Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 771, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Oct 27, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 27, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 29, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
527 FZAK52 PAFC 271149 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 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. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...NE WIND 10. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
429 FZAK52 PAFC 271432 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 630 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 UPDATED ZONE 150 155 165 179 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 630 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 630 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 630 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...NE WIND 10. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 630 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
448 FZAK52 PAFC 272325 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 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. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG FRONT SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION SAT NIGHT AND SUN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT TOWARD MORNING. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE...NE 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BERING SIDE...NE 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
399 FZAK52 PAFC 281154 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-290300- 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT BY LATE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-290300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-290300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-290300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY... BERING SIDE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-290300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ172-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 4 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 3 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 3 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 4 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-290300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
114 FZAK52 PAFC 282246 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 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. PKZ199-291500- 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW WILL BE 550 NM SOUTH OF ADAK TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-291500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-291500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-291500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-291500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ172-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-291500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-291500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
835 FZAK52 PAFC 291155 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH WED MORNING. A 991 MB LOW 730 NM SOUTHWEST OF AMCHITKA MON EVENING WILL MOVE TO 480 NM SOUTH OF ATKA TUE EVENING AND THEN WEAKEN TO 995 MB WED MORNING AS IT MOVES TO 510 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W OF 160W...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 160W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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 26, 12:20 PM AKDT, 15 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 26, 12:20 PM AKDT, 15 hours 40 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1220 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A LARGE REX BLOCK IS FIRMLY ENTRENCHED
WITH A CLOSED HIGH CENTERED NEAR THE BERING STRAIT SITTING ATOP OF
A CLOSED LOW CENTERED OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC. A COUPLE VERY
WEAK SHORTWAVES ARE MOVING SOUTHWARD ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA ALONG
THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIDGE PRODUCING NOTHING MORE THAN A FEW MID
TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS. OTHERWISE CLEAR AND COLD CONDITIONS CONTINUE
TO DOMINATE THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND OF ALASKA.
THE STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM HAS BEEN SLOWLY MEANDERING NORTHWARD
CLOSER TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA RESULTING IN
STRENGTHENING WINDS. LATEST OBSERVATIONS FROM BUOY 46075 SHOW MAX
GALE TO MIN STORM WIND GUSTS. THERE A FEW RAIN SHOWERS REACHING
LAND WITH STEADY RAIN REMAINING FURTHER SOUTH.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS REMAIN IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT WITH
SYNOPTIC FEATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SOLUTIONS BEGIN TO DIVERGE
EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH TIMING OF TROUGH DIGGING DOWN OUT OF THE
ARCTIC AND THE RESULTANT BREAKDOWN OF THE REX BLOCK. FOR NOW
PREFER THE GFS WHICH REPRESENTS A MIDDLE GROUND SOLUTION AMONG
THE VARIOUS MODELS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...WEAK SHORT-WAVES TRANSITING THE EAST
SIDE OF THE UPPER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO DROP SOUTHWARD ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING RESULTING IN A
MINOR INCREASE IN SYNOPTIC SCALE SUBSIDENCE. MEANWHILE AN UPPER
LEVEL JET STREAK WILL MOVE OVERHEAD AND LOW LEVEL PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL TIGHTEN A BIT. ALL OF THIS TOGETHER WILL PRODUCE SOME VERY
LOCALIZED GAP WINDS...PRIMARILY IN NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.
WINDS WILL QUICKLY WEAKEN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS SHORT-WAVES MOVE
OFF TO THE SOUTH. FOR MOST OF THE REGION CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN
CLEAR AND CALM.
THE PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL REACH ITS MAXIMUM NORTHWARD EXTENT TONIGHT
AND THEN WILL BEGIN TO TRACK EASTWARD SATURDAY AS UPSTREAM WESTERLIES
INCREASE. AS UPPER TROUGH BEGINS TO DROP OUT OF RUSSIAN ARCTIC SUNDAY
INTO MONDAY THE UPPER HIGH WILL BE PUSHED SOUTH AND WEST...CAUSING
THE PACIFIC LOW TO TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE EAST PACIFIC.
THEREFORE...WINDS WILL PEAK ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND
THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY.
PATTERN CHANGE WILL LIKELY BEGIN IN EARNEST ON MONDAY AS UPPER
TROUGH DROPS SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE STATE AND LOW LEVEL COLD ADVECTION
ENSUES. THERE IS SOME QUESTION ABOUT THE EXACT TIMING OF THIS...BUT
AT THE MOMENT IT LOOKS LIKE GUSTY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO PICK UP ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. EXPECT A LOW TO QUICKLY
FORM OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AHEAD OF DIGGING TROUGH AND THEN DEEPEN
AS COLD AIR POURS ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA. UPPER TROUGH POSITION
IS KEY TO WHERE THE SURFACE LOW WILL SET UP. BASED ON THE LATEST
MODELS IT LOOKS LIKE SURFACE LOW WILL END UP SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING
WHICH MEANS BEST CHANCE OF SNOW AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK WILL BE EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...AS WE HEAD THROUGH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OF
NEXT WEEK ENERGY IN THE BACK SIDE OF THE UPPER TROUGH WILL CONTINUE
TO DIG SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND INTO THE NORTH
PACIFIC. WIDESPREAD COLD ADVECTION WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA ALONG WITH SNOW
SHOWERS OVER THE MARINE AREAS. AS THE TROUGH DIGS TO THE WEST THE
PORTION OF THE TROUGH OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY...MAINTAINING A WEAK SURFACE LOW SOMEWHERE OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF.
MEDIUM RANGE MODELS THEN INDICATE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE DIGGING
TROUGH AND A STORM CROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC...WHICH WILL LIKELY LEAD
TO A MAJOR STORM IN THE GULF BY NEXT WEEKEND. THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT
DIFFERENCES IN WHERE THIS LOW WILL ULTIMATELY END UP...MAKING IT
DIFFICULT TO SAY WHETHER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA OR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
WILL BARE THE BRUNT OF THE STORM.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...155 170.
GALE WARNING...132 150.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB OCT 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Oct 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 26, 10:45 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 hr |
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Sources
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