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Small Craft Advisory 504, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 17, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 17, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 20, 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.
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. $$
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272 FZAK52 PAFC 181159 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1012 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK MOVES EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS MORNING. A 1010 MB LOW 575 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATKA WED AFTERNOON MOVES TO 55 NM SOUTH OF ATKA AT 1013 MB THU AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO 80 NM EAST OF ATKA AT 1011 MB THU NIGHT. $$ 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. $$
425 FZAK52 PAFC 191205 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 405 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 170 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1014 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 230 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THU NIGHT AT 1011 MB...THEN MOVE TO 45 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT MOLLER AT 1008 MB FRI NIGHT. A 1010 MB LOW MOVES OFF THE COAST OF EASTERN RUSSIA 135 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND FRI NIGHT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
776 FZAK52 PAFC 192311 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1013 MB LOW 90 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 90 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY AT 1009 MB BY FRI EVENING THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
750 FZAK52 PAFC 201155 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-210300- 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1010 MB LOW 110 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO CAPE NEWENHAM AT 1005 MB BY SAT MORNING THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-210300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 17, 3:00 PM AKDT, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 3:00 PM AKDT, 1 hour before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 300 PM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODEL PERFORMANCE MUCH IMPROVED OVER YESTERDAY BUT SIGNIFICANT ISSUES STILL REMAIN. ALL MODELS EXCEPT NAM NOW AGREE ON A SLOWER PROGRESSION OF THE UPPER LOW MOVING OUT OF THE EASTERN BERING AND ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA. GFS DEVELOPS SIGNIFICANT SURFACE RIDGING IN ADVANCE OF MAIN GULF LOW CENTER ON WEDNESDAY BUT EC DOES NOT. EC ALSO MUCH MORE ASSERTIVE IN SPREADING CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE GULF COAST THAN GFS. FAVORING THE DRIER AND MORE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD SOLUTION OF THE GFS. FEW CHANGES NEEDED TO INHERITED FORECAST. .UPPER LEVELS... UPPER LEVELS ARE DOMINATED BY A STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER HIGH ARCTIC. A NARROW LONG WAVE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM WESTERN CANADA...ACROSS SOUTHERN MAINLAND ALASKA...THE EASTERN BERING...AND THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. BY THU AFTERNOON THE LONG WAVE TROUGH WILL HAVE DEVELOPED INTO TWO SEPARATE FEATURES...A STRONG CLOSED LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND A SECONDARY WEAKER FEATURE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. .ANALYSIS AND SHORT TERM FORECAST... AIRMASS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA REMAINS SEASONABLY COOL WITH MINIMAL CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. AIRMASS BECOMES SLIGHTLY WARMER AND SLIGHTLY MORE UNSTABLE TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ON THURSDAY. A 1015 MB LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON STRENGTHENS TO 1005 MB IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WED EVENING THEN DRIFTS SOUTHEASTWARD TO THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS BY LATE THU NIGHT. MAIN PRECIPITATION BAND ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF MAINLAND ALASKA. SYSTEM IS PRESENTLY GRAZING THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND WILL PASS JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT. DRY NORTHERLY FLOW SETS UP BEHIND THE EXITING SYSTEM ON THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH THURSDAY. STRATUS AND FOG WILL REMAIN THE PRIMARY WEATHER CONCERN OUT WEST BUT OFFSHORE FLOW ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA SHOULD PREVENT THE MARINE LAYER FROM WORKING ITS WAY INLAND EITHER TONIGHT OR TOMORROW NIGHT. EXPECT SUNNY SKIES ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY. A 1012 MB LOW MOVES OUT OF THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC ON THU WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THU EVENING. SURFACE LOW IS WEAK BUT FEATURE HAS GOOD UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT ONCE IT REACHES THE CHAIN. ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT RAPIDLY OCCLUDES AS IT MOVES INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THU AFTERNOON. LITTLE WIND BUT PLENTY OF RAIN WITH THIS FEATURE. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE WEEKEND IS SHAPING UP TO BE CLOUDY AND WET ACROSS ACROSS COASTAL AREAS BUT SUNNY AND WARM ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF THE STATE. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES EMBEDDED IN THE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL HELP TO TRIGGER CONVECTIVE SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...ESPECIALLY OVER THE KUSKOKWIM AND NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEYS. .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 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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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.