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Small Craft Advisory 778, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Oct 29, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 29, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 30, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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174 FZAK52 PAFC 292343 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST TO 680 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT BY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
789 FZAK52 PAFC 300759 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1159 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 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. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST TO 680 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT BY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 1159 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING ALONG THE COAST TOWARDS MORNING. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
011 FZAK52 PAFC 301157 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-310300- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH THU MORNING. A 992 MB 510 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB AS IT MOVES EAST TO 540 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT BY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-310300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT DEVELOPING THIS MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-310300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-310300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-310300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ172-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-310300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-310300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
875 FZAK52 PAFC 302342 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 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. PKZ199-311500- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A 960 MB LOW WILL BE ABOUT 470 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-311500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF 160W. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-311500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-311500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-311500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .THU THROUGH SUN...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ172-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-311500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-311500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 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 28, 1:00 PM AKDT, 15 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 28, 1:00 PM AKDT, 15 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 100 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION... GUIDANCE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM. FORECASTS GENERALLY USED THE 12Z NAM FOR ITS BETTER REPRESENTATION OF SMALL SCALE/TERRAIN INDUCED FEATURES. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE BERING SEA WITH A LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ANOTHER OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC CENTERED NEAR 46 DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE AND 155 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE. A DEVELOPING UPPER LOW IS OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST RUSSIA AND MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL RETROGRADE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS THE RUSSIAN LOW MOVES INTO MAINLAND ALASKA. THE INITIAL COLD FRONT WILL REACH SOUTHERN ALASKA MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BE WEAK...AND THIS COMBINED WITH THE LIMITED MOISTURE AVAILABLE WILL LIMIT CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION MAINLY TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND AREAS FROM ABOUT GLENNALLEN/VALDEZ EASTWARD FROM LATE MONDAY TO LATE TUESDAY. THIS FRONT WILL ACT TO INCREASE WINDS OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA...MAINLY THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN AND DOWN COOK INLET. AS THE UPPER LOW ITSELF DROPS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA LATER TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT WESTWARD SHIFT OF PRECIPITATION CHANCES TO INCLUDE WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AS WELL. WITH THE LOCATION OF THE SURFACE LOW IT LOOKS LIKE ANCHORAGE WILL STAY DRY AT LEAST INTO WEDNESDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE GLOBAL MODELS SHOW FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FORECAST WITH THE UPPER LOW GENERALLY HANGING OUT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 130 132. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. LUDWIG OCT 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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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.