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Small Craft Advisory 604, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 28, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 28, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 28, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 30, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

707 
FZAK52 PAFC 282333
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 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.

PKZ199-291500-
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1002 MB LOW 275 NM NORTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE NEAR
EMMONAK AT 1001 MB WED AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE ON SHORE NEAR
UNALAKLEET AT 997 MB THU. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED NIGHT. A 1009 MB LOW
WILL MOVE TO 335 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ155-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

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

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

$$

PKZ160-291500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF 160W...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. EAST OF 160W...S
WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-291500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-291500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...W WIND 10 KT.
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

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

$$

PKZ171-291500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF SEGUAM
ISLAND...W WIND 15KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-291500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ179-291500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
6 follow-up statements
912 
FZAK52 PAFC 290044 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...UPDATED ZONE 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.

PKZ199-291500-
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1002 MB LOW 275 NM NORTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE NEAR
EMMONAK AT 1001 MB WED AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE ON SHORE NEAR
UNALAKLEET AT 997 MB THU. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED NIGHT. A 1009 MB LOW
WILL MOVE TO 335 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ155-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

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

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

$$

PKZ160-291500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF 160W...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. EAST OF 160W...S
WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-291500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
442 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-291500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...W WIND 10 KT.
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

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

$$

PKZ171-291500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
442 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF SEGUAM
ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-291500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ179-291500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
833 
FZAK52 PAFC 291132
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 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.

PKZ199-300300-
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1002 MB LOW 60 NM WEST OF HOOPER BAY WILL MOVE INLAND THIS
AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO
BRISTOL BAY WED NIGHT AND THEN INLAND THU AFTERNOON. A 1008 MB LOW
WILL MOVE TO 270 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THU MORNING FROM RUSSIA AND THEN
TO 150 NM NORTH OF ADAK AT 1010 MB THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-300300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-300300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-300300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...WEST OF 160W...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. EAST OF 160W...S
WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-300300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-300300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT
EXCEPT 5 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-300300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT GUSTING TO 30 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-300300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-300300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
868 
FZAK52 PAFC 292335
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 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.

PKZ199-301500-
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 999 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL MOVE OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA
AT 993 MB THU AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH
FRI. A DEVELOPING 1004 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK TONIGHT WILL MOVE INTO THE
GULF OF ALASKA THU. A 995 MB LOW WILL BE 200 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA
FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-301500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-301500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-301500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-301500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-301500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING
W 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-301500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-301500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT GUSTING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 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...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-301500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT GUSTING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-301500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-301500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-301500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-301500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
464 
FZAK52 PAFC 301116
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 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.

PKZ199-310300-
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1004 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK AT 1004 MB THIS AFTERNOON. A 993 MB WILL MOVE TO 210 NM
NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON FROM RUSSIA AND THEN TO 150 NM
NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 990 MB FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-310300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-310300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-310300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN ENDING THIS MORNING.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-310300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-310300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-310300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-310300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-310300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-310300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-310300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-310300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-310300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

JM
610 
FZAK52 PAFC 301903 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1100 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-310300-
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1004 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK AT 1004 MB THIS AFTERNOON. A 993 MB KAMCHATKA LOW WILL MOVE TO
210 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 150 NM
NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 990 MB FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-310300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-310300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-310300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN ENDING THIS MORNING.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-310300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-310300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-310300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-310300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-310300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-310300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-310300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-310300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-310300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

JM
157 
FZAK52 PAFC 302329
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 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.

PKZ199-311500-
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA 
BY SAT MORNING. A COMPLEX LOW OVER KAMCHATKA WILL CONSOLIDATE 
AND STRENGTHEN TO 988 MB SAT AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 110 NM 
N OF ADAK.
$$

PKZ150-311500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-311500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-311500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-311500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

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

$$

PKZ180-311500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-311500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE...SW 15 KT BERING SIDE. 
SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-311500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-311500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-311500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-311500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-311500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 25 KT 
W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-311500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 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 28, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 28, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE PROGRESSIVE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN
CONTINUES TODAY WITH AN RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE MAIN PART OF THE
STATE WITH A DEEP TROUGH DIGGING INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA. AS WITH
PROGRESSIVE PATTERNS THIS WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND BRING THE RIDGE INTO
SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND THE TROUGH NEAR THE WESTERN ALASKA COAST BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
AT THE SURFACE THE RIDGE AXIS IS OVER BRISTOL BAY AND JUST WEST OF
THE ALASKA RANGE...MOVING EASTWARD INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT.
THERE IS ALSO A LEE SIDE TROUGH ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. THE LOW
IN THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND MOVE ONSHORE IN
EASTERN NORTON SOUND THURSDAY.
THE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS IN THE CENTRAL BERING
SEA AND SHOULD REACH THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST OVERNIGHT.
THE ATMOSPHERE IS QUITE STABLE UNDER THIS LARGE RIDGE SO THERE ARE
NOT ANY AFTERNOON OR EVENING SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGH TOMORROW.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THEN BEGIN TO DIVERGE ON THE POSITION OF THE FRONT/DEVELOPING LOW
ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND KODIAK ISLAND. OVERALL PREFERRED THE
GFS SOLUTION AS IT AND THE NAM DAMPEN OUT THE UPPER LEVEL WAVE AS IT
MOVES INTO THE LARGE RIDGE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA ON THURSDAY. THE
ECMWF SEEMS TO BE HOLDING THE CUT OFF LOW TOGETHER TOO LONG FOR SUCH
A STRONG RIDGE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...CLEAR SKIES WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST AREAS EAST
OF THE ALASKA RANGE THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEN SOME CLOUDS WILL BEGIN
TO MOVE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND RAIN BY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOL AGAIN TONIGHT WITH SOME OF
THE COLDEST AREAS DIPPING INTO THE LOWER 30S UNDER THE CLEAR SKIES.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL SEE CONTINUES COASTAL STRATUS WITH HIGHER
CLOUDS MOVING IN OVERNIGHT. RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
OVERNIGHT WITH IT SPREADING EASTWARD INTO THE BRISTOL BAY REGION AND
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE UPPER LEVEL PROGRESSIVE PATTERN WILL SLOW
DOWN TOWARD THE LATER PART OF THE WEEK LEAVING THE UPPER RIDGE OVER
WESTERN CANADA AND THE UPPER LOW CENTER OVER WEST AND SOUTHWEST
ALASKA. THIS WILL BRING STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WHICH
WILL BRING IN WIDESPREAD RAIN TO THE AREA FOR LATE IN THE WEEK
THROUGH THE WEEKEND FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN ALASKA.

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

AUG 12

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 28, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

AKZ101-111-291600-

...TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING TONIGHT IN PARTS OF ANCHORAGE AND
THE MATANUSKA VALLEY...

CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO
THE 30S AT MANY SITES AROUND THE REGION TONIGHT. LOCATIONS ON THE
EAST SIDE OF ANCHORAGE AS WELL AS THE WESTERN MATANUSKA VALLEY
AROUND MEADOW LAKES WILL BE THE COLDEST...WITH WIDESPREAD
TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 30S. A FEW LOCATIONS IN THESE AREAS MAY
EVEN BRIEFLY DROP AS LOW AS 32 DEGREES BEFORE WARMING RAPIDLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

THOSE WITH COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS OR ANIMALS...OR OTHER CONCERNS
RELATED TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES...SHOULD BEGIN PREPARATIONS NOW
FOR FREEZING OR NEAR-FREEZING TEMPERATURES. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

AD 2012

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 29, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 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.