Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 723, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Oct 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 11, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
092 FZAK52 PAFC 102331 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 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. PKZ199-111500- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN RUSSIA THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK FRI MORNING AND DISSIPATE. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO UNIMAK ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON AT 976 MB. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...WINDS BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
162 FZAK52 PAFC 110248 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 647 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 UPDATED ZONES 155 170 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-111500- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN RUSSIA THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK FRI MORNING AND DISSIPATE. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO UNIMAK ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON AT 976 MB. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 647 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 647 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 647 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...WINDS BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
401 FZAK52 PAFC 110336 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 735 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 CORRECTED AREA 171 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. PKZ199-111500- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN RUSSIA THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK FRI MORNING AND DISSIPATE. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO UNIMAK ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON AT 976 MB. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 647 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 647 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 647 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...WINDS BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
357 FZAK52 PAFC 111109 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-120300- 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY AT 975 MB FRI AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME ABSORBED BY A COMPLEX LOW IN THE GULF OF AK SAT MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING ON SAT. $$ PKZ150-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-120300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...VARIABLE 10 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-120300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
484 FZAK52 PAFC 112340 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-121500- 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF UMNAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SAT AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING ON SAT. $$ PKZ150-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT ALONG THE COAST. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-121500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-121500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-121500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-121500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-121500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-121500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Oct 10, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 10, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... MATURE LOW WITH EVIDENT DRY AIR WRAPPING INTO ITS CENTER DRIFTING BACK NORTHWARD TOWARD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE EASTERN PACIFIC RIDGE IS ON ITS LAST LEGS TODAY WITH THE NARROW RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALL THE WAY TO THE CHUKCHI PENINSULA. A LARGE STACKED SYSTEM SPINS BETWEEN KAMCHATKA AND SHEMYA WITH A JET STREAK/SHORTWAVE TROUGH WRAPPING AROUND THE SOUTHSIDE OF THE SYSTEM. A COMPACT SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IS DEVELOPING UNDER THESE FEATURES PUSHING TOWARD THE WESTERN CHAIN. .MODEL DISCUSSION... GUIDANCE REMAINS IN GOOD GENERAL AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. AS THE COMPACT PACIFIC SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD THE WESTERN/CENTRAL ALEUTIANS IT WILL BECOME THE DOMINANT FEATURE IN AN ELONGATED SURFACE/UPPER TROUGH BY THE END OF THE WEEK. AT THIS JUNCTURE A SHORTWAVE DROPPING IN FROM THE NORTH WILL AMPLIFY THE SHEARED TROUGH TO THE SOUTH AND DEVELOP A STRONG LOW IN THE VICINITY OF THE GULF. GUIDANCE IS STILL SPREAD ON THE EXACT POSITION AND STRENGTH BUT AN EASTERN GULF TRACK EVENTUALLY WRAPPING UP TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THICK LAYER OF STRATUS WAS NOT ABLE TO MIX OUT OVER THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND ANCHORAGE BOWL TODAY AND HAS SINCE MAINTAINED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. DRIER ARE IS STILL ALOFT AND NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PICK UP THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE MAT-SU AND ANCHORAGE BOWL SO EXPECTING PARTIAL CLEARING BY THE AFTERNOON FOR MOST LOCATIONS. STRATUS MAY HANG ON TO THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. FORECAST WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. WITH THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION COMING EARLY NEXT WEEK. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...MOST AREAS OVER THE MAINLAND HAVE CLEARED OUT LEAVING ONLY GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND. LOW STRATUS AND FOG REMAINS OVER THE BRISTOL BAY REGION...MAINLY INLAND...WHICH WILL MIX OUT DURING THE DAY TODAY. HIGH CIRRUS WILL SPREAD OVERHEAD FROM A SYSTEM TO THE SOUTH BUT THE FORECAST WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. THE FIRST SHOT OF WINTER LIKE TEMPERATURES WILL COME OVER THE WEEKEND AS COLD NORTHERLY FLOW SETS UP ALOFT. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE ALEUTIANS REMAIN UNDER A BROAD EASTERLY FLOW WITH TWO MATURE SYSTEMS TO THE WEST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CHAIN. A NEW COMPACT SYSTEM FROM THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL JOIN THE MIX LATE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING SPREADING RAIN OVER MOST LOCATIONS. .LONG TERM FORECAST... A PATTERN SHIFT WILL BE UNDERWAY BEGINNING THIS WEEKEND WITH GUIDANCE SUGGESTING THE FIRST COLD DUMP OF ARCTIC AIR THIS YEAR. THE COLD AIR PUSH COMBINED WITH A DEVELOPING STRONG LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF HAS THE LOOK OF A WINTER-LIKE PATTERN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 138 155 170 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE MTL OCT 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 10, 7:35 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 50 hr | |
| Oct 11, 1:45 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Oct 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale 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.