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Small Craft Advisory 652, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 13, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 15, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
524 FZAK52 PAFC 132342 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 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. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1002 MB LOW 125 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 115 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY AT 1000 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST AND GET ABSORBED BY A 989 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK SAT AFTERNOON. A 1001 MB LOW 485 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE SOUTH AND DISSIPATE FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. E OF SAND POINT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. E OF 160W...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 15 INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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317 FZAK52 PAFC 141152 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1006 MB LOW 170 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND MERGE WITH A 999 MB LOW 115 NM NORTHEAST OF CAPE SARICHEF AND MOVE TO 70 NM NORTHEAST OF CAPE SARICHEF WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH LATE TONIGHT. A 996 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT LATE TONIGHT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB AND MOVE TO 130 NM WEST OF PORT HEIDEN BY LATE SAT NIGHT. A 1002 MB LOW 400 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU SAT AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 992 MB AND MOVE TO 100 NM NORTH OF ATTU SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. W OF 161W...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF PORT MOLLER...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. E OF PORT MOLLER...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W OF DUTCH HARBOR...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. E OF DUTCH HARBOR...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 15 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
514 FZAK52 PAFC 141212 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 411 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 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. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1006 MB LOW 170 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND MERGE WITH A 999 MB LOW 115 NM NORTHEAST OF CAPE SARICHEF AND MOVE TO 70 NM NORTHEAST OF CAPE SARICHEF WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH LATE TONIGHT. A 996 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT LATE TONIGHT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB AND MOVE TO 130 NM WEST OF PORT HEIDEN BY LATE SAT NIGHT. A 1002 MB LOW 400 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU SAT AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 992 MB AND MOVE TO 100 NM NORTH OF ATTU SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. W OF HAGEMEISTER ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF PORT MOLLER...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. E OF PORT MOLLER...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W OF DUTCH HARBOR...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. E OF DUTCH HARBOR...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 15 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
775 FZAK52 PAFC 142304 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-151500- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1002 MB LOW 80 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE SAT MORNING. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK AT 992 MB...THEN STRENGTHEN AND MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY NEAR TOGIAK AT 976 MB LATE SUN MORNING. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL MOVE TO AROUND 400 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 995 MB SAT AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO AROUND 90 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 987 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
884 FZAK52 PAFC 151150 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 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. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW 145 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. A PACIFIC LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 995 MB WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO 80 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY AT 976 MB LATE SAT NIGHT...THEN MOVE ONSHORE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM SUN AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL MOVE TO 400 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 997 MB SAT AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 130 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 988 MB SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. WEST OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS... EAST WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT WITH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA WEST...