Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 724, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Oct 10, 2012, 7:35 PM AKDT. It was in force for 50 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2012, 7:35 PM AKDT (03:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 12, 2012, 9:55 PM AKDT
- In force
- 50 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
6 follow-up statements
357 FZAK52 PAFC 111109 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-120300- 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY AT 975 MB FRI AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME ABSORBED BY A COMPLEX LOW IN THE GULF OF AK SAT MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING ON SAT. $$ 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. $$
704 FZAK52 PAFC 120036 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 435 PM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 UPDATED ZONE 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-121500- 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF UMNAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SAT AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING ON SAT. $$ 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 435 PM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 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. $$ PKZ179-121500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
683 FZAK52 PAFC 121131 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-130300- 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL TRACK TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN GULF OF AK ON SAT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING ON SAT AND PERSIST INTO SUN. $$ PKZ150-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT E OF SAND POINT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT N OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-130300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT E OF 160W. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-130300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. E OF PORT MOLLER...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-130300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-130300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-130300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-130300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
468 FZAK52 PAFC 122342 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-131500- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 315 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHERN GULF OF AK ON SAT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING ON SAT AND PERSIST INTO SUN. $$ PKZ150-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-131500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. LOWER WIND AND SEAS EAST OF CAPE CONSTANTINE. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. LOWER WIND AND SEAS EAST OF CAPE CONSTANTINE. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. LOWER WIND AND SEAS EAST OF CAPE CONSTANTINE. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. LOWER WIND AND SEAS EAST OF CAPE CONSTANTINE. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-131500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-131500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-131500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-131500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-131500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
885 FZAK52 PAFC 130555 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 955 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 UPDATED ZONES 171 179 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-131500- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 315 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHERN GULF OF AK ON SAT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING ON SAT AND PERSIST INTO SUN. $$ PKZ150-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-131500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. LOWER WIND AND SEAS EAST OF CAPE CONSTANTINE. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. LOWER WIND AND SEAS EAST OF CAPE CONSTANTINE. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. LOWER WIND AND SEAS EAST OF CAPE CONSTANTINE. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. LOWER WIND AND SEAS EAST OF CAPE CONSTANTINE. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-131500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-131500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-131500- UNALASKA BAY 955 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-131500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-131500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 955 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 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 PM AKDT, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 10, 5:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS REMAIN IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE SHORT TERM. ALTHOUGH THE MODELS DID A GOOD JOB OF INITIALIZING THE GFS AND NAM SEEM TO DO A BETTER JOB ESPECIALLY WITH THE TIMING AND INTENSITY OF THE NEXT PACIFIC LOW MOVES TOWARD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WHILE THE GFS WHICH IS SIMILAR TO THE CANADIAN IS A BIT SLOWER AND DEEPER WITH THE LOW MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST. THE FORECASTS TODAY WILL BE BASED MAINLY ON THE ECMWF THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. MODELS ARE STILL STRUGGLING WITH THE LOCATION AND INTENSITY OF THE LOW AS IT MOVES IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OVER THE WEEKEND. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... AN UPPER TROUGH IS DROPPING DOWN FROM THE NORTH OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND MOVING INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CANADA BY THIS EVENING. AN UPPER LOW IS DRIFTING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE EASTERN RIDGE IS WEAKENING QUICKLY BUT STILL HAS AN AXIS FROM THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND UP INTO EASTERN RUSSIA. AT THE SURFACE THE PACIFIC LOW TRACKS NORTHEAST AND MERGES WITH A SECOND PACIFIC LOW MOVING UP FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC FORMING A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... LOW CLOUDS AND AREAS OF FOG FINALLY MIXED OUT OVER THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND ANCHORAGE BOWL TODAY BUT WITH A NORTHERLY FLOW SETTING UP IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS WIDESPREAD TONIGHT. IT SHOULD MAINLY BE CONFINED ALONG COOK INLET AND ALONG THE MOUNTAINS. THE FORECAST WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION COMING EARLY NEXT WEEK. SOUTHWEST... MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES PREVAIL OVER MOST AREAS THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS. CLOUDS WILL SPREAD OVERHEAD FROM A SYSTEM TO THE SOUTH BUT THE FORECAST WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. EXPECT COLDER TEMPERATURES OVER THE WEEKEND AS COLD NORTHERLY FLOW SETS UP ALOFT. ALEUTIANS/BERING... THE ALEUTIANS REMAIN UNDER A BROAD EASTERLY FLOW. AS THE NEXT LOW MOVES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC EXPECT RAIN SPREADING OVER MOST LOCATIONS BEGINNING THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. .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...GALES 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. 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, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 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.