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Small Craft Advisory 552, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 7, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 7, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 7, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired: Aug 8, 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.

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. 

$$

3 follow-up statements

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.  

$$

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, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MAIN FEATURE OF INTEREST THIS AFTERNOON IS THE LARGE VERTICALLY
STACKED LOW THAT REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF
ALASKA. THIS SYSTEM IS BRINGING RAIN TO THE GULF COAST AND SCATTERED
SHOWERS TO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN...WITH MUCH OF THE REST OF
SOUTHCENTRAL AK SEEING SOME BREAKS OF SUNSHINE. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS
IN CONTROL ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING...RESULTING IN LOW CLOUDS AND
PATCHY FOG. FURTHER WEST...A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING
SLOWLY EASTWARD TOWARD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM REGARDING THE
OVERALL SYNOPTIC PATTERN. MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE LATE IN THE WEEK
WITH RESPECT TO THE POSITION OF THE LOW DROPPING INTO THE BERING SEA
AS WELL AS THE LOW IN THE GULF AS IT MOVES INTO SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA.
THE FORECAST UTILIZES THE NAM AND GFS FOR THE FIRST SEVERAL DAYS AND
THEN HPC GUIDANCE IN THE EXTENDED PERIODS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
PARTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL PERSIST FOR INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL AK
THROUGH TUESDAY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS POSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING.
PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE GULF COAST INTO TUESDAY WITH
THE LOW IN THE GULF REMAINING RELATIVELY STATIONARY. RAIN WILL THEN
TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY AS THE LOW BEGINS TO
MOVE OFF TO THE SOUTH AND EAST...LEAVING MUCH OF THE AREA WITH
GENERALLY SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS INTO THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
SHOWERS WILL RETURN TO SOUTHWEST AK TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS A TROUGH
APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
RIDGING CURRENTLY IN PLACE OVER THE EASTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS WILL
BREAK DOWN THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. THIS
SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS AS IT
MOVES ALONG THE CHAIN BEFORE DEPARTING TO THE SOUTH ON TUESDAY
EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW WITH THE
TYPICAL STRATUS AND PATCHY FOG PREVAILING INTO MID WEEK.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WILL SEE TRANQUIL WEATHER CONDITIONS
THROUGH THE LATER PART OF THE WEEK AS THE LOW IN THE GULF MOVES
TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST AND RIDGING BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. LOW CLOUDS
AND FOG WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BERING/ALEUTIANS AS HIGH PRESSURE
CONTINUES TO DOMINATE BEFORE ANOTHER LOW DROPS INTO THE WESTERN
BERING SEA FROM RUSSIA ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

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

CB 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		60 hr
Aug 6, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC		12 hr

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Sources

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