Small Craft Advisory 607, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Aug 29, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)

Expired

Aug 30, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

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

Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2012Every small craft advisory in 2012

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