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Small Craft Advisory 570, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 17, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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066 FZAK52 PAFC 172329 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MOVES TO OVER WESTERN NORTON SOUND AND WEAKENS TO 991 MB LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS SUNDAY. A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE TRAILS THIS LOW AND BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
205 FZAK52 PAFC 191118 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 19 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. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF NOME MOVES INLAND OVER WESTERN ALASKA SUN EVENING WHILE WEAKENING TO 997 MB. A 996 MB LOW MOVES OFF OF EASTERN RUSSIA TO 370 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 19 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 19 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 19 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 19 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 19 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 19 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 19 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 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 16, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURES ARE PERSISTENT HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND A MODERATELY STRONG LOW MOVING ACROSS THE BERING SEA FRI AND SAT. FEATURE ONE...A BLOCKING RIDGE...WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEAKENING LOW WILL MOVE FROM SOUTH OF KODIAK THROUGH THE RIDGE TO NEAR YAKUTAT FRI. FEATURE TWO...A MODERATELY STRONG LOW...WILL MOVE FROM THE SEA OF OKHOTSK THU NIGHT TO THE YUKON DELTA BY LATE SAT. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... AN UPPER LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK TODAY WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD AND PASS OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE FRI NIGHT. A COLD UPPER LOW WILL REMAIN STATIONARY NORTHEAST OF WRANGLE ISLAND THROUGH TUE. A STRONG UPPER LOW WILL CROSS THE BERING SEA FROM THE SEA OF OKHOTSK REACHING THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA SAT NIGHT AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BY WED. AT THE SURFACE A WEAKENING LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD TO SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE BY SAT MORNING. A MODERATELY STRONG LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA FROM THE SEA OF OKHOTSK REACHING THE YUKON DELTA BY LATE SAT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... IN THE WEST...AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN AND LOW CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAKENING WEATHER FRONT WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. RAIN AND AND WIND WILL SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS WITH THE BERING LOW BEGINNING THU NIGHT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND REACHING THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE SOUTHWEST COAST BY FRI NIGHT. SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...SHOWERS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE GULF COAST THROUGH FRI WITH THE LOW MOVING TO NEAR YAKUTAT. SUFFICIENT MOISTURE AND HEATING WILL ALLOW FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS OVER INLAND AREAS. RAIN WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST LATE SAT AND SAT NIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH THE BERING LOW. TURNAGAIN AND UPPER HILLSIDE WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SAT AND SAT NIGHT. .LONG TERM FORECAST... ANOTHER LOW BRINGING WIND AND RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE BERING SEA IN MID WEEK REACHING THE SOUTHWEST COAST WED NIGHT. THE UPPER LOW AND ASSOCIATED SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHWEST COAST ON SUNDAY WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD AND WILL PASS THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WED. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RHH AUG 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 days |
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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.