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Small Craft Advisory 546, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 4, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 4, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
408 FZAK52 PAFC 041141 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 4 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. PKZ199-050300- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1010 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 1016 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE SAT EVENING. A 1012 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK AT 1009 MB SAT EVENING AND THEN MOVE OFF TO THE EAST. A 1009 MB LOW WILL FORM 90 NM WEST OF GAMBELL SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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567 FZAK52 PAFC 042306 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-051500- 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1009 MB LOW AT 55N 156W WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE BERING STRAIT SUN NIGHT AND MON. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
173 FZAK52 PAFC 051136 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 5 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. PKZ199-060300- 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH MON NIGHT. A 1007 MB LOW FROM RUSSIA WILL MOVE TO 150 NM WEST OF GAMBELL TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF GAMBELL MON AFTERNOON WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE BY MON EVENING. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
852 FZAK52 PAFC 052309 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-061500- 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER MOST OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH TUE. A 1020 MB LOW 165 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 135 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA MON NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
180 FZAK52 PAFC 060026 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 425 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 UPDATED ZONE 155 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. PKZ199-061500- 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER MOST OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH TUE. A 1020 MB LOW 165 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 135 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA MON NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 425 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
854 FZAK52 PAFC 061115 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-070300- 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1020 MB LOW 90 NM EAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 150 NM NORTH OF ATKA MON EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER MOST OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. DENSE FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
589 FZAK52 PAFC 062336 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 6 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. PKZ199-071500- 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1018 MB LOW 125 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL DISSIPATE 60 NM EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING WED AFTERNOON. A 1008 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 120 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. DENSE FOG. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
595 FZAK52 PAFC 071144 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 7 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE RESIDES OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING TONIGHT. A 1005 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 240 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA TONIGHT AND THEN TO 60 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 1009 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Aug 3, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT FRI AUG 3 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN CONTINUES ACROSS THE STATE TODAY AS ONE LOW PRESSURE EXITS TO THE EAST AND ANOTHER DEVELOPS ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. BETWEEN THESE TWO AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE IS A SHORT WAVE RIDGE WHICH IS PROVIDING SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WITH SOME PLEASANT WEATHER. LOW CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY ARE PREVAILING ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA WHERE ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUES TO DOMINATE. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN POOR AGREEMENT AND NOT CONSISTENT FROM RUN TO RUN RESULTING IN BELOW AVERAGE CONFIDENCE IN THE SHORT TO MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST. THE MAIN DIFFERENCES ARE REGARDING A DEVELOPING LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ITS TRANSITION TO THE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND. WHILE THE 12Z GFS CONTINUES TO TREND THE POSITION OF THE LOW TO THE WEST...THE NAM IS STAYING FIRM WITH ITS EASTERN LOCATION. THE ECMWF IS ALSO NOT DISPLAYING GOOD CONTINUITY FROM RUN TO RUN...NOW SHIFTING THE LOW FARTHER WEST. SO NOW THE 12Z GFS IS IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE INHERITED FORECAST BASED OF THE PREVIOUS ECMWF...WHICH IS A FAIR COMPROMISE OF ALL POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS. AGAIN...GIVEN THE WIDE RANGE OF SOLUTIONS AND VERY POOR CONSISTENCY...CONFIDENCE IS BELOW AVERAGE 24-72 HOURS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SHORT WAVE RIDGE NOW PROVIDING MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WITH VERY PLEASANT WEATHER. THE EXCEPTION IS THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER BASIN WHERE RESIDUAL MOISTURE IS TRAPPED LEADING TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN AND FOG. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS WILL BE CENTERED OVER SOUTHCENTRAL LATER THIS EVENING BEFORE SOUTHWEST FLOW QUICKLY OVERSPREADS THE REGION...RESULTING IN INCREASING MOISTURE BY SATURDAY MORNING. RAIN IS NOW LOOKING LIKELY BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING COOK INLET NORTHWARD INCLUDING THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MATANUSKA/SUSITNA VALLEYS. THE UPPER LOW SLOWLY DROPS ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA SATURDAY NIGHT AND LINGERS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...CUTOFF FROM THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL FLOW FOR A PERIOD. THIS STACKED LOW OVER THE GULF SHOULD PROVIDE SOUTHCENTRAL WITH A DRYING TREND LATE IN THE WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...THAT IS OF COURSE ASSUMING WE CAN TRUST THE INCONSISTENT MODELS THAT FAR OUT. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE FRONTAL SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTHERN BERING LOW IS PUSHING INLAND OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW HAS BROUGHT THE LOW CLOUDS INLAND OVER THE DELTA. THE SURFACE LOW WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AS A FRONTAL LOW FORMING ALONG THE FRONT RAPIDLY MOVES ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A RIDGE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA WITH THE USUAL LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WITH THE RIDGE. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE FRONTAL SYSTEM AHEAD OF THE LOW SOUTH OF WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL BE BRINGING RAIN SHOWERS TO MOST OF THE ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. A NEW LOW DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL RAPIDLY TRACK TO THE EAST AND MAKE ITS WAY TO SOUTH OF KODIAK BY SATURDAY EVENING. THE LOW ALONG THE ALEUTIANS WILL DISSIPATE SUNDAY AS A RIDGE WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL SPREAD EAST TO DOMINATE THE REST OF THE BERING BY MONDAY. MEANWHILE OUT EAST, AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL REST OVER THE MAIN PART OF THE STATE STRETCHING DOWN OVER THE GULF WHERE A SURFACE LOW WILL RESIDE BRINGING RAIN TO AREAS ALL ALONG THE GULF COAST THROUGH THE SAME TIME PERIOD. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...NONE FIRE WEATHER...NONE AB/SA AUG 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | 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.