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Small Craft Advisory 538, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 1, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 1, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 1, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired: Aug 2, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

924 
FZAK52 PAFC 011155
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 1 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.

PKZ199-020300-
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 989 MB LOW 70 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE INLAND WED
AFTERNOON NEAR TOKSOOK BAY AT 994 MB. A 998 MB LOW 400 NM WEST OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WED AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 1005 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-020300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. DENSE FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. DENSE FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-020300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-020300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-020300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-020300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE
WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-020300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-020300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 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.  

$$

PKZ172-020300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-020300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-020300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

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

$$

PKZ185-020300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-020300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

4 follow-up statements

533 
FZAK52 PAFC 012356
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 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.

PKZ199-021500-
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 992 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND WED
EVENING NEAR TOKSOOK BAY AT 997 MB. A 997 MB LOW OVER EASTERN RUSSIA
WILL MOVE TO 310 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 1004 MB THU
EVENING THEN DISSIPATE LATE THU NIGHT. A 1010 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTHWEST
OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 230 NM SW OF ADAK WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH
FRI.
$$

PKZ150-021500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-021500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-021500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-021500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-021500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-021500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-021500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-021500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-021500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   

$$

PKZ176-021500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   

$$

PKZ185-021500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-021500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

408 
FZAK52 PAFC 020614 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1015 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

UPDATED ZONE 185

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.

PKZ199-021500-
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 992 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND WED
EVENING NEAR TOKSOOK BAY AT 997 MB. A 997 MB LOW OVER EASTERN RUSSIA
WILL MOVE TO 310 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 1004 MB THU
EVENING THEN DISSIPATE LATE THU NIGHT. A 1010 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTHWEST
OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 230 NM SW OF ADAK WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH
FRI.
$$

PKZ150-021500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-021500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-021500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-021500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-021500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-021500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-021500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-021500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-021500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   

$$

PKZ176-021500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   

$$

PKZ185-021500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
1015 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.

.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-021500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

352 
FZAK52 PAFC 021144
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 2 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.

PKZ199-030300-
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL INTENSIFY TO 1006 MB THU AFTERNOON 425 NM
SOUTHWEST OF ATTU AND WEAKEN TO 1011 MB 100 NM EAST OF ATKA ON LATE
FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-030300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE TONIGHT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT SAT NIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-030300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-030300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-030300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-030300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

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

$$

PKZ170-030300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
 

$$

PKZ171-030300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-030300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-030300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-030300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. DENSE FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-030300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-030300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

075 
FZAK52 PAFC 022345
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 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.

PKZ199-031500-
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1006 MB LOW 380 NM SOUTH OF ATTU WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND
WEAKEN TO 1011 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING 1009 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH
OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT
1006 MB SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-031500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-031500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-031500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-031500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-031500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-031500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-031500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-031500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-031500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-031500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 20 KT. BERING SIDE...SW WIND 10 KT
BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. DENSE FOG. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-031500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-031500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jul 31, 4:19 PM AKDT, 11 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 4:19 PM AKDT, 11 hours 41 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
419 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF OF
ALASKA HAS LEAD TO SUNNY SKIES ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION AS AN UPPER
LOW DRIFTS AWAY FROM THE AREA INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF. OUT
WEST...A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW IS LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND
PROGRESSING EASTWARD. RAIN HAS OVERSPREAD THE SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND
AS AN ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST. GUSTY WINDS
PERSIST ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON THE BACKSIDE OF
THE LOW.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM...BRINGING THE
BERING LOW ASHORE OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
ANOTHER LOW IS PROJECTED TO DROP INTO THE WESTERN BERING FROM RUSSIA
ON THURSDAY. WENT PRIMARILY WITH THE GFS IN THE SHORT TERM.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
RAIN WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL AK FROM THE WEST LATE TONIGHT INTO
TOMORROW MORNING WITH THE APPROACH OF THE LEADING EDGE OF THE BERING
SYSTEM. SHOWERS WILL PERSIST AS THE UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE
TOWARDS THE REGION. AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS IN ADVANCE OF
THE LOW...STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY IN FAVORED
AREAS SUCH AS THE TURNAGAIN ARM AND KNIK RIVER VALLEY.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND THROUGH TONIGHT
AS THE FRONT MOVES IN OFF THE BERING. SHOWERS WILL PERSIST IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT AS THE LOW APPROACHES THE COAST ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY IN THE PRIBILOFS AND ALONG THE
AKPEN GIVEN PROXIMITY TO THE UPPER LOW. OTHERWISE...CLOUDY SKIES AND
PATCHY FOG WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS UNTIL THE NEXT SYSTEM
MOVES INTO THE BERING LATER IN THE WEEK.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
SHOWERS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS THE DECAYING LOW MOVES THROUGH.
SENSIBLE WEATHER IMPACTS WILL NOT BE LIMITED TO THE MAINLAND...AS THE
ALEUTIANS WILL BEGIN FEELING THE EFFECTS OF THE NEXT SYSTEM DROPPING
INTO THE BERING TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES 120 125 130 172 175
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

CB JUL 12

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 31, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	15 hr
Jul 31, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	15 hr
Jul 31, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	15 hr
Jul 31, 9:35 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	30 hr
Jul 31, 9:35 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	54 hr
Aug 1, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Aug 1, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 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.