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Small Craft Advisory 705, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Oct 4, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 4, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 5, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
235 FZAK52 PAFC 041203 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 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. PKZ199-050300- 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 90 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND MOVES TO 60 NM WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 978 MB FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN MOVES TO 180 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 982 MB EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
266 FZAK52 PAFC 041601 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 800 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 UPDATED 160 179 180 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-050300- 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 90 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND MOVES TO 60 NM WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 978 MB FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN MOVES TO 180 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 982 MB EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 800 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 800 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 800 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
271 FZAK52 PAFC 042340 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 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. PKZ199-051500- 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 130 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB 75 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN IN PLACE TO 1002 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB 120 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT EAST OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 11 FT EAST OF 160W. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 9 FT EAST OF 160W. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 11 FT EAST OF PORT MOLLER. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 20 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 21 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 18 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
595 FZAK52 PAFC 051147 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-060300- 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 981 MB LOW 30 NM WEST OF WILL WEAKEN TO 1005 MB 180 NM NORTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SAT NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATKA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB 390 NM SOUTH OF ATKA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAY AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
597 FZAK52 PAFC 051304 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 504 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-060300- 504 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 981 MB LOW 30 NM WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1005 MB 180 NM NORTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SAT NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATKA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB 390 NM SOUTH OF ATKA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAY AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
458 FZAK52 PAFC 052337 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-061500- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA BY SAT AFTERNOON. A 970 MB LOW 510 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 982 MB 200 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SAT MORNING AND DRIFT SOUTH INTO THE PACIFIC AT THE SAME INTENSITY ON SUNDAY. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT EARLY EVENING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND SOUTH...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO N 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO N 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT FROM SHEMYA WEST. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA WEST...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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 Oct 3, 4:20 PM AKDT, 11 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 3, 4:20 PM AKDT, 11 hours 40 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
420 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A DOUBLE-BARRELED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS LOCATED THIS AFTERNOON
BETWEEN THE PRIBILOFS AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS...WHICH ARE
THE REMNANTS OF TYPHOON JELAWAT. THIS SYSTEM WILL TAP INTO COLDER AIR
ALOFT TONIGHT OVER THE BERING SEA AND STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB BEFORE
GRADUALLY WEAKENING THROUGH FRIDAY AS IT NEARS THE BERING STRAIT
REGION.
MEANWHILE...A RIDGE AXIS ALOFT OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WILL PUSH EAST INTO
WESTERN CANADA AND REMAIN STATIONARY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THIS
WILL RESULT IN BROAD SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WITH EMBEDDED DISTURBANCES
MOVING NORTH AND EAST INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM. ALL MOVE
STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SOUTHWEST OF THE PRIBILOFS NORTH TO THE
BERING STRAIT REGION THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT
STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND THE PANHANDLE OF ALASKA. A
SECOND WAVE MOVING SOUTH AND EAST OFF THE COAST OF EASTERN RUSSIA
WILL PHASE WITH THE REMNANTS OF ANOTHER TYPHOON TO DIG A LARGE AND
DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND
THE NORTH PACIFIC BY SATURDAY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PUSH TO THE NORTH GULF COAST AND THEN
REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE MOVING INLAND AND
DISSIPATING. THIS WILL KEEP A BARRIER JET IN PLACE ALONG THE NORTH
GULF COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND THROUGH THURSDAY...WHICH WILL ALSO
HELP IN KEEPING STRONG WINDS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER
ELEVATIONS AROUND ANCHORAGE AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS STRONG.
WITH THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN REMAINING RATHER STAGNANT...DISTURBANCES
WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH NORTH AND EAST ALONG A STALLED FRONT OVER THE
WESTERN GULF AND BRING PERIODIC RAIN CHANCES TO MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA THROUGHOUT THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH NORTH THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA WITH RAIN MAINLY OUT AHEAD OF THIS BOUNDARY AND SCATTERED
SHOWERS TO THE SOUTH. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SPINS IN THE BERING
SEA THROUGH FRIDAY...WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL PUSH SCATTERED SHOWERS
INTO THE REGION. THE OTHER CONCERN WILL REMAIN WITH WINDS...WHICH
WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW STRONGLY OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THROUGH
EAST-WEST TERRAIN GAPS ALONG THE MAJOR MOUNTAIN CHAINS. THE OTHER
CONCERN FOR THURSDAY IS ASSOCIATED WITH LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING ALONG THE WEST COAST FROM GOODNEWS BAY NORTH AS AN INTENSE
LOW-LEVEL JET MOVES NORTH JUST ALONG AND OFF THE SOUTHWEST COAST
THURSDAY. WILL BE UPGRADING THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH TO A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE WITH A PROJECTED STORM
SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE SPRING TIDE LEVELS PEAKING MAINLY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
STRONG WINDS AND PERIODS OF RAIN AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF
THE REGION...FIRST WITH THE STRENGTHENING LOW TONIGHT MOVING NORTH
THROUGH THE BERING...AND THEN FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY TO THE SOUTH AND
WEST AS THE REMNANTS OF ANOTHER TYPHOON INTERACT WITH COLDER AIR
ALOFT TO CARVE OUT A DEEP TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS BY THIS WEEKEND.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED BLOCKING PATTERN IS SHAPING UP FOR THE NORTHERN
PACIFIC BASIN THIS WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A STRONG AND
BROAD UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL REMAIN FIRMLY IN PLACE IN THE VICINITY
OF THE PANHANDLE WHILE A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WITH EMBEDDED LOWS
DIGS SOUTH FROM THE BERING SEA WELL SOUTH INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN. THE
RESULT WILL BE SOUTHERLY FLOW PUSHING INTO THE STATE MAINLY FROM THE
PACIFIC NORTH INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS WILL LIKELY KEEP MOST OF
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WET AND WARMER THAN NORMAL...WITH MORE SEASONABLE
WEATHER OVER SOUTHCENTRAL.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...155 161
MARINE...GALES...120 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 176 179
STORMS...180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
29/CC OCT 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Oct 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 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.