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Small Craft Advisory 513, NWS Anchorage, AK

July 21, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 21, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 21, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Jul 25, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

670 
FZAK52 PAFC 212331
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM 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.

PKZ199-221500-
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN BERING 
AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH SUN. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR
WESTERN BERING SUN NIGHT AND TRACK TO THE CENTRAL BERING ON MON.

$$

PKZ150-221500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-221500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-221500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-221500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-221500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT SOUTH OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-221500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-221500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-221500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-221500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-221500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-221500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-221500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. DRIZZLE. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
8 follow-up statements
712 
FZAK52 PAFC 221152
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 22 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.

PKZ199-230300-
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA

AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH SUN AND DISSIPATE MON. A FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE FAR WESTERN BERING MON MORNING AND TRACK TO THE CENTRAL
BERING ON MON NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-230300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-230300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-230300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-230300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-230300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-230300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-230300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
AREAS OF FOG.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-230300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

.WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-230300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-230300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-230300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-230300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
412 
FZAK52 PAFC 222335
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 22 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.

PKZ199-231500-
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL 
DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A FRONT OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING WILL 
CROSS THE NORTHERN BERING ON MON. A SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE 
INTO THE WESTERN BERING ON TUE. 

$$

PKZ150-231500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-231500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-231500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-231500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-231500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-231500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-231500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-231500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-231500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-231500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-231500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-231500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
921 
FZAK52 PAFC 231153
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 23 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.

PKZ199-240300-
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL 
DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A FRONT OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING WILL 
CROSS THE NORTHERN BERING ON MON. A SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE 
INTO THE WESTERN BERING ON TUE AND THE CENTRAL BERING BY TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-240300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-240300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-240300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-240300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-240300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-240300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-240300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-240300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-240300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-240300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-240300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW 20 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-240300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$
784 
FZAK52 PAFC 231635 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
834 AM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ199-240300-
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A FRONT OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING WILL CROSS THE NORTHERN BERING ON
MON. A SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING ON TUE AND THE
CENTRAL BERING BY TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-240300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-240300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-240300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-240300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-240300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-240300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-240300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-240300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-240300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-240300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-240300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW 20 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-240300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$
845 
FZAK52 PAFC 232301
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 23 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.

PKZ199-241500-
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A WEAK 1005 MB LOW 370 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 400 NM WEST OF
ST PAUL ISLAND LATE TUE AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE AND MOVE NEAR ST MATHEW ISLAND WED AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-241500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-241500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-241500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-241500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-241500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-241500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-241500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-241500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-241500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-241500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-241500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-241500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
489 
FZAK52 PAFC 241156
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 24 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.

PKZ199-250300-
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL STRENGTHEN AND REACH THE
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND BY WED MORNING. A WEAK 1004 MB LOW 200 NM
WEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 250 NM WEST OF ST PAUL WED MORNING AT
1002 MB AND THEN WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH BY WED AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-250300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 24 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-250300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 24 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-250300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-250300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-250300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-250300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 24 2012

.TODAY...S WIND LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. DENSE FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-250300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 
10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-250300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. DENSE FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
645 
FZAK52 PAFC 242330
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 24 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.

PKZ199-251500-
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1001 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHEAST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT
BY WED AFTERNOON AND THEN MERGE WITH A 996 MB LOW NORTH OF ANADYR WED
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 24 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 24 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-251500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-251500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-251500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT SE OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 9
FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS
7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-251500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 24 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. 
SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-251500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 24 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-251500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
666 
FZAK52 PAFC 251149
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 25 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.

