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Small Craft Advisory 564, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 14, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 14, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 14, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 17, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

274 
FZAK52 PAFC 141150
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 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.

PKZ199-150300-
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH AN EASTERN RUSSIA LOW WILL MOVE FROM
THE WESTERN BERING TO THE EASTERN BERING BY WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-150300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-150300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-150300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-150300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-150300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 35 KT.
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-150300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
11 follow-up statements
283 
FZAK52 PAFC 141501 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

UPDATED ZONE 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.

PKZ199-150300-
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH AN EASTERN RUSSIA LOW WILL MOVE FROM
THE WESTERN BERING TO THE EASTERN BERING BY WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-150300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-150300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-150300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-150300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
700 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 KT W OF SEGUAM 
ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-150300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 35 KT.
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-150300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
383 
FZAK52 PAFC 141514 AAB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
715 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

UPDATED ZONES 175 176 179 FOR DENSE FOG

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.

PKZ199-150300-
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH AN EASTERN RUSSIA LOW WILL MOVE 
FROM THE WESTERN BERING TO THE EASTERN BERING BY WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-150300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-150300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-150300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-150300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
700 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 KT W OF SEGUAM 
ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. AREAS OF 
DENSE FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
715 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
715 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-150300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 35 KT.
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-150300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
715 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
596 
FZAK52 PAFC 141641 AAC
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
840 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

UPDATED 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.

PKZ199-150300-
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 998 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WEAKENS TO 1010 MB WED NIGHT
AS IT MOVES TO 175 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH AN EASTERN RUSSIA LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN BERING TO THE
EASTERN BERING BY WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-150300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-150300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-150300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-150300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
700 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 KT W OF SEGUAM 
ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. AREAS OF 
DENSE FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
715 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
715 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-150300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 35 KT.
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-150300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
715 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
181 
FZAK52 PAFC 142304
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 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.

PKZ199-151500-
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 998 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 1010 MB 
AS IT MOVES TO 260 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT THU AFTERNOON. 
A FRONT OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING WILL TRACK TO THE CENTRAL 
BERING ON WED AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN BERING ON THU.

$$

PKZ150-151500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-151500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-151500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-151500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-151500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-151500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-151500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-151500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TONIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.WED...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW
WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-151500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-151500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-151500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 35 KT.
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-151500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
198 
FZAK52 PAFC 151152
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 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.

PKZ199-160300-
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1007 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WEAKENS TO 1010 MB THU NIGHT
AS IT MOVES TO 275 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. A WEATHER FRONT OVER
THE CENTRAL BERING WEAKENS OVER THE EASTERN BERING THU NIGHT. A 993
MB LOW MOVES FROM EASTERN RUSSIA TO 300 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-160300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-160300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-160300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-160300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-160300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NUNIVAK ISLAND S...S WIND 20 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 20
KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-160300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-160300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-160300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

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

$$

PKZ175-160300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

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

$$

PKZ176-160300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-160300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-160300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
440 
FZAK52 PAFC 152336
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 15 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.

PKZ199-161500-
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1007 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF
SITKINAK THU AFTERNOON AND TO 150 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI AFTERNOON.
A WEAK 1010 MB LOW WILL FORM 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THU
AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT FRI AFTERNOON. A
986 MB LOW WEST OF ANADYR WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB NEAR ANADYR BY THU
AFTERNOON AND BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH FRI. ANOTHER 990 MB LOW WILL
MOVE FROM RUSSIA TO 60 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND BY FRI
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-161500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-161500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-161500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-161500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-161500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-161500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ176-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ185-161500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-161500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT THIS EVENING. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
024 
FZAK52 PAFC 161148
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 16 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.

PKZ199-170300-
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING MOVES SLOWLY INTO WESTERN AK
AND DISSIPATES BY FRI AFTERNOON. COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN
RUSSIA CONSOLIDATES INTO A 993 MB LOW FRI AFTERNOON 100 NM NORTHWEST
OF SAINT PAUL. THIS LOW STRENGTHENS TO 989 MB FRI NIGHT 100 NM NORTH
OF SAINT PAUL. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING BY FRI
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-170300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-170300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. DENSE FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-170300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-170300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. DENSE FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-170300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-170300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
333 
FZAK52 PAFC 162330
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 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.

PKZ199-171500-
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 997 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU WILL STRENGTHEN TO 992 MB 200
NM SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY FRI AFTERNOON AND TO 987 MB 60
NM NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND BY SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-171500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-171500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-171500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ165-171500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-171500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-171500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

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

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

$$

PKZ175-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-171500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-171500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
397 
FZAK52 PAFC 170725 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1125 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

UPDATED ZONES 172 175 176 195

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.

PKZ199-171500-
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 997 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU WILL STRENGTHEN TO 992 MB 200
NM SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY FRI AFTERNOON AND TO 987 MB 60
NM NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND BY SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-171500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-171500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-171500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ165-171500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-171500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-171500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
1125 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. DENSE FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
1125 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. DENSE FOG.  
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. PATCHY
FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
1125 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. DENSE FOG. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-171500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-171500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
1125 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. DENSE FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
444 
FZAK52 PAFC 171141
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 17 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.

