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Small Craft Advisory 588, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 24, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 24, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 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.
857 FZAK52 PAFC 241157 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 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. PKZ199-250300- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LARGE 976 MB LOW CENTERED OVER THE CHUKCHI PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTH OF THE BERING STRAIT LATE TONIGHT. A 1012 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 160 NM EAST OF ATTU SAT AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 1003 MB 125 NM SOUTH OF DALL POINT LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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850 FZAK52 PAFC 242347 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-251500- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW IN THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTH OF THE BEAUFORT SEA SAT. A 1011 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 180 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 1009 MB 185 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK SAT AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE ONSHORE NEAR KIPNUK AT 1005 MB SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND MAINLY N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-251500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
383 FZAK52 PAFC 250349 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 750 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 UPDATED ZONE 171 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. PKZ199-251500- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW IN THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTH OF THE BEAUFORT SEA SAT. A 1011 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 180 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 1009 MB 185 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK SAT AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE ONSHORE NEAR KIPNUK AT 1005 MB SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 750 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND MAINLY N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-251500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
159 FZAK52 PAFC 251155 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-260300- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1007 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHEAST OF ATTU WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1001 MB LATE TO NIGHT NEAR HOOPER BAY AND MOVE INLAND. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TO NUNIVAK ISLAND TONIGHT WILL WEAKEN OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. ON THE BERING SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
167 FZAK52 PAFC 252325 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 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. PKZ199-261500- 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1006 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1001 MB AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR HOPPER BAY SAT NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING SOUTH OF THE LOW WILL LIE FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. BERING SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. BERING SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WEST OF ATKA...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
969 FZAK52 PAFC 261142 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-270300- 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS MON EVENING. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. DENSE FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. DENSE FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT...GUSTING TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND S...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. FROM SEGUAM ISLAND W... WINDS BECOMING NW 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. DENSE FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ JM
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 23, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A NEW UPPER LOW WHICH DEVELOPED OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA LAST NIGHT CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTHWEST INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS HELPED FORM A NEW SURFACE LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND LATE LAST NIGHT WHICH HAS MOVED INTO THE WESTERN GULF TODAY. A STRONG WEATHER OVER THE WESTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN, PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE CENTRAL GULF CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. THIS SYSTEM HAS BROUGHT WIDESPREAD RAIN INTO THE SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. A WEAKENING UPPER TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST INTERIOR HAS KEPT THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND BRISTOL BAY IN AREAS OF RAIN. A FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL BERING CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST TOWARD MAINLAND ALASKA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT THOUGH THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN THE WAY THE GULF OF ALASKA LOW IS HANDLED. THE NAM AND ECWMF MODELS KEEPS THE LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF WHILE THE GFS HAS THE CENTER FURTHER SOUTH CLOSER TO KODIAK ISLAND. BASED ON SATELLITE AND SURFACE WIND DATA, THE NAM/ECWMF SOLUTION APPEARS TO BE CORRECT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG UPPER LOW OVER SIBERIA WILL MOVE INTO THE BEAUFORT SEA SATURDAY WHILE A UPPER HIGH WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS WILL SETUP A STRONG ZONAL FLOW OVER THE BERING SEA AND MAINLAND ALASKA. .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE WEATHER FRONT WILL WEAKEN OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT. THE AREAS OF RAIN OVER SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR WILL BECOME SCATTERED SHOWERS TONIGHT. RAIN OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL BECOME NUMEROUS SHOWERS TONIGHT. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL BRING MORE RAIN INTO THE WESTERN SECTIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND THEN INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUTH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE AREAS OF RAIN OVER EASTERN BRISTOL BAY AND THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. THE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE BERING SEA WILL BRING RAIN INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS EVENING AND INTO THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE TONIGHT. A PERSISTENT WEST WIND BEHIND THE FRONT WILL KEEP AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND SOME LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING FOG ALONG THE COASTAL SECTIONS THROUGH SATURDAY. PARTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE INTERIOR SECTIONS SATURDAY. .BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE BERING WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN ALASKA TONIGHT. A LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SATURDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE MODEL GUIDANCE HAS GOTTEN BETTER THROUGH THE MID RANGE PERIOD. THE LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL MOVE INTO THE YUKON DELTA SUNDAY MORNING THEN MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE NORTHCENTRAL ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING TO THE SOUTH OF THE LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT AND THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING MORE RAIN INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA SUNDAY AND MONDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 120 180 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE NM AUG 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 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.