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Small Craft Advisory 526, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 28, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 28, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 30, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
851 FZAK52 PAFC 281154 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 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. PKZ199-290300- 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 120 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL WILL BE A 995 MB LOW IN NORTON SOUND SAT NIGHT THEN CONTINUE MOVING NORTH THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC AND INTENSIFY TO 989 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-290300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-290300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-290300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-290300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-290300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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139 FZAK52 PAFC 281319 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 CORRECTION FOR SYNOPSIS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-290300- 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 120 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL BE A 995 MB LOW IN NORTON SOUND SAT NIGHT THEN CONTINUE MOVING NORTH THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC AND INTENSIFY TO 989 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-290300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-290300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-290300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-290300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-290300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
515 FZAK52 PAFC 282358 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 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. PKZ199-291500- 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK WILL WEAKEN OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA SUN NIGHT AND MON. A 1002 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO CAPE SARICHEF SUN AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE SOUTHEAST SUN NIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW 400 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 988 MB AND MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-291500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-291500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-291500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-291500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-291500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-291500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
795 FZAK52 PAFC 290317 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 720 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 UPDATED ZONE 160 170 171 172 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-291500- 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK WILL WEAKEN OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA SUN NIGHT AND MON. A 1002 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO CAPE SARICHEF SUN AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE SOUTHEAST SUN NIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW 400 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 988 MB AND MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-291500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 720 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-291500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-291500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 720 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-291500- UNALASKA BAY 720 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 720 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT FROM ATKA E...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-291500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-291500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
325 FZAK52 PAFC 291157 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 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. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 30 NM NW OF HOOPER BAY WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR NOME THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN SUN NIGHT. A 1003 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE NEAR SAND POINT THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SUN NIGHT. A 999 MB 300 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON WILL DEEPEN TO 986 MB AS IT MOVES TO 250 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 20 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. EAST OF ATKA...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
375 FZAK52 PAFC 291923 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1122 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 UPDATED ZONES 150 155 160 165 170 171 195 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 30 NM NW OF HOOPER BAY WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR NOME THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN SUN NIGHT. A 1003 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE NEAR SAND POINT THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SUN NIGHT. A 999 MB 300 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON WILL DEEPEN TO 986 MB AS IT MOVES TO 250 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 1122 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 1122 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. EAST OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 1122 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 1122 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SE GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. WINDS BECOMING N 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON WEST OF COLD BAY. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 1122 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 1122 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...WINDS BECOMING N 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 1122 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. EAST OF ATKA...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 1122 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
903 FZAK52 PAFC 300000 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 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. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... 1005 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY MOVES TO KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY MORNING. A DEVELOPING STORM AROUND 400 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB AS IT MOVES TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 270 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND TUE AFTERNOON WITH A 986 MB CENTER. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING WEST BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT INCREASING TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT INCREASING TO 14 FT BY MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 87 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
502 FZAK52 PAFC 300011 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...AMENDED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 410 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 AMENDED AREAS 171 172 176 179 AND 180 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... 1005 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY MOVES TO KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY MORNING. A DEVELOPING STORM AROUND 400 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB AS IT MOVES TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 270 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND TUE AFTERNOON WITH A 986 MB CENTER. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING WEST BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 410 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 410 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WIND DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 410 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 410 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT BY MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 410 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
