSISTING OVER THE SW MAINLAND AS THE UPPER-LOW IS MEANDERING JUST OFF-SHORE. AS IT MOVES FURTHER AWAY THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY SHOULD SEE A LET UP IN THE STEADIEST PRECIPITATION...THOUGH FLOW WILL STILL BE ONSHORE OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...ALLOWING FOR AMPLE CLOUDS AND PERIODS OF RAIN. THIS ONLY GETS REINFORCED THIS WEEKEND WITH THE NEXT PACIFIC SYSTEM APPROACHING. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... THE PACIFIC LOW STEERS WELL SOUTH OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL CHAIN...BUT THEN PINWHEELS BACK NORTHEAST TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AKPEN ON SAT. THUS LOOK FOR THE SENSIBLE WEATHER IMPACTS OF RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO BE EAST OF ATKA. .LONG TERM FORECAST... CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCES IN THE MODELS FOR NEXT WEEK. GFS AND ECMWF BOTH GENERALLY SHOW THE PERSISTENT UPPER-LVL LOW IN THE BERING SEA TO EJECT EAST MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER THE ECMWF TENDS TO DO THIS IN A COUPLE OF STAGES WITH ONE PIECE OF ENERGY PUSHING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND ON TUE AND THEN THE PARENT LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WED INTO THU. THE GFS ALSO DRAGS THE LOW EAST WED INTO THU...BUT NOT THE INITIAL PUSH ON TUE. THUS THERE IS RATHER LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE LONG TERM FORECAST. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE...120 130 351 FIRE WEATHER...NONE MALOY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Jul 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 29 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.