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Small Craft Advisory 550, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 6, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 6, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 6, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Aug 9, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force: 60 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

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. 

$$

5 follow-up statements

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. 

$$

254 
FZAK52 PAFC 072301
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM 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.

PKZ199-081500-
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 7 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1007 MB LOW 225 NM WEST OF ATTU MOVES 100 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU LATE
WED MORNING AT 1004 MB THEN WEAKENS TO 1010 MB THU MORNING OVER
SHEMYA. A FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING BUT
DISSIPATES WED NIGHT AS IT MOVES IN THE VICINITY OF ADAK. HIGH
PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA.

$$

PKZ150-081500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 7 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-081500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 7 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-081500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 7 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY
FOG.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-081500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 7 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-081500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 7 2012

.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. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-081500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 7 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-081500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 7 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY
FOG.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-081500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 7 2012

.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. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-081500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-081500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 7 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-081500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 7 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-081500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 7 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

225 
FZAK52 PAFC 081140
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 8 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.

PKZ199-090300-
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1004 MB LOW 215 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU MOVES TO 320 NM SOUTH OF
ADAK AS IT WEAKENS TO 1011 MB THU NIGHT. A 1005 MB LOW 300
NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MOVES TO 90 NM WEST
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS
OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-090300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-090300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-090300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-090300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-090300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-090300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-090300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-090300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND.
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-090300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

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

$$

PKZ176-090300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-090300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-090300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

037 
FZAK52 PAFC 082306
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 8 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.

PKZ199-091500-
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1006 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU MOVES 100 NM SOUTH OF ATTU THU
MORNING AT 1010 MB AND CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THU MORNING. A
SIBERIAN LOW MOVES 200 NM WEST OF ST PAUL FRI AFTERNOON AT 1003 MB. 

$$

PKZ150-091500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-091500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-091500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-091500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-091500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-091500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-091500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-091500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT
VARIABLE 10 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-091500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-091500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-091500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-091500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

940 
FZAK52 PAFC 091148
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 9 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.

PKZ199-100300-
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1009 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF
ADAK WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH LATE THU NIGHT. A 1004 MB LOW 360
NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF
SAINT PAUL ISLAND WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH THU EVENING. A
WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING STRENGTHENS AND MOVES INTO THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA ON LATE THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-100300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-100300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-100300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-100300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-100300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-100300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-100300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-100300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-100300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-100300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-100300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-100300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 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 6, 4:21 AM AKDT, 11 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 4:21 AM AKDT, 11 hours 39 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT AND MID TERMS. CONSISTENCY
FROM RUN TO RUN IS ALSO DOING VERY WELL. AS WE MOVE INTO THE LONG
RANGE FORECAST THINGS START TO DIVERGE BUT ARE STILL DOING BETTER
THAN NORMAL. LATE IN THE WEEK THE EC IS BRINGING IN DEEPER LOWS THAN
THE GFS WITH THERE PLACEMENT DIFFERING SOME AS WELL.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MAIN FEATURE IN THE AREA IS THE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW THAT SITS
IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS LOW HAS BEGUN TO FILL AND WILL NOT MOVE
MUCH FROM ITS CURRENT LOCATION THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF TODAY.
WAVES ROTATING AROUND THIS LOW ARE BRINGING RAIN TO MUCH OF THE GULF
COAST AND CLOUD COVER THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHCENTRAL. AS WE MOVE WEST
HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS WITH FOG
AND LOW STRATUS UNDERNEATH. BEHIND THIS RIDGING A LOW IS SLOWLY
TRACKING TO THE EAST NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE LOW SITTING IN THE GULF WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING WAVES OF PRECIP TO AREAS ALL ALONG THE COAST AND DOWN TO KODIAK
ISLAND. THIS PATTERN WILL LAST INTO TUESDAY WHEN THE LOW FINALLY
FALLS APART AND MOVES OFF TO THE SOUTH. HOWEVER...WHILE THE LOW
REMAINS IN THE GULF THE MOUNTAINS WILL PROTECT THE MORE INLAND
LOCATIONS FROM THE BULK OF THE RAIN.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESIDE OVER THE AREA FOR MOST
OF THE DAY WHICH WILL KEEP THE MAJORITY OF THE PRECIP AWAY. AREAS
CLOSER TO THE ALEUTIAN RANGE WILL STILL BE IMPACTED BY THE TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT FROM THE LOW IN THE GULF BRINGING SOME STRONGER
WINDS TO THESE AREAS. AS THE RIDGING MOVES OFF TO THE SOUTH TONIGHT A
TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH FROM THE NORTH BRINGING SOME RAIN SHOWERS TO
THE AREA.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...RIDGING WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE DAY BUT WILL QUICKLY
BREAK DOWN AND MOVE OFF TO THE SOUTH TONIGHT. WHILE THE RIDGING IS
STILL IN PLACE THERE WILL BE WIDESPREAD AREAS OF FOG AND LOW STRATUS
UNDERNEATH THE HIGH PRESSURE. THE LOW CURRENTLY NEAR THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS WILL TRACK TO THE EAST ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN INTO
TONIGHT THEN WILL VEER OFF TO THE SOUTH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW
WILL BRING STRONGER WINDS AND RAIN TO THE AREAS IT PASSES. BEHIND
THIS LOW ANOTHER RIDGE WILL BUILD IN OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND
BERING TUESDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AS WE MOVE INTO THE LONG RANGE THE RIDGING THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE
BERING TUESDAY WILL HAVE MADE ITS WAY TO THE WEST COAST BY THURSDAY
AND THEN REST OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH SATURDAY BRINGING IN SOME
NICER WEATHER CONDITIONS. BEHIND THIS RIDGE A LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE
BERING THURSDAY FROM RUSSIA AND DROP DOWN TO THE ALEUTIANS LATE
FRIDAY BRINGING STRONGER WINDS AND RAIN WITH IT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE WARNING...130 132
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

DWK AUG 12

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 6, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC		12 hr
Aug 7, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC		36 hr

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Sources

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