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Small Craft Advisory 500, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 16, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 16, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 19, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
788 FZAK52 PAFC 162356 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING SEA. A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 390 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO NEAR DILLINGHAM WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
853 FZAK52 PAFC 171159 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH WED NIGHT. A 1013 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO NEAR CHIRIKOF ISLAND AT 1014 MB TUE NIGHT... THEN MOVES EAST INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA WED MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES NORTH TO JUST SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
702 FZAK52 PAFC 172317 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A 1015 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1005 MB IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WED EVENING. A 1013 MB LOW WILL MOVE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WED EVENING AND MOVE TO NEAR ADAK BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
272 FZAK52 PAFC 181159 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1012 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK MOVES EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS MORNING. A 1010 MB LOW 575 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATKA WED AFTERNOON MOVES TO 55 NM SOUTH OF ATKA AT 1013 MB THU AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO 80 NM EAST OF ATKA AT 1011 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
899 FZAK52 PAFC 182313 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 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. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING SEA WILL RETREAT INTO WESTERN RUSSIA BY THU EVENING. A 1012 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE NEAR ATKA THU EVENING AND TO 210 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR BY FRI AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN CENTRAL PRESSURE. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...BERING SIDE...N WIND 20 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
307 FZAK52 PAFC 190057 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 455 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 UPDATED ZONES 150 155 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING SEA WILL RETREAT INTO WESTERN RUSSIA BY THU EVENING. A 1012 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE NEAR ATKA THU EVENING AND TO 210 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR BY FRI AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN CENTRAL PRESSURE. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 455 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 455 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 455 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE 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...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...BERING SIDE...N WIND 20 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
372 FZAK52 PAFC 191201 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 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. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1014 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 230 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THU NIGHT AT 1011 MB...THEN MOVE TO 45 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT MOLLER AT 1008 MB FRI NIGHT. A 1010 MB LOW MOVES OFF THE COAST OF EASTERN RUSSIA 135 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 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 16, 3:00 PM AKDT, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 3:00 PM AKDT, 1 hour before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 300 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS IN EXTREMELY POOR AGREEMENT BEYOND 36 HOURS...ESPECIALLY EAST OF 160W. RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY ALSO BAD. LITTLE OPPORTUNITY TO VALUE ADD TO EXISTING PACKAGE. FOCUSED FORECASTING EFFORTS ON THE FIRST 24 HOURS. ANALYSES BASED ON PREVIOUS SHIFTS PREFERENCE FOR 00Z MON GFS/NAM SOLUTION. .UPPER LEVELS... UPPER LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON WILL SLIP INTO INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA WED AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY UPPER LOW NEAR ADAK WILL MOVE TO NEAR DUTCH BY WED EVENING. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING DEVELOPS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA STARTING TOMORROW AFTERNOON BUT CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY REGARDING ITS STRENGTH AND IMPACT. ANALYSIS AND SHORT TERM FORECAST... FOR THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF AND THE BERING SEA. BUT A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF COAST ON TUE AND STRENGTHEN ON WED. LOTS AND LOTS OF UNCERTAINTY FOR GULF COAST AND NORTHERN GULF BEYOND 24 HOURS...BUT TREND IS DEFINITELY TOWARDS AN INCREASINGLY TIGHT GRADIENT ALONG GULF COAST. EXPECT GUSTY NORTHEAST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND CONVECTIVE SHOWERS INLAND. FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS...A 1010 MB LOW MOVES OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC TONIGHT...GRAZES THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TOMORROW MORNING...PASSES OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA IN THE EVENING AND MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY WED AFTERNOON. HIGH UNCERTAINTY REGARDING TRACK OF LOW AND EVEN GREATER UNCERTAINTY REGARDING STRENGTH. BUT BULK OF WIND AND REMAIN SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH OF ALASKAN WATERS. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN...MAIN CONCERN REMAINS THE THICK MARINE LAYER WHICH SHOULD HOLD THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. .LONG TERM FORECAST... LOW PRESSURE IN GULF SHOULD STRENGTHEN WHILE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER WESTERN ALASKA. EXPECT CONTINUED COOL AND DAMP CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...PARTLY SUNNY SKIES ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AND CONTINUED STRATUS AND FOG OUT WEST. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. ASB JUL 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jul 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jul 17, 11:40 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 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.