Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 826, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Nov 16, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
732 FZAK52 PAFC 170016 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN BERING TONIGHT AND SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SAT NIGHT AND SUN WHILE A LOW DEEPENS IN THE GULF. THIS WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE EASTERN BERING. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING... THEN BECOMING W 20 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ JM
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915 FZAK52 PAFC 170039 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 CORRECTION TO ZONES 160 AND 185 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN BERING TONIGHT AND SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SAT NIGHT AND SUN WHILE A LOW DEEPENS IN THE GULF. THIS WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE EASTERN BERING. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING... THEN BECOMING W 20 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ JM
317 FZAK52 PAFC 171255 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 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. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SAT NIGHT AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING SUN NIGHT WHILE A LOW DEEPENS IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND BECOMING 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
191 FZAK52 PAFC 171605 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 700 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 UPDATED ZONES 160 165 179 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SAT NIGHT AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING SUN NIGHT WHILE A LOW DEEPENS IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 700 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 700 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. W OF COLD BAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 700 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
627 FZAK52 PAFC 180021 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 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. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUN WHILE LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA SUN THROUGH MON. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS SUN NIGHT AND MON. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 50 KT...GUSTING TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT...GUSTING TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF 160W...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF 160W...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 160W...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. E OF 160W...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ JM
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 Nov 16, 11:55 AM AKST, 4 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 16, 11:55 AM AKST, 4 hours 5 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1155 AM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A HIGH AMPLITUDE
PATTERN IN PLACE ACROSS THE ALASKA REGION WITH A VERY NARROW (SHORT
WAVE-LENGTH) RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND TROUGHS ON
EITHER SIDE OF IT. A STRONG SHORT-WAVE TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN BERING
IS TRACKING RIGHT INTO THE RIDGE...AIDED BY A STRONG SUBTROPICAL JET
(MAX SPEED AROUND 170 KT). THIS IS TRANSPORTING A LOT OF MOISTURE
AND WARM AIR ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING.
PRECIPITATION IS FOCUSED ALONG A FRONTAL SYSTEM WHICH EXTENDS FROM
A SURFACE LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TO THE CENTRAL BERING
AND ALEUTIANS. A TRIPLE POINT LOW HAS DEVELOPED NORTH OF ATKA...BUT
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED.
A LARGE CYCLONIC CIRCULATION DOMINATES THE GULF OF ALASKA AND
NORTHEAST PACIFIC...WITH A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN
THE SURFACE LOW IN THE GULF AND SURFACE HIGH OVER NORTHERN ALASKA.
THIS IS CONTRIBUTING TO STRONG GAPS WINDS ALONG THE COAST. MEANWHILE
AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVE IS DIGGING SOUTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL...
ADVECTING ARCTIC AIR SOUTHWARD AND HELPING TO MIX STRONG WINDS DOWN
TO THE SURFACE. THIS FEATURE WILL STRENGTHEN THE GAP WINDS AS IT
CONTINUES SOUTHWARD INTO THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH SYNOPTIC
SCALE FEATURