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Small Craft Advisory 553, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 9, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 9, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 9, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 12, 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.

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.  

$$
10 follow-up statements
648 
FZAK52 PAFC 092312
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM 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.

PKZ199-101500-
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1004 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL WILL MOVE TO 150 NM
NORTHEAST OF ADAK AT 998 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT
STRENGTHENS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND SLOWLY DRIFTS EAST
THROUGH SAT. 

$$

PKZ150-101500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

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

$$

PKZ155-101500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS E. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-101500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-101500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-101500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-101500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-101500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-101500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

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

$$

PKZ175-101500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-101500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-101500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-101500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
842 
FZAK52 PAFC 100556 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1000 PM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

UPDATED 172

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.

PKZ199-101500-
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1004 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL WILL MOVE TO 150 NM
NORTHEAST OF ADAK AT 998 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT
STRENGTHENS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND SLOWLY DRIFTS EAST
THROUGH SAT. 

$$

PKZ150-101500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

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

$$

PKZ155-101500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS E. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-101500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-101500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-101500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-101500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-101500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-101500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
1000 PM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SW WIND 20 KT E OF ATKA. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-101500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-101500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-101500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-101500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
094 
FZAK52 PAFC 101149
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 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.

PKZ199-110300-
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1002 MB LOW 140 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 999
MB AND MOVE TO 180 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON.
THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTH OF ATKA SAT NIGHT WITH LITTLE
CHANGE IN STRENGTH. A 1008 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO
993MB AND MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF NIKOLSKI LATE SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-110300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-110300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 10KT BECOMING 20 KT BY LATE MORNING EXCEPT VARIABLE
10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 3 FT BECOMING 6 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-110300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 15 KT LATE MORNING.
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-110300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 86 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-110300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-110300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-110300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-110300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-110300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-110300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-110300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-110300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
648 
FZAK52 PAFC 101542 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
740 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

CORRECTED 165

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.

PKZ199-110300-
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1002 MB LOW 140 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 999
MB AND MOVE TO 180 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON.
THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTH OF ATKA SAT NIGHT WITH LITTLE
CHANGE IN STRENGTH. A 1008 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO
993MB AND MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF NIKOLSKI LATE SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-110300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-110300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 10KT BECOMING 20 KT BY LATE MORNING EXCEPT VARIABLE
10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 3 FT BECOMING 6 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-110300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 15 KT LATE MORNING.
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-110300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-110300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-110300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-110300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-110300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-110300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-110300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-110300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-110300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
498 
FZAK52 PAFC 110004
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 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.

PKZ199-111500-
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 999 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL MOVES OVER ADAK SAT EVENING
AT 998 MB AND MERGES EARLY SUN MORNING WITH A DEVELOPING NORTH
PACIFIC LOW. A 992 MB LOW MOVES 250 SM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN
EVENING FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC.

$$

PKZ150-111500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-111500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-111500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-111500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-111500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-111500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-111500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-111500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-111500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-111500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-111500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-111500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
088 
FZAK52 PAFC 110211 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
610 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

CORRECTION FOR SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ199-111500-
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 999 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL MOVES OVER ADAK SAT EVENING
AT 998 MB AND MERGES EARLY SUN MORNING WITH A DEVELOPING NORTH
PACIFIC LOW. A 992 MB LOW MOVES 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN
EVENING FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC.

$$

PKZ150-111500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-111500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-111500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-111500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-111500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-111500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-111500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-111500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-111500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-111500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-111500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-111500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
515 
FZAK52 PAFC 110620 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1020 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

UPDATED ZONE 170 179

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.

PKZ199-111500-
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 999 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL MOVES OVER ADAK SAT EVENING
AT 998 MB AND MERGES EARLY SUN MORNING WITH A DEVELOPING NORTH
PACIFIC LOW. A 992 MB LOW MOVES 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN
EVENING FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC.

$$

PKZ150-111500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-111500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-111500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-111500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-111500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-111500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
1020 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...
.TONIGHT...EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN. WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-111500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-111500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-111500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-111500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-111500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-111500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
1020 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
520 
FZAK52 PAFC 111156
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 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.

PKZ199-120300-
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 998 MB LOW 230 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 120 NM
SOUTHEAST OF ADAK LATE MON NIGHT WITH NO CHANGE IN STRENGTH...THEN
DISSIPATE. A 1000 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK STRENGTHENS TO 990
MB AND MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF NIKOLSKI LATE SAT NIGHT. THE LOW
WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 995 MB 380 NM SOUTHEAST OF NIKOLSKI LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-120300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...WEST OF 160W...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. EAST OF 160W...E
WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-120300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-120300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT BY LATE MORNING. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-120300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-120300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-120300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
618 
FZAK52 PAFC 112303
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 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.

