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Small Craft Advisory 509, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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750 FZAK52 PAFC 201155 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-210300- 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1010 MB LOW 110 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO CAPE NEWENHAM AT 1005 MB BY SAT MORNING THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-210300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
941 FZAK52 PAFC 202230 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ199-211500- 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1010 MB LOW 60 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DISSIPATE NEAR KING SALMON SAT NIGHT. A 1006 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR BETHEL SAT MORNING AND MOVES NEAR SAINT MARYS SUN MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TONIGHT...SW 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 THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
621 FZAK52 PAFC 211149 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-220300- 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1006 MB LOW NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WILL MOVE TO NUNIVAK ISLAND SUN MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 1008 MB. HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 19, 3:00 PM AKDT, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 3:00 PM AKDT, 1 hour before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 300 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT. NAM NOW IN LINE WITH GFS SLOWER PROGRESSION OF STORM SYSTEMS. NAM PREFERRED EAST OF 170W FOR ITS BETTER GRASP OF SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPMENT OVER BRISTOL BAY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GFS PREFERRED OUT WEST FOR ITS BETTER RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY. .ANALYSIS AND SHORT TERM FORECAST... MOST NOTABLE WEATHER MAKER TODAY IS ACTUALLY A SMALL BUT WELL ORGANIZED UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE. WAVE MOVED OUT OF WESTERN RUSSIAN LAST NIGHT AND CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY HAS FOLLOWED ITS ENTIRE PASSAGE ACROSS NORTHWESTERN ALASKA. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY KICKED OFF SHORTLY BEFORE 6 AM THIS MORNING WITH A FEW STRIKES NEAR UNALAKLEET. THE AREA OF GREATEST THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY RIGHT NOW IS THE EASTERN TANANA VALLEY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER BASIN TONIGHT IN REPSONSE TO THE SHORT WAVES CONTINUED SOUTHEASTERLY MOVEMENT. ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY SHOULD REMAIN JUST OUTSIDE THE AREA OF CONCERN. HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA HAS BEEN CONDUCIVE TO PERSISTENT STRATUS AND FOG. LAST NIGHT THE MARINE LAYER OUT WEST PUSHED AS FAR INLAND AS ILIAMNA AND SLEETMUTE AND WAS RESISTENT TO DAYTIME INSOLATION TIL NOON TODAY. LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL BE OUT OF THE WEST AGAIN TONIGHT SO CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO REDEVELOP TONIGHT. IN THE GULF...THE MARINE LAYER HAS REMAINED OFFSHORE FOR THE MOST PART...THANKS TO NORTHWESTERLY OFFSHORE FLOW...BUT CORDOVA AND SOUTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL FLIRT WITH STRATUS AND FOG AGAIN TONIGHT. STACKED 1010 MB SURFACE LOW NEAR ATKA WILL MOVE EASTWARD TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY SAT AFTERNOON. ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH NORTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA EVEN AS IT EXTENDS ITS REACH EASTWARD. A SECONDARY LOW FORMS ALONG THE FRONT NEAR BRISTOL BAY SATURDAY EVENING. LITTLE IN THE WAY OF WIND ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE BUT PLENTY OF RAIN ALONG AND ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. RAIN BAND WILL NICK SAINT PAUL THIS EVENING AND SPREAD TO COLD BAY BY MORNING. .UPPER LEVELS AND MID TERM FORECAST... A BROAD UPPER LEVEL RIDGE PRESENTLY EXTENDS ACROSS THE WHOLE OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA TODAY. IT IS FLANKED BY TWO UPPER LOW CENTERS. THIS STRONGER OF THE TWO IS CENTERED JUST WEST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. IT IS WEAKENING AND DRIFTING OFF TO THE EAST. THE SECOND WEAKER LOW IS CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. IT IS TRACKING DUE EAST AND SHOULD BE LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRI AFTERNOON. THE RIDGE ITSELF SINKS INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC BY SAT MORNING. THE BREAK DOWN OF THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE ON FRIDAY NIGHT WILL ALLOW THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OUT WEST TO MOVE DIRECTLY INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON SATURDAY. RAIN SHOULD REACH BRISTOL BAY AND KODIAK ISLAND FRIDAY EVENING...ANCHORAGE AND THE KENAI PENINSULA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...AND THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA ON SATURDAY. THE LOW STALLS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA SO MOST OF MAINLAND ALASKA SHOULD REMAIN CLOUDY AND RAINY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. .EXTENDED OUTLOOK... NO NEW STRONG SYSTEMS ON THE HORIZON FOR THE COMING WEEK. A MORE SEASONABLE PATTERN SHOULD EMERGE...CLOUDY AND COOL ALONG THE COASTS...WARM AND SUNNY INLAND. .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 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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Sources
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