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Small Craft Advisory 645, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 11, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 11, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 11, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired: Sep 12, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

210 
FZAK52 PAFC 111154
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 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.

PKZ199-120300-
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1001 MB LOW 90 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF
DILLINGHAM TUE NIGHT AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND. A BROAD RIDGE
WILL MOVE OVER THE BERING WED MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-120300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

.TODAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-120300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-120300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. BERING SIDE...W
WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF UNALASKA. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-120300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT WEST OF ATKA AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AT 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-120300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. E OF ST MATTHEW
ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF
ST MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-120300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

4 follow-up statements

175 
FZAK52 PAFC 112340
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 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.

PKZ199-121500-
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1000 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM WILL MOVE ON SHORE NEAR
KING SALMON TUE NIGHT AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND. A 1006 MB LOW
250 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU WED MORNING WILL MOVE TO 190 NM NORTH OF
ATKA AT 1002 MB THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-121500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-121500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-121500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-121500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-121500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-121500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.. SEAS 8
FT BERING SIDE. SEAS 6 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-121500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10
KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-121500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND NW WIND 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W
WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-121500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-121500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-121500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF ST
MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND
15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-121500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

551 
FZAK52 PAFC 120014 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
411 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

CORRECTED ZONES 180 AND 179

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

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

PKZ199-121500-
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1000 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM WILL MOVE ON SHORE NEAR
KING SALMON TUE NIGHT AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND. A 1006 MB LOW
250 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU WED MORNING WILL MOVE TO 190 NM NORTH OF
ATKA AT 1002 MB THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-121500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-121500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-121500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-121500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-121500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
411 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-121500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.. SEAS 8
FT BERING SIDE. SEAS 6 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-121500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10
KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-121500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND NW WIND 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W
WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-121500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-121500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-121500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF ST
MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND
15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-121500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
411 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

638 
FZAK52 PAFC 121155
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 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.

PKZ199-130300-
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1005 MB LOW 330 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 999
MB WED NIGHT AS IT MOVES 390 NM NORTHWEST OF ATKA AND THEN MOVE TO
150 NM NORTH OF ATKA AT 997 MB THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-130300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-130300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-130300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-130300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON . SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-130300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-130300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-130300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-130300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-130300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-130300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. EAST OF SHEMYA...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING 35 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-130300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT S 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS
5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 25 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-130300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

380 
FZAK52 PAFC 122344
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 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.

PKZ199-131500-
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1002 MB LOW 240 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WED EVENING WILL MOVE NEAR
ST PAUL AT 999 MB THU EVENING AND THEN DRIFT TO 85 NM NORTHWEST OF ST
PAUL AT 996 MB FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-131500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-131500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-131500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-131500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF PORT
MOLLER...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-131500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-131500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. E OF DUTCH HARBOR...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO
35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-131500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-131500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-131500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-131500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING. 
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-131500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30
KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. E OF ST MATHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 15
KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-131500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 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 Sep 10, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 10, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN ON TODAY'S
WEATHER MAP HAS A RIDGE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WITH A TROUGH
DIGGING SOUTHEASTWARD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. THERE IS ALSO A 90
TO 100 KT JET FROM THE SOUTHWEST FROM JUST SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA.
AT THE SURFACE THE LOW IS WEST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WITH A FRONT
APPROACHING THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE.
BEHIND THIS LOW THE NORTHWEST WINDS ARE INCREASING AS THE FLOW BOTH
AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT BECOMES NORTHWEST AND THE GRADIENT
INCREASES.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS SEEM TO BE PERFORMING RELATIVELY WELL IN
THE SHORT TERM. THE NAM PUSHES A TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPING NEAR
KODIAK TUESDAY FARTHER TO THE EAST THAN DO THE GFS OR ECMWF MODELS.
UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT INDICATES THE FARTHER WEST SOLUTION THAT THE
ECMWF AND GFS MODELS HAVE BEING THE MORE PROBABLE ONE. MODELS ARE
CONSISTENT WITH THE OVERALL UPPER LEVEL PATTERN UNTIL AN UPPER LEVEL
LOW BEGINS TO MOVE SOUTHEAST OUT OF EASTERN RUSSIA THURSDAY NIGHT.
THE ECMWF MODEL MOVE THIS SYSTEM MUCH FASTER THAN THE GFS AND THERE
IS A DIFFERENCE OF NEARLY 500 MILES IN THE POSITION OF THE UPPER
LEVEL LOW BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE ORIENTATION OF THE JET STREAM AND
OVERALL FLOW AROUND THE LOW IS A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE THAT WILL
NEED TO BE WATCHED CLOSELY AS THIS SYSTEM DEVELOPS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
WILL GIVE WAY TO CLOUDS MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT. RAIN
SHOULD SPREAD TO THE NORTH GULF COAST TOMORROW MORNING AS THE FRONT
MOVES INTO THE GULF.
WINDS ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL
INCREASE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS WELL.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL SEE RAIN WITH THIS FRONT TONIGHT AND INTO
TUESDAY AND THEN SEE THE PRECIPITATION TAPER OFF INTO SHOWERS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL COVER MOST OF
THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE BY WEDNESDAY WITH A GOOD NORTHWEST JET
STREAM OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA.THIS PATTERN SHOULD GIVE SOME
RAIN TO COASTAL AREAS OF THE GULF AND A FEW SHOWERS THROUGH LATE IN
THE WEEK. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL SEE SOME SHOWERS IN THE WEST TO
NORTHWEST FLOW WITH STRONG WINDS OVER THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS IN THE
NORTHWEST FLOW.
THE WEEKEND PERIOD IS HARD TO SEE CLEARLY DUE TO THE LARGE MODEL
DIFFERENCES DISCUSSED EARLIER. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS
WORTH WATCHING MOST OF THE WEEK SINCE IT WILL BRING IN SOME VERY
RAINY WEATHER AND STRONG WINDS TO SOME AREAS OF SOUTHERN ALASKA. THE
CHALLENGE AT THIS POINT IS TO PINPOINT THE AREAS OF STRONGEST IMPACT
AND THE TIMING OF THIS DEVELOPING STORM.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120 172 175.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEP 12

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Sep 10, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Sep 10, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Sep 11, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr

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