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Small Craft Advisory 685, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 27, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 30, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
372 FZAK52 PAFC 271151 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 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. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LARGE 957 MB LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL WEAKEN TO 981 MB...LEAVING BROAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE BERING SEA. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
8 follow-up statements
309 FZAK52 PAFC 272337 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE NEAR ANCHORAGE AT 990 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD AND WEAKEN THROUGH SAT. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 80 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
899 FZAK52 PAFC 281156 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 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. PKZ199-290300- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA WEAKENS AND MOVES INLAND OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT FROM AN EASTERN RUSSIA LOW MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-290300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-290300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-290300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-290300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PACIFIC SIDE NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO W WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-290300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
348 FZAK52 PAFC 282301 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-291500- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN COOK INLET WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH SAT MORNING. A 990 MB LOW 500 NM WEST OF AT MATTHEW ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW AT 987 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-291500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-291500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-291500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-291500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-291500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-291500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
236 FZAK52 PAFC 290425 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 825 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 UPDATED ZONES 170 171 179 180 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 FRI SEP 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN COOK INLET WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH SAT MORNING. A 990 MB LOW 500 NM WEST OF AT MATTHEW ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW AT 987 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-291500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-291500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-291500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 825 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 825 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-291500- UNALASKA BAY 825 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-291500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-291500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 825 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
102 FZAK52 PAFC 291200 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LOW OVER NORTHERN KAMCHATKA INTENSIFIES TO 989 MB SUN MORNING 325 NM NORTH OF ATTU AND THEN WEAKENS TO 994 MB SUN NIGHT 200 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN BERING SAT AFTERNOON AND REACHES WESTERN ALASKA SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT EXCEPT 25 KT W OF 160W. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF 160W. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF 160W IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 DECREASING TO 10 KT EXCEPT W WIND 10 KT W OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT EXCEPT S 20 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
721 FZAK52 PAFC 291414 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 615 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 170 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 SAT SEP 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LOW OVER NORTHERN KAMCHATKA INTENSIFIES TO 989 MB SUN MORNING 325 NM NORTH OF ATTU AND THEN WEAKENS TO 994 MB SUN NIGHT 200 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN BERING SAT AFTERNOON AND REACHES WESTERN ALASKA SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT EXCEPT 25 KT W OF 160W. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF 160W. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF 160W IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 DECREASING TO 10 KT EXCEPT W WIND 10 KT W OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT EXCEPT S 20 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
629 FZAK52 PAFC 292312 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW NEAR NORTHERN KAMCHATKA INTENSIFIES TO 986 MB SUN MORNING 350 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AND THEN WEAKENS TO 992 MB MON AFTERNOON 95 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. A NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 998 MB 360 NM SOUTH OF ATTU ISLAND SUN MORNING...THEN MOVES TO 85 NM EAST OF ATKA AT 999 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...WEST OF 160W...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. EAST OF 160W...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...WEST OF 160W...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. EAST OF 160W...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT EAST OF PORT MOLLER. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. WIND BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
503 FZAK52 PAFC 301202 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 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. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 350 NM NORTH OF ATTU MAINTAINS STRENGTH 300 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL AND THEN MOVES NEAR THE BERING STRAIT MON NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SUN NIGHT MAINTAINS STRENGTH NEAR DUTCH HARBOR MON NIGHT. A 971 MB LOW MOVES TO 175 NM SOUTH OF ATTU MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING 20 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 160W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...BERING SIDE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...BERING SIDE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT W 20 KT W OF SHEMYA. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 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 26, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 26, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE DOMINANT FEATURE ON THE WEATHER MAP IS A STRONG LOW SOUTHEAST OF
KODIAK ISLAND THAT HAS UNDERGONE EXPLOSIVE STRENGTHENING IN THE LAST
12-24 HOURS. THE CENTRAL PRESSURE OF THE LOW HAS DROPPED TO NEAR 950
MB AS THE SYSTEM GAINS ENERGY FROM A 170 KT JET STREAM ROUNDING THE
BASE OF THE LONGWAVE TROUGH. HEAVY RAIN AND STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
ADVANCING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE NORTH GULF COAST
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD OVERALL AGREEMENT THROUGH THE FIRST 84 HOURS
OF THE FORECAST TODAY. THE GFS IS A BIT ON THE SLOW SIDE WITH SURFACE
LOW POSITION AS THE MAJOR GULF LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES TOWARD PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND TOMORROW...THUS HAVE OPTED FOR A NAM/EC PHILOSOPHY IN
THE AFTERNOON FORECAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...THE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONG LOW WILL
IMPACT THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS EVENING BEFORE BREAKING APART ON THE
COASTAL MOUNTAINS. THIS FRONT WILL BRING A PERIOD OF VERY STRONG
WINDS TO MANY COASTAL LOCATIONS...MAINLY AROUND PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND...IN ADDITION TO CONTINUED HEAVY RAINFALL. HOWEVER...EQUALLY
SIGNIFICANT TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL BE THE EXTREMELY STRONG
PRESSURE GRADIENTS THAT DEVELOP AROUND COOK INLET DUE TO THE VERY LOW
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF THIS STORM. THIS IS ALREADY RESULTING IN STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING IN COOK INLET AND AFFECTING LOCATIONS
ALONG THE INLET IN THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING THURSDAY MORNING. MOST INLAND
AREAS WILL REMAIN DOWNSLOPED AS THE STORM POUNDS THE COASTS...AND
LIKELY WILL NOT SEE MUCH APPRECIABLE RAINFALL UNTIL THE LEFTOVERS OF
THIS STORM MOVE ONSHORE NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON FRIDAY.
SOUTHWEST...DESPITE THE PROXIMITY TO SUCH A DEEP LOW MOST OF THE AREA
WILL SEE RELATIVELY DRY CONDITIONS WITH THE LARGEST STORM IMPACT
BEING GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST FOR
THE START OF THE WEEKEND AS THE COLDEST AIRMASS OF THE SEASON MOVES
IN FROM THE WEST.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SEASONABLY COLD AIR
DOWN INTO THE BERING SEA REGION FROM THE BERING STRAIT. THE HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE TO THE WEST BECOMES MORE ZONAL BY SATURDAY WHICH WILL
SWING WINDS AROUND TO A MORE WESTERLY DIRECTION. NO MAJOR STORM
SYSTEMS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
ONCE THE CURRENT STRONG LOW IN THE GULF WEAKENS AND THE REMNANTS
DRIFT INLAND ON SATURDAY MOST OF THE STATE WILL START TO SEE
IMPROVING CONDITIONS THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK. WHILE PLACES IN
SOUTHCENTRAL WILL START TO SEE MORE SUN THAN HAS BEEN SEEN IN A
WHILE...THE PRICE TO BE PAID WILL BE THAT SOME OF THE COLDEST AIR OF
THE SEASON SO FAR WILL BE FILTERING INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH.
THIS MAY WELL SET THE STAGE FOR WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT FREEZES TO MOST
INLAND AREAS AS EARLY AS SUNDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FLOOD WARNING 121 125
FLOOD ADVISORY 141
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING 130
STORM WARNING 120 125 132 138 140
GALE WARNING 129 141 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 179 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DIXON SEP 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 26, 6:35 PM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Sep 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 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.