PKZ199-260300-
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 25 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1001 MB LOW 150 NM WEST SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE 
TO NEAR ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WED NIGHT THEN CONTINUE NORTH. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT AND OVER THE
ENTIRE BERING SEA BY THU NIGHT. A 1004 MB LOW WILL FORM OVER THE
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THU AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY TO A 1000 MB LOW 240
NM NORTH OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 25 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 25 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-260300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-260300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 25 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-260300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-260300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 25 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 25 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-260300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 25 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-260300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 25 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jul 21, 12:00 PM AKDT, 4 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 12:00 PM AKDT, 4 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1200 PM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH IS CENTERED
OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND WESTERN ALASKA. A CLOSED LOW IN
THE BASE OF THE TROUGH (JUST SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA) IS
BEGINNING TO LIFT NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE MAINLAND. COMBINATION
OF WEAK WAVES OUT AHEAD OF THE LOW ALONG WITH OCCLUDED FRONT MOVING
ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF ARE PRODUCING SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH OF
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING. A STRONG SURFACE
RIDGE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST IS PRODUCING STRONG GAP WINDS
THROUGH THE USUAL PLACES. THE 12Z ANCHORAGE SOUNDING SHOWS THE
SOUTHEASTERLIES ARE SHALLOW WITH A DEEP LAYER OF SOUTHWESTERLIES
ALOFT AND A VERY MOIST AIRMASS...WHICH ARE COUNTERACTING THE USUAL
DOWNSLOPE DRYING. A MUCH WEAKER UPPER LOW IS DROPPING DOWN THE
BACK SIDE OF THE TROUGH ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING. OTHERWISE...HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING IS PRODUCING THE USUAL STRATUS
AND FOG.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE NAM IS FARTHER WEST WITH TRACK OF UPPER
LOW AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN MAINLAND TONIGHT. THIS
ACTUALLY HAS VERY LITTLE IMPACT ON THE SENSIBLE WEATHER...ONLY
SHIFTING THE AREA OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL. OTHERWISE...MODELS ARE
IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL
BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN TO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
AS IS MOVES OVERHEAD. SURFACE RIDGE ALONG NORTH GULF COAST WILL
PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN SUNDAY AS NEXT FRONTAL
BOUNDARY MOVES THROUGH. STRENGTH OF SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH ALONG
WITH PRESENCE OF DEEP LAYER OF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO LIMIT OR
COUNTERACT ANY DOWNSLOPING AFFECTS. A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH CURRENTLY
OVER RUSSIA WILL REINFORCE THE UPPER TROUGH AS IT DIGS SOUTHEASTWARD
ON SUNDAY. THE TROUGH WILL THEN SHIFT EASTWARD INTO THE GULF BY
TUESDAY. UNTIL THEN CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE WHICH MEANS
CLOUDY SKIES AND COOL TEMPS WITH AT LEAST A CHANCE OF RAIN. THE
UNCERTAINTY DURING THE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY TIME FRAME IS STRENGTH
AND TRACK OF UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVES. AT THE MOMENT DON'T SEE
ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT THAT WOULD PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAIN...SO WILL
LEAN TOWARD DRIER FORECAST FOR NOW.

LOOKING OUT WEST TO THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...UPPER LOW OVER
THE CENTRAL BERING THIS MORNING AND NEXT SHORT-WAVE DROPPING OUT
OF RUSSIA WILL PRODUCE A BIT OF RAIN AS THEY MOVE ACROSS THE REGION.
OTHERWISE WIDESPREAD STRATUS FOG AND DRIZZLE WILL PERSIST. A FRONT
MOVING OUT OF RUSSIA SUNDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN
BERING MONDAY. STRONGER WINDS WILL DEVELOP AS THIS FRONT MOVES
THROUGH. THIS WON'T DO MUCH TO DISSIPATE THE FOG AS WARMER AIR
IS PULLED UP FROM THE PACIFIC LEADING TO VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS
FOR FOG.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...UPPER TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND/GULF
EARLY IN THE WEEK WILL EXIT TO THE EAST MID WEEK WITH A SHORT-WAVE
RIDGE BUILDING IN BEHIND IT. THIS WILL PROVIDE AT LEAST A DAY OF
DRY WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. ENERGY ROTATING
AROUND A VERY LARGE ARCTIC LOW WILL THEN MOVE IN SOMETIME LATER
NEXT WEEK. THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF SPREAD IN THE MODELS WITH REGARD
TO TIMING AND AMPLITUDE. THUS...FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS LOW.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB JUL 12

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