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Small Craft Advisory 535, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 30, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 39 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 1, 2012, 7:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
794 FZAK52 PAFC 302358 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ199-311500- 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTH OF ST PAUL AT 990 MB TUE NIGHT...THEN MOVE NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND WED AFTERNOON AT 993 MB. $$ PKZ150-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-311500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-311500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-311500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-311500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-311500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-311500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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742 FZAK52 PAFC 310539 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 940 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 UPDATED ZONE 150 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-311500- 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTH OF ST PAUL AT 990 MB TUE NIGHT...THEN MOVE NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND WED AFTERNOON AT 993 MB. $$ PKZ150-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 940 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-311500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-311500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-311500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-311500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-311500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-311500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
127 FZAK52 PAFC 311159 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 31 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. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INLAND OVER THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. A 983 MB LOW 220 NM NORTH OF ATTU WEAKENS TO 994 MB WED EVENING AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND. A SECOND FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS REACHES THE ALASKA PENINSULA WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 312350 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-011500- 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF ST PAUL WEAKENS TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WEDNESDAY EVENING. A 1010 MB LOW MOVES TO 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATKA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING...BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ JM
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 30, 5:30 AM AKDT, 10 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 5:30 AM AKDT, 10 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 530 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A DYNAMIC PATTERN CONTINUES TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE FORECAST REGION THIS MORNING. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER THE CHUCKCHI SEA HAS AN ASSOCIATED TROUGH THAT STRETCHES TOWARDS KODIAK ISLAND. A RELATIVELY WEAK SURFACE LOW IS CENTERED NEAR KODIAK ISLAND. AN UPPER LEVEL JET THAT STRETCHES ALONG THE EASTERN BERING TOWARDS KODIAK ISLAND HAS BEEM SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS LOW AND WILL HELP TO ADVECT THE LOW ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH TOMORROW. THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND LOW ARE SUPPORTING SHOWERS ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY AND EASTERN SOUTHCENTRAL REGIONS. MEANWHILE...A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW IS LOCATED JUST TO THE EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...THERE HAVE BEEN SOME RUN TO RUN INCONSISTENCIES. THE LATEST MODEL RUNS HAVE INTENSIFIED THE STRENGTH OF THE LOW LEVEL JET AND INTENSITY OF PRECIPITATION ALONG THE KENAI PENINSULA. MODELS DIVERGE SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE LONG TERM...ESPECIALLY IN THE WEST. SO HPC GUIDANCE WAS HEAVILY RELIED UPON. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED OVER KODIAK ISLAND SLOWLY DRIFTS EASTWARD. DOWNSLOPING WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED ACROSS THE REGION...AND AS A RESULT RAIN IS FALLING RELATIVELY UNIFORMLY FROM THE KENAI PENINSULA TO TALKEETNA. RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL INTO THE EVENING HOURS UNTIL THE LOW DRIFTS FURTHER EAST INTO THE GULF AND WEAKENS. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS SUPPORTING SHOWERS ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...A RIDGE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE BERING TODAY...WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR SOME DRYING BY THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE BERING COAST BY TUESDAY AND SUPPORT SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE LOW THAT IS DEVELOPING NEAR KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL BE IMPACTING MUCH OF THE BERING THE NEXT WEEK. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL RACE ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING TODAY...HELPING TO SUPPORT GUSTY WINDS AND SHOWERS ACROSS THE BERING. A LOW LEVEL JET WILL INTENSIFY ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE LOW TODAY. THERE WILL BE STRONG DOWNWARD VERTICAL MOTION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JET AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY TUESDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST...AN ACTIVE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT WEEK. AS A RESULT...A SERIES OF RIDGES AND LOWS WILL PROGRESS RAPIDLY ACROSS THE FORECAST REGION. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...172 175 176 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE ELN JUL 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Jul 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 27 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.