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Small Craft Advisory 576, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 20, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 22, 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.
263 FZAK52 PAFC 201141 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 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. PKZ199-210300- 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING MOVES OVER BRISTOL BAY MON NIGHT...THEN OVER THE WESTERN GULF BY LATE TUE NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW OVER THE GULF OF ANADYR MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL AT 999 MB LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-210300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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724 FZAK52 PAFC 202249 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-211500- 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW OVER THE GULF OF ANADYR TONIGHT MOVES TO NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 999 MB TUE NIGHT THEN MOVES INLAND OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA WED. A 1010 MB LOW NEAR ADAK TUE MORNING MOVE TO BRISTOL BAY AT 1008 MB WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA TUE NIGHT AND WED. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
674 FZAK52 PAFC 210308 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 708 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 UPDATED ZONE 179 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-211500- 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW OVER THE GULF OF ANADYR TONIGHT MOVES TO NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 999 MB TUE NIGHT THEN MOVES INLAND OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA WED. A 1010 MB LOW NEAR ADAK TUE MORNING MOVE TO BRISTOL BAY AT 1008 MB WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA TUE NIGHT AND WED. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 708 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. DENSE FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
723 FZAK52 PAFC 211124 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-220300- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW OVER THE GULF OF ANADYR MOVES TO NEAR GAMBELL AND WEAKENS TO 998 MB TUE NIGHT...THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR EMMONAK AT 1002 MB LATE WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA TUE NIGHT AND MOVES TO THE CENTRAL BERING WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...BERING SIDE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT... BERING SIDE...NW WIND 15 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...BERING SIDE...W WIND 15 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
083 FZAK52 PAFC 212203 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 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. PKZ199-221500- 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW OVER THE GULF OF ANADYR MOVES TO NEAR GAMBELL AND WEAKENS TO 998 MB TUE NIGHT...THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR EMMONAK AT 1002 MB LATE WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA TUE NIGHT AND MOVES TO THE CENTRAL BERING WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...BERING SIDE...W WIND 15 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT EARLY EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TONIGHT...WEST WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
470 FZAK52 PAFC 220537 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 936 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 UPDATED ZONE 172 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-221500- 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW OVER THE GULF OF ANADYR MOVES TO NEAR GAMBELL AND WEAKENS TO 998 MB TUE NIGHT...THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR EMMONAK AT 1002 MB LATE WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA TUE NIGHT AND MOVES TO THE CENTRAL BERING WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...BERING SIDE...W WIND 15 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT EARLY EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 933 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
629 FZAK52 PAFC 221158 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 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. PKZ199-230300- 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 40 NM WEST OF GAMBELL WILL WEAKEN TO 1002 MB AND MOVE INLAND NEAR PORT CLARENCE WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING ON THU AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...W WIND 20 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
935 FZAK52 PAFC 222302 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-231500- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN OVER BRISTOL BAY THU EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING THU AFTERNOON THEN RAPIDLY MOVE EAST ACROSS THE REST OF THE BERING SEA THU NIGHT AND INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-231500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-231500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-231500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-231500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-231500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-231500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Aug 19, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT SUN AUG 19 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL AND ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. THE NAM MODEL IN PART WILL BE USED THIS FORECAST PACKAGE. .ANALYSIS... A 980S LOW CENTER MOVES TO WESTERN NORTON SOUND OVERNIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT WHICH MOVED THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL OVERNIGHT IS NOW IN WESTERN CANADA. WITH ITS PASSAGE STEADY RAIN HAS GIVEN WAY TO SHOWERS AND A FEW CLOUD BREAKS INLAND. THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALLED OVER THE WESTERN GULF AS HIGH PRESSURE HELD OVER THE EASTERN GULF. BRISK GAP FLOWS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL CONTINUED OVERNIGHT AND WILL REMAIN BRISK THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH LOW CLOUDS...FOG...AND AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF DELTA. ZONES 152 AND 161 ALONG WITH BRISTOL BAY HAVE CLOUD BREAKS AND MORE SHOWERY WEATHER. WEAK COLD ADVECTION ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE TROUGH OUT WEST HAVE BROUGHT CLOUD BREAKS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. .SHORT TERM... SOUTHCENTRAL... THE STACKED LOW CENTER OVER NORTON SOUND WILL CONTINUE NORTH AND WEAKENING TREND OVERNIGHT. A SECONDARY LOW WILL FORM OVER THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND DRIFT TO THE NORTHERN GULF MON. THE LOW CENTER COMBINED WITH UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS AND ACCOMPANYING SURFACE FRONT WILL BRING RENEWED RAINS/SHOWERS TO MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT AND MON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL TUE/TUE NIGHT AND BRINGS CLOUD BREAKS AND DIMINISHING SHOWER ACTIVITY INTO WED. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... BROAD SOUTHWEST FLOW WITH EMBEDDED DISTURBANCES WILL KEEP MVFR AND IFR CEILINGS AND OCCASIONAL RAIN/SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST FOR NEARLY ALL OF THE SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE PREDOMINATE LOCATIONS FOR LOW CONDITIONS WILL BE MAINLY ALONG THE COASTS AND THE DELTA. THE TROUGH AXIS WILL GRADUALLY PUSH INLAND BY LATE THIS EVENING OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND THEN PUSH SLOWLY THROUGH THE BRISTOL BAY REGION BY MON EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE TROUGH FOR MON NIGHT AND BRING A BRIEF DRY RESPITE UNTIL NEXT FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE BERING BRINGS RAIN TO THE COASTS TUE. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... WEAK RIDGING ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE WILL KEEP MAINLY WESTERLY ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BEHIND THE TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA. WIDESPREAD LOW CEILINGS ALONG WITH SOME EMBEDDED FOG WILL BE THE PRIMARY WEATHER FEATURES ALONG WITH THE OCCASIONAL STRAY SHOWER THROUGH MONDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... A SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCE WILL DIG SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS THE BERING SEA TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT BRINGING ANOTHER SHOT OF RAIN TO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...THEN WILL DIVE SOUTH AND CUT OFF INTO ANOTHER CLOSED LOW WELL SOUTH OF THE MAINLAND BY SATURDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FAIRLY IMPRESSIVE UPPER LEVEL RIDGING FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR TO POTENTIALLY DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...WHICH WOULD LIKELY RESULT IN SEASONABLY WARM AND POTENTIALLY UNSEASONABLY SUNNY SKIES TO RESULT FOR FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. FOR NOW WE HAVE KEPT A MORE SEASONABLY CLOUDY FORECAST IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA PENDING CONTINUED CONSISTENCY IN THE MODELS OVER THE COMING NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC AUG 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 7:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.