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 25 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 13, 4:40 AM AKDT, 11 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 13, 4:40 AM AKDT, 11 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE MODELS ARE NOT DOING WELL TONIGHT. THEY ARE CURRENTLY HAVING A LOT OF TROUBLE LOCKING DOWN THE POSITION OF THE LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND OUT EAST. AS WE MOVE WEST THINGS GET WORSE. NONE OF THE MODELS CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH THE LOW THAT WILL MOVE IN TO THE EASTERN BERING TONIGHT. MODEL TO MODEL AND RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY IS VERY BAD FOR SUCH A SHORT TERM FORECAST. THEY ARE ALSO STRUGGLING WITH THE PLACEMENT OF THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW. THE LONG RANGE FORECAST IS NOT MUCH BETTER BUT IT IS ALSO NOT MUCH WORSE. THE MODELS ARE STRUGGLING WITH LOW PLACEMENT AND INTENSITY BUT CONSIDERING HOW BAD THEY ARE DOING EARLY THINGS COULD BE A LOT WORSE. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF CONTINUES TO BRING RAIN AND CLOUD COVER TO THE SOUTHCENTRAL WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE PRECIP ALONG THE GULF COAST. AS WE MOVE WEST WEAK RIDGING RESIDES OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA BUT IS RAPIDLY PUSHING OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST. BEHIND THE RIDGING A LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT ARE MOVING ACROSS THE BERING CURRENTLY STRETCHING ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. STRONGER SOUTHERLY WINDS AND RAIN ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT AS IT PASSES. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL BRING RAIN TO AREAS ALONG THE GULF COAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AREAS FURTHER INLAND WILL HAVE LESS PRECIP BUT WILL HAVE MORE FOG. AS THE LOW DISSIPATES THERE WILL BE LITTLE TIME OF CLEARING BEFORE THE NEXT FRONT MOVES IN. BY TONIGHT MANY AREAS IN THE SOUTHCENTRAL WILL ALREADY BE SEEING AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER ACCOMPANIED BY RAIN. THIS WILL BE THE PATTERN FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS WAVE AFTER WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA BRINGING MORE RAIN WITH EACH PASS. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE CURRENTLY SITS OVER THE SOUTHWEST KEEPING MOST AREAS VOID OF PRECIP. BUT BY THIS EVENING THE FRONT WILL HAVE MADE ITS WAY OVER THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE STATE BRINGING RAIN TO THE REGION. THE LOW WILL THEN SIT IN THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT KEEPING THE RAIN OVER THE SOUTHWEST. THERE WILL BE NO REPRIEVE FROM THE RAIN AS THE NEXT LOW MOVES INTO THE EASTERN BERING SATURDAY MORNING CONTINUING THE TREND. ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...THE FRONT IS CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BRINGING RAIN AND STRONGER WINDS AS IT PASSES. IT WILL HAVE MADE ITS WAY TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY THIS AFTERNOON LEAVING A DRIER NORTHERLY FLOW BEHIND IT. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING FROM RUSSIA ON FRIDAY WHICH WILL BRING SHOWERS TO AREAS THROUGHOUT THE ALEUTIANS. RIDGING WILL FINALLY MOVE IN OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY NIGHT BUT WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS ANOTHER LOW WILL MAKE ITS WAY OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY FRIDAY EVENING. .LONG TERM FORECAST... WITH THE WEAK PERFORMANCE OF THE MODELS THERE IS MUCH UNCERTAINTY IN THE LONG TERM. MOST OF THE MODELS ARE LOOKING FOR A LONG WAVE TROUGH TO SETUP UP OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE REGION STRETCHES DOWN THROUGH THE BERING SEA. THIS WILL KEEP THE DOMINANT FLOW OVER MAINLAND ALASKA OUT OF THE SOUTH WITH WEAK LOWS MOVING INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH AS WELL. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE WARNING...155 170 172 FIRE WEATHER...NONE DWK SEP 12
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 13, 1:30 PM AKDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 130 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 AKZ101-140800- ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED IN THE ANCHORAGE AREA THIS WEEKEND... A STRONG STORM IS STILL EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE ANCHORAGE AREA LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. WHILE THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE MAXIMUM STRENGTH OF THE WINDS, THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS CLOSE TO THE MAGNITUDES SEEN IN LAST WEEK'S STORM. THEREFORE THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY THAT THERE WILL BE MORE UPROOTED TREES AND RESULTING POWER OUTAGES. THE BEST ESTIMATES AT THIS TIME: UPPER HILLSIDE AND TURNAGAIN ARM: SOUTHEAST WIND INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND FURTHER INCREASING TO 75 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 100 MPH POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON SUNDAY. LOWER HILLSIDE, EAST ANCHORAGE AND EAGLE RIVER: SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY INCREASING TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY AND THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE BY LATE AFTERNOON. REST OF ANCHORAGE: SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH ON SATURDAY INCREASING TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY AND THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE BY LATE AFTERNOON. BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THE MAIN FRONT SHOULD HAVE PASSED THROUGH WHICH WILL BRING IN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BEING IN SOUTH AND WEST ANCHORAGE NEAR THE INLET. CHECK BACK FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING STORM. EZ SEP 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 13, 4:06 PM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Sep 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 14, 11:57 AM AKDT | Flood Watch | AFC | 28 hr |
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