PKZ199-180300-
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 994 MB LOW 300 NM NORTH OF ATTU ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB 80
NM EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SAT MORNING...THEN WEAKEN TO 990 MB
NEAR CAPE ROMANZOF SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-180300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-180300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-180300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

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

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-180300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

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

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-180300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-180300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. DENSE FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. DENSE FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-180300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

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

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT
INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-180300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
066 
FZAK52 PAFC 172329
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 17 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.

PKZ199-181500-
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 988 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MOVES TO OVER
WESTERN NORTON SOUND AND WEAKENS TO 991 MB LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS
LOW THEN MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS SUNDAY. A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
TRAILS THIS LOW AND BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH
SUNDAY. 

$$

PKZ150-181500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-181500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND
PASSES...INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-181500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-181500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-181500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-181500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-181500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-181500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-181500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-181500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-181500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-181500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Aug 13, 1:25 PM AKDT, 14 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 1:25 PM AKDT, 14 hours 35 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
125 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE DOMINANT
FEATURE IN THE ALASKA REGION IS A VERY LARGE CUT-OFF LOW SPINNING
A FEW HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA
PENINSULA. A STRONG VORT-MAX IS MOVING UP THE EAST SIDE OF THE
LOW AND WILL HELP SHIFT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM NORTHWARD. IN THE LOW
LEVELS AN OCCLUDED FRONT IS APPROACHING THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND
ALASKA PENINSULA WITH RAIN AND SMALL CRAFT WINDS OVERSPREADING THE
AREA.

HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA FROM THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND TO THE BERING SEA AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE 12Z
ANCHORAGE SOUNDING SHOWS MULTIPLE INVERSIONS WHICH IS HELPING TO
TRAP A MID LEVEL CLOUD DECK WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVER ANCHORAGE
AND THE MAT-SU. THERE ARE ALSO A FEW ISOLATED AREAS OF FOG AND
STRATUS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE GULF COAST. EXPECT ALL OF THIS TO
DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON AS SUN BREAKS THROUGH AND CREATES MORE
INSTABILITY TO MIX OUT OR WEAKEN THE SHALLOW INVERSIONS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT AND SHOW
GOOD RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY. THUS...LITTLE CHANGE WILL BE MADE
TO EXISTING FORECASTS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...WITH A STABLE AIRMASS OVER THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND DIURNAL CONVECTION WILL BE LIMITED TO OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
THE AIRMASS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS MUCH DRIER THAN SOUTHCENTRAL...
AS INDICATED BY THE BETHEL AND MCGRATH SOUNDINGS AND CLEAR SKIES
OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING. SOUTHCENTRAL HAS MORE MOISTURE
IN PLACE...BUT STABILITY INDICES ARE WEAK. BOTTOM LINE...CONVECTION
WILL GENERALLY BE ISOLATED. AS WAS THE CASE YESTERDAY A FEW OF
THESE SHOWERS MAY MOVE OFF THE MOUNTAINS...BUT WON'T MOVE VERY
FAR DUE TO WEAK FLOW. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LAST THROUGH TUESDAY.
CLOUDS AND MORE STABLE AIR WILL MOVE IN ON WEDNESDAY OUT AHEAD OF
LOW MOVING UP FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC.

THE STRONG VORT-MAX ON EAST SIDE OF UPPER LOW WILL CONTRIBUTE TO
DEVELOPMENT OF A WEAK SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THIS LOW WILL
QUICKLY BECOME THE DOMINANT LOW AND FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY
MOVE NORTHWARD TONIGHT TO WHERE THE CURRENT FRONT IS POSITIONED
(ALONG THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS). THIS
SECOND FRONT WILL THEN CONTINUE NORTHWARD  ACROSS BRISTOL BAY AND
THE GULF TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER LOW WOBBLES ITS
WAY TO JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND. THE FRONT WILL ELONGATE AND
WEAKEN AS IT PROGRESSES NORTHWARD SO MOST OF RAIN WILL BE CONFINED
TO THE COAST WITH PERHAPS JUST A FEW SHOWERS INLAND.

MEANWHILE...AN UPPER TROUGH WILL DROP OUT OF RUSSIA INTO THE
WESTERN BERING TUESDAY NIGHT SUPPRESSING THE RIDGE CURRENTLY IN
PLACE SOUTHWARD INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE BULK OF THE ENERGY
WILL REMAIN OVER THE ARCTIC...BUT A LONG SURFACE FRONT WILL TRACK
EASTWARD ACROSS THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT
AND FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE. THE UPPER LOW SOUTH
OF KODIAK ON THURSDAY WILL QUICKLY TRACK NORTHEASTWARD TO THE
YUKON FRIDAY NIGHT AS ANOTHER UPPER LOW MOVES INTO THE BERING.
THIS MEANS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WILL LARGELY REMAIN DRY WITH
PERHAPS SOME CONVECTION MID TO LATE WEEK. WITH A MORE PROGRESSIVE
PATTERN THE UPPER LOW OVER THE BERING WILL HEAD TOWARD THE MAINLAND
OVER THE WEEKEND LIKELY RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD RAIN.

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

SEB AUG 12

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 13, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Aug 13, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Aug 13, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.