155 FZAK52 PAFC 301154 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 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. PKZ199-310300- 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1005 MB LOW 90 NM SW OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TODAY. A 992 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 987 MB AND MOVE TO 250 NM NE OF SHEMYA TUE MORNING. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 60 NM WEST OF ST PAUL AND WEAKEN TO 992 MB TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-310300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-310300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-310300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-310300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON...EXCEPT E OF ATKA...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-310300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-310300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jul 27, 3:30 PM AKDT, 12 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 3:30 PM AKDT, 12 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 330 PM AKDT FRI JUL 27 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... AN UPPER-LVL LOW IS CENTERED OVER EASTERN SIBERIA AND SLIPPING NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE ARCTIC OCEAN. AN ASSOCIATED WEAK FRONT/TROUGH IS SPREADING SOME LIGHT RAIN OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. TRANSITORY RIDGING PASSES THROUGH EASTERN BRISTOL BAY...BUT ONSHORE LOW-LVL FLOW IS STILL YIELDING SOME LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND AKPEN. THE RIDGING IS RETREATING SOUTHEAST TOWARDS THE SW GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND WHERE OFF-SHORE FLOW HAS ALLOWED FOR SOME SUNSHINE THERE. AN UPPER-LVL LOW REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF AK. DISTURBANCES ROTATING AROUND IT ARE SUPPORTING SOME RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE PANHANDLE TOWARDS FAR EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. AN UPPER-LVL RIDGE IS PREDOMINANT OVER YUKON TERRITORY WITH THE AXIS EXTENDING PAST THE ALCAN BORDER TO THE NORTHERN COPPER RIVER BASIN. THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHCENTRAL AK REMAINS IN BETWEEN SYSTEMS PER THE COL AREA OVERHEAD WITH GENERALLY FAIR WEATHER ASIDE FROM TYPICAL DIURNAL SHOWERS. OVER THE BERING SEA...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE FORMED OVER THE SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA OVERNIGHT AND IS TRACKING EAST AROUND 300 MILES NORTHEAST OF ATTU. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT BRINGS RAIN TO THE WESTERN CHAIN WITH GALE FORCE WINDS. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ACCEPTABLY HANDLE THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURES. THE UPPER-LOW IN THE EASTERN GULF DRIFTS SOUTH AND THE FLOW ALOFT BECOMES A BIT MORE EASTERLY ALLOWING SOME OF THE SHORTWAVES TO ROTATE MORE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL THIS WEEKEND. QPF REMAINS ON THE LOW SIDE AND MAINLY OVER COASTAL AREAS...WITH THE NAM AND ECMWF A TAD HIGHER THAN THE GFS. THE BERING SEA FRONT TRACKS TO THE SW MAINLAND...AND A TRIPLE POINT IS SHOWN FORMING ALONG THE SOUTHERN AKPEN ON SUN. THE ECMWF SHOWS THIS LOW MOVING TO AROUND 300 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY ON MON...WHEREAS THE NAM AND GFS SHOW A POSITION AROUND 150 MILES SOUTHEAST AT A COMMENSURATE TIME FRAME. THE ECMWF IS SUPPORTED BY THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN AND TO AN EXTEND THE UKMET...SO HAVE TRENDED THE FORECAST IN THAT DIRECTION. FURTHER WEST...THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW NORTH OF ATTU REACHES PEAK INTENSITY IN THE MID 990 MB RANGE 130 MILES EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SAT MORNING...THEN MOVES ASHORE THE SEWARD PENINSULA SUN MORNING. THE NAM SURFACE/BOUNDARY LEVEL WIND INITIALIZATION WAS A TAD ON THE HIGH SIDE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CHAIN...OTHERWISE MODELS HANDLE THE STRENGTH AND SCOPE OF THE SYSTEM SIMILARLY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MODELS ALSO AGREE THAT ANOTHER LOW MOVES TO AROUND 300 MILES NORTHWEST OF ATTU ON MON. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... THE FORECAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND GENERALLY CAN BE CHARACTERIZED AS BECOMING CLOUDIER AND A BIT COOLER AS THE WEEKEND PROGRESSES. COASTAL AREAS OF THE GULF AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN HAVE CLOSE ENOUGH PROXIMITY TO THE UPPER-LOW THAT LIFT FROM DISTURBANCES ROTATING AROUND IT CAN BRING SOME PASSING LIGHT RAIN. INLAND AREAS SUCH AS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MAT-SU VALLEY LOOK TO BECOME A BIT MORE PRONE TO SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION AS CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT INCREASES IN RESPONSE TO THE BERING TROUGH DIGGING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AK WHILE THE RIDGE OVER YUKON TERRITORY RETREATS EAST. DEVELOPMENT OF A COASTAL RIDGE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF TO SUPPORT GUSTY SOUTH TO EAST GAP WINDS THROUGH TYPICAL AREAS SUCH AS TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE/KNIK VALLEYS. LOOK FOR KODIAK ISLAND TO BEAR THE BRUNT OF THE STEADIEST RAIN IN THE COMING DAYS AS THE BERING SYSTEM APPROACHES BY SUN. SOUTHWEST... SOUTHWESTERLY MID-LVL ONSHORE FLOW STRENGTHENS AND DEEPENS AS THE BERING FRONT MOVES TO THE SW MAINLAND DURING THE WEEKEND. LOOK FOR NEAR GALE FORCE GUSTS ALONG THE CAPES...COASTS AND GAPS ALONG THE BERING SIDE OF THE AKPEN WITH THE FRONT. PRECIPITATION TAPERS A BIT SUN NIGHT INTO MON AS THE BULK OF THE ENERGY SHIFTS EAST...BUT RESIDUAL CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT LEAVES SW AK PRONE TO CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS AND AT LEAST SOME SPOTTY SHOWERS. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... THE SURFACE LOW CENTER WILL TRACK BETWEEN THE PRIBILOFS AND SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SAT MORNING BEFORE MOVING UP TOWARDS THE WESTERN AK COAST. RAIN WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS OVER THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING AS THE FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH REGION...WITH GALES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CHAIN DIMINISHING AFTER THE LOW REACHES PEAK INTENSITY. CONDITIONS REMAIN UNSETTLED AND RAINY THOUGH WITH A VIGOROUS SHORTWAVE SWINGING THROUGH THE WESTERN CHAIN SAT NIGHT...AND YET ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HOT ON IT'S HEELS SUN. .LONG TERM FORECAST... MODELS SUGGEST THE LOW DIGGING SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND LATE THIS WEEKEND WILL HUG THE SOUTHERN FRINGES OF THE GULF THROUGH EARLY TO MID NEXT WEEK. THIS MAY ALLOW FOR SOME DRY WEATHER TO RETURN TO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...ALBEIT REMAINING ON THE CLOUDY SIDE. THE WESTERN PART OF THE AOR LOOKS TO BE DOMINATED BY A LARGE UPPER-LOW TRACKING THROUGH THE BERING TO A POSITION NEAR THE PRIBILOFS MID NEXT WEEK. MODELS THEN TEND TO DRIFT IT TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...AND IF SO THIS WOULD LIKELY SPREAD SENSIBLE WEATHER IMPACTS TO THE EASTERN PART OF THE AOR. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE...172 175 FIRE WEATHER...NONE MALOY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jul 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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