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Small Craft Advisory 731, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Oct 13, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 16, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
027 FZAK52 PAFC 132345 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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350 FZAK52 PAFC 140650 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1050 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 UPDATED ZONE 150 155 160 165 170 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 1050 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 1050 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 1050 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 1050 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 1050 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 1050 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
993 FZAK52 PAFC 141150 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA COUPLED WITH SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF AK WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BRISK NORTH FLOW ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. E OF SAND POINT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT N OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. E OF 160W...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
675 FZAK52 PAFC 142350 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-151500- 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
794 FZAK52 PAFC 151157 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA AND LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF AK WILL KEEP NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AND ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
518 FZAK52 PAFC 151447 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 645 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 UPDATED ZONE 150 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA AND LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF AK WILL KEEP NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AND ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 645 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
786 FZAK52 PAFC 152306 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-161500- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
901 FZAK52 PAFC 160615 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1015 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 UPDATED ZONES 170 AND 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-161500- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MAINTAIN NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AND ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 1015 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...6 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...6 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 1015 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT...GUSTING TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
747 FZAK52 PAFC 161153 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 16 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. PKZ199-170300- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MAINTAIN NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AND ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR SAINT GEORGE. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
924 FZAK52 PAFC 162337 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MAINTAIN NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AND ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH LATE THU. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SAND POINT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT W OF SAND POINT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. W OF DUTCH HARBOR...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. W OF DUTCH HARBOR...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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 13, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 13, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .ANALYSIS... LOW PRESSURE IS SITUATED NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WITH SHOWERS ROTATING NORTH AND WEST THROUGH THE GULF AND OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA LATE THIS MORNING. AS THE UPPER LEVEL IS DIVING IN THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...CLOUDINESS...STRONGER GUSTS AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE DEVELOPING IN THE BRISTOL BAY AREA. THIS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WORKS SOUTH OF AKPEN TONIGHT...STRONGER GUSTS WILL PUSH THROUGH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AKPEN. THE JET IS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS UPPER LOW TRAVELING SOUTH ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA BUT NOT THAT STRONG. THE STRONGER JET CORE IS SOUTH OF THE DEVELOPING LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS IS RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE UPPER LEVELS. THE DIFFERENCES COME IN THE SURFACE FEATURES DETAILS. .UPPER LEVELS...COLD MEAN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER MAINLAND ALASKA BEING STRENGTHENED TODAY WITH A SHORT WAVE TROUGH DIGGING INTO WESTERN ALASKA AND SOUTH OVER THE AKPEN TONIGHT. THE POLAR VORTEX TO REMAIN ON THIS SIDE OF THE HEMISPHERE TIL RETREATING TO NEAR THE URALS BY MID WEEK. BY THAT TIME...AN UPPER LEVEL COLD CORE LOW IS OVER THE GULF AND WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. THE LOW STARTS TO SLIP AS THE WEEKEND ARRIVES. THIS IS DUE TO A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE SEA OF OKHOTSK THURSDAY SLOWLY MOVING OUT INTO THE WESTERN BERING BY SATURDAY EFFECTIVELY PUSHING THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE MAINLAND. .SURFACE...PARENT SURFACE LOW IN THE GULF NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA. A SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS TO DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE PARENT LOW THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE JET STREAM. THIS WILL LIKELY PUSH A FRONT AND LOW INTO THE EASTERN GULF TOWARD THE PANHANDLE. THE MODELS DIFFER ON THE HANDLING OF THIS FEATURE. THE THOUGHT RIGHT NOW IS FOR AN ORGANIZED LOW TO MAKE ITS WAY TO THE PANHANDLE. THE UPPER LEVEL FEATURE MOVING OVER THE AKPEN TONIGHT TO SWING INTO THE GULF TOMORROW RE-STRENGTHENING THE LOW NEAR KODIAK. SURFACE LOW TO REMAIN IN THE GULF THROUGH TUESDAY. MEANWHILE HIGH PRESSURE TO REMAIN OVER THE BERING WITH MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND ALONG THE WEST COAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE HIGH PRESSURE STARTS TO MOVE INLAND. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... SURFACE LOW IN THE GULF WITH SOME SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT PRODUCING SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS ARE MODERATE ALONG THE COAST BUT SHOULD DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT AS THE LOW WEAKENS A BIT NEAR KODIAK WITH THE BULK OF THE ENERGY MOVING WITH THE LOW HEADED TO THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. THIS WILL CHANGE THE FLOW AS WELL ALOFT TO MORE EASTERLY AND SHUT OFF MOST OF THE PRECIP INLAND EXCEPT ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE TOMORROW. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL RE-ENERGIZE THE KODIAK SURFACE LOW SUNDAY AND EVENTUALLY ROTATE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH PRECIPITATION ROTATING AROUND THE LOW AGAIN INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN INTO TUESDAY. HOWEVER...SHOWERS WILL REMAIN ALONG THE COAST AND IN A RELATIVELY COOL AIR MASS. SOUTHWEST... THE UPPER LEVEL LOW SWINGING SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA IS MEETING UP WITH SOME MOISTURE FROM THE LOW IN THE GULF OVER THE BRISTOL BAY AREA THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDINESS AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE DEVELOPING AS A RESULT. BEHIND THIS FEATURE...STRONGER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST AND TO THE AKPEN TONIGHT. THE UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW MOVES INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC TONIGHT AND ROTATES NEAR KODIAK TOMORROW AND INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL WRAP AROUND THIS FEATURE INTO THE BRISTOL BAY AREA THROUGH TOMORROW...AS IT REMAINS NEAR KODIAK TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. IN ADDITION...THIS WILL SLIP THE HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN BERING A BIT FARTHER EAST. THE RESULTANT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND MODERATE NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE COAST AREAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SHOWERS WILL REMAIN MAINLY OFFSHORE EXCEPT NEAR THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... COLDER AIR CONTINUES TO FILTER INTO THE AREA AS THE FLOW REMAINS NORTHERLY THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE BERING SEA. THE COLDER TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE STILL MODERATED WATER TEMPERATURES IS CREATING QUITE A BIT OF STRATUS AND SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE BERING AND TO THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. THIS REMAIN THE RULE THROUGH TUESDAY. HOWEVER...THE UPPER LEVEL FEATURE MOVING THROUGH THE BRISTOL BAY AREA TONIGHT WILL BRING ENHANCED GUSTS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN TO NEAR 65 MPH FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. ELSEWHERE...GUSTS WILL BE FROM 30 TO 50 MPH. THE WESTERN BERING WILL REMAIN IN HIGH PRESSURE WITH SOME WARMING TOWARD MID WEEK. STRATUS AND FOG SHOULD BE PREVALENT HERE. .LONG TERM FORECAST... A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING IN THE SEA OF OKHOTSK WEDNESDAY AND EVENTUALLY PUSH INTO KAMCHATKA PENINSULA FRIDAY AND OUT INTO THE BERING SATURDAY. THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING TO BE SHOVED EAST AS A RESULT TO THE WEST COAST FRIDAY AND OVER THE MAINLAND SATURDAY. THE LOW IN GULF MOVES TO THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS BY SATURDAY. AFTER THIS TIME FRAME...THINGS GET A BIT MESSY. DOES THE LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST OR SHOVE INTO THE ARCTIC. ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE KEEPS THE LOW CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MAINLAND. SO...THE FORECAST OUT IN THE LONG TERM IS FOR CONTINUED SHOWERS RINGING THE GULF OF ALASKA AND WARMER AIR ARRIVING TO THE WEST COAST AND STORMIER WEATHER IN THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE...130 132 150 155 160 165 170 171 179 180 185 352 414 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 13, 10:55 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Oct 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 14, 1:42 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 5 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.