PKZ199-121500-
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1000 MB LOW OVER ATKA MERGES WITH A NORTH PACIFIC LOW TONIGHT. A
NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR EARLY SUN
MORNING AT 990 MB AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKENS SUN AND MON WITH LITTLE
CHANGE IN POSITION. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
SUN EVENING.

$$

PKZ150-121500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-121500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-121500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-121500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN
THE EVENING THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-121500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-121500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF DUTCH HARBOR...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF DUTCH HARBOR...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 8 FT
BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-121500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-121500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. E OF SEGUAM
ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-121500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-121500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-121500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-121500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
258 
FZAK52 PAFC 121157
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 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.

PKZ199-130300-
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 991 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AND WEAKEN TO 999 MB BY MON NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE
CENTRAL BERING THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.
$$

PKZ150-130300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ155-130300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 25 KT EAST OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS.
SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ160-130300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ165-130300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ180-130300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ170-130300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. BERING SIDE...NE
WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...NE 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 6
FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-130300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ172-130300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS
12 FT PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...WINDS DIMINISHING TO
N 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT BERING SIDE.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-130300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-130300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-130300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ179-130300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30
KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 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 8, 1:00 PM AKDT, 15 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 1:00 PM AKDT, 15 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
100 PM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT ON SURFACE
SOLUTIONS IN THE SHORT-TERM.  IN THE GULF GFS RUNS 3 TO 5 MB DEEPER
THAN NAM BUT BOTH MODELS SHOW SIMILAR PRESSURE GRADIENTS. EAST
FORECASTER LEANING TOWARDS GFS SOLUTION.  IN THE WEST THERE THE MODEL
SOLUTIONS ARE MORE DIVERGENT ON FRI ONWARDS.  THE GENERAL SOLUTION IS

FOR THE HIGH PRESSURE CURRENTLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING
TO DISSIPATE ALLOWING A SIBERIAN LOW TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING
THU NIGHT. THE RESULT IS AN ELONGATED N-S TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL
BERING EXTENDING WELL SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL AL.  THE GFS DOES GENERATE
STRONGER WINDS WITH THIS SYSTEM BY ABOUT 10 KTS.  THE WEST FORECAST
WILL REFLECT MORE GFS THAN NAM IN NEW PACKAGE.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...CURRENTLY GULF LOW MOVES A LITTLE
FURTHER WEST THIS EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATES OVER NIGHT.  SHOWERS
AND CLOUDS MOVED A LITTLE FURTHER INLAND AND WEST FROM WHAT WE
EXPECTED YESTERDAY BUT SHOULD WEAKEN OVER NIGHT.  HIGH PRESSURE IN
THE CENTRAL BERING HOLDS FOR ANOTHER 30 HOURS BEFORE GIVING WAY TO
SYSTEM FROM THE NORTHWEST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
BERING REGION...CONTINUED STRATUS AND FOG THROUGH FRI MORNING EAST OF
THE LINE ALONG 175W. SHOWERS MOVING INTO THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE
CENTRAL AL THIS AFTERNOON WEAKENING THU. FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
SYSTEM INTENSIFYING ON FRI AFTERNOON OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN AL.

SOUTHWEST...AREA IS UNDER INFLUENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE...LITTLE ACTIVE
WEATHER WITH EXCEPTION OF STRATUS AND FOG IN VALLEYS AND ALONG THE
COAST.

SOUTHCENTRAL...RAIN AND SHOWERS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST
CONTINUING THIS EVENING...GENERALLY CLOUDY INLAND WITH STRATUS ACROSS
MUCH OF COOK INLET TONIGHT.  EXPECTING GENERALLY SUNNY CONDITIONS
INLAND THU AND FRI WITH AREAS OF STRATUS ALONG THE COAST INCLUDING
COOK INLET.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...BY SAT NIGHT BERING LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
INTO THE CENTRAL AL AND CONTINUE INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC.  MOST OF THE
SHOWERS SHOULD BE IN THE EASTERN AL AND SOUTHERN AK PEN SAT NIGHT
THROUGH SUN. WEAK GULF ON SAT LOW SHOULD HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON
WEATHER OVER MAINLAND AND DISSIPATES ON SUN.  THERMAL TROUGH DOES
APPEAR TO FORM OVER AK RANGE ON THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK SO
POTENTIAL FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION OVER SUSITNA AND
COPPER BASINS.

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

JMP AUG 12

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Aug 9, 4:33 AM AKDTDense Fog AdvisoryAFC5 hr

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Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2012Every small craft advisory in 2012

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