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Small Craft Advisory 567, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 16, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 16, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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333 FZAK52 PAFC 162330 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU WILL STRENGTHEN TO 992 MB 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY FRI AFTERNOON AND TO 987 MB 60 NM NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND BY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ 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. $$
334 FZAK52 PAFC 180441 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 841 PM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012 UPDATED ZONE 170 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MOVES TO OVER WESTERN NORTON SOUND AND WEAKENS TO 991 MB LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS SUNDAY. A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE TRAILS THIS LOW AND BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ 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. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 841 PM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
273 FZAK52 PAFC 181126 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 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. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 85 NM SOUTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MOVES INLAND OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA MIDDAY SUNDAY WHILE WEAKENING TO 991 MB. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE TRAILS THIS LOW AND BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 181812 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 UPDATED ZONES 160 AND 165 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 85 NM SOUTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MOVES INLAND OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA MIDDAY SUNDAY WHILE WEAKENING TO 991 MB. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE TRAILS THIS LOW AND BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
879 FZAK52 PAFC 182341 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 18 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. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 130 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MOVES INLAND OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA SUNDAY MORNING WHILE WEAKENING TO 991 MB. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE TRAILS THIS LOW AND BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 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 15, 1:15 PM AKDT, 14 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 1:15 PM AKDT, 14 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 115 PM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A STACKED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SOUTH OF SAND POINT CONTINUES TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT STRETCHES FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. HOWEVER...WITH NO GREAT MOISTURE SOURCE AVAILABLE...ONLY LIGHT SHOWERS ARE FALLING ACROSS THE GULF. A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS POISED TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE BERING OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THIS LOW IS CENTERED OVER SIBERIA AND HAS AN ASSOCIATED FRONT THAT STRETCHES ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING. THIS FRONT IS MORE WELL DEVELOPED AND IS SUPPORTING SOME GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHT RAIN ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TODAY. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GREAT SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT THIS MORNING THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THE GFS CAPTURES CURRENT FEATURES THE MOST ACCURATELY AND WAS THE MODEL OF CHOICE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE FRONT THAT STRETCHES FROM THE SAND POINT LOW WILL DISSIPATE TODAY ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND LOCAL GAP WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DIMINISH. HOWEVER...UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AS THE LOW NEAR SAND POINT SLOWLY DRIFTS EASTWARD AND SUPPORTS ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT SHOWERS ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND THE GULF COAST. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG THE COAST AGAIN THURSDAY...WHICH WILL HELP TO RE-ESTABLISH LOCAL GAP WINDS. .SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SIBERIAN LOW IS ALREADY SUPPORTING LIGHT SHOWERS ALONG THE NORTH KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS INLAND. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION INTO THURSDAY AS THE FRONT WEAKENS. .BERING...A FRONT THAT STRETCHES ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS AS IT PROGRESSES EASTWARD. THIS FRONT WILL BEGIN TO DISSIPATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS IT APPROACHES THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. STRONG DOWNWARD VERTICAL MOTION BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WILL HELP TO SUPPORT FOG DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...AND DENSE FOG HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED AT SHEMYA TODAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST...A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE ALASKA FORECAST AREA OVER THE NEXT WEEK. MODELS ARE INDICATING THAT COOLER AIR WILL DIVE SOUTHWARD FROM THE ARCTIC BY THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK...USHERING IN COOLER AND WETTER WEATHER. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. ELN AUG 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2012Every small craft advisory in 2012
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