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Small Craft Advisory 762, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 23, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Oct 23, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 23, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Oct 24, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

853 
FZAK52 PAFC 232315
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 23 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.

PKZ199-241500-
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 989 MB LOW NEAR 250 NM SOUTH OF KISKA WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND
DISSIPATE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS 
THE BERING SEA THROUGH THURSDAY.

$$

PKZ150-241500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-241500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-241500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-241500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-241500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG
THE COAST. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-241500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 17
FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...
SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-241500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-241500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. W OF ATKA...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 14 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 
20 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC 
SIDE...SEAS 17 FT
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-241500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-241500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 
FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-241500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-241500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 
12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

JM

4 follow-up statements

073 
FZAK52 PAFC 241131
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 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.

PKZ199-250300-
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 990 MB LOW 440 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND INTENSIFY TO 981 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE BERING SEA.

$$

PKZ150-250300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-250300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-250300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-250300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-250300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE...NW 20 KT ON THE 
BERING SIDE. SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC...7 FT BERING SIDE. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-250300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE...14 FT BERING SIDE. 
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE...11 FT BERING
SIDE.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-250300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-250300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

408 
FZAK52 PAFC 241149 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

CORRECTED ZONE 170

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-250300-
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 990 MB LOW 440 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND INTENSIFY TO 981 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE BERING SEA.

$$

PKZ150-250300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-250300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-250300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-250300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-250300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE...NW 20 KT ON THE 
BERING SIDE. SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING SIDE. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-250300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE...14 FT BERING SIDE. 
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE...11 FT BERING
SIDE.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-250300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-250300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

827 
FZAK52 PAFC 241442 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
640 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

UPDATED ZONE 170 172 175

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.

PKZ199-250300-
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 990 MB LOW 440 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND INTENSIFY TO 981 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE BERING SEA.

$$

PKZ150-250300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-250300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-250300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-250300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-250300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
640 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE...E 25 KT BERING SIDE. 
SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE...NW 20 KT BERING SIDE. 
SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING SIDE. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-250300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
640 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. BERING SIDE...E
WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE...NE 20 KT BERING SIDE. 
SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE...11 FT BERING SIDE.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
640 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-250300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-250300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

434 
FZAK52 PAFC 242252
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 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.

PKZ199-251500-
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A FRONT ALONG THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL DISSIPATE ON THU. A
COMPLEX LOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC THROUGH FRI. AN
ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL GRADUALLY APPROACH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND
ALASKA PENINSULA. 

$$

PKZ150-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT..NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-251500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-251500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-251500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC 
SIDE. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...NE 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS
7 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-251500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-251500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-251500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT . SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 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 23, 5:36 AM AKDT, 10 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 23, 5:36 AM AKDT, 10 hours 24 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
536 AM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
BLOCKING HIGH OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE
TO BUILD AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS DIVES SOUTH AND CUTS OFF FROM THE POLAR JET STREAM. THE
BLOCKING HIGH WILL BUILD ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA INTO THE WEEKEND WITH
A SERIES OF WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCES IN NORTHEAST FLOW PROPAGATING
ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA AND THE GULF AROUND THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF
THE HIGH. THESE DISTURBANCES WILL GENERALLY PROMOTE INCREASED
OFFSHORE FLOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH CHANNELED
TERRAIN AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE INTERIOR. BY FRIDAY...THE
ENTIRE STATE OF ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA WILL BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF THE DRY AND STABLE BLOCKING HIGH.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
IN GENERAL...THE NUMERICAL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO REMAIN IN RELATIVELY
STRONG AGREEMENT THROUGH THURSDAY WITH RESPECT TO THE LARGE SCALE
SYNOPTIC FLOW PATTERN. THE NAM WAS FAVORED IN THE SHORT TERM WITH
SOME ADDITION OF THE LOCAL WRF MODEL FOR CHANNELED FLOW ACROSS THE
MAINLAND. FOR THE EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST THIS WEEKEND AND
BEYOND...HPC GUIDANCE BLENDED WITH THE ECMWF WAS FAVORED...ALTHOUGH
DIFFERENCES AMONG THE GLOBAL NUMERICAL GUIDANCE SUITE ARE MINIMAL
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL...
THE RELATIVELY PERSISTENT PATTERN OF COLD HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING
ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVING OVER THE
REGION WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AN OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN INTO THE
WEEKEND. GUSTY WINDS THROUGH FAVORED VALLEYS AND CHANNELED TERRAIN
WILL PEAK LATE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING
THURSDAY. OTHERWISE...DRY...COLD...AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL
DOMINATE THE REGION HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA/PENINSULA...
STABLE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION HEADING INTO THE
WEEKEND WITH A GENERAL OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN ALONG THE COASTS. A FEW
AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND
PENINSULA THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AS STABLE
AND DRY AIR FILTERS IN FROM THE NORTH AND EAST.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WITH GALE AND STORM FORCE WINDS CURRENTLY OVER
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND
WEAKEN BY LATE TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST CORE OF WINDS AND HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION WILL GENERALLY REMAIN ALONG THE FRONT...WHICH STRETCHES
FROM THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS SOUTH TO DUTCH HARBOR AND WEST TO ATKA.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW WILL ALSO CLIP ATTU
ISLAND. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY BUILD IN AFTER WEDNESDAY MORNING
ALTHOUGH THE SAME STORM SYSTEM WILL LIFT BACK NORTH LATE THURSDAY
INTO FRIDAY SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS
FROM DUTCH HARBOR TO SAND POINT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
STABLE AND STRONG UPPER LEVEL BLOCKING PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH
MONDAY. THE NET RESULT IN TERMS OF SENSIBLE WEATHER MEANS DRY AND
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL BE THE DOMINANT WEATHER MODE...WITH A SLOW
WARM-UP BACK TO NEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMS BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND.
WHILE TIMING DIFFERENCES DO EXIST...THE GENERAL PATTERN WILL SEE THE
UPPER LEVEL BLOCKING HIGH RETROGRADE INTO EASTERN RUSSIA...WITH A
POLAR FRONT PUSHING THROUGH MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA
SOMETIME EARLY NEXT WEEK. THERE IS A HIGHER THAN AVERAGE CONFIDENCE
IN THIS PATTERN CHANGE...WITH THE POSSIBILITY THIS POLAR AIR MASS
WILL SUPPORT THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM 170 172 412 413
         GALE 176 179 185 411 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

AHSENMACHER OCT 12

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Oct 24, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
Oct 24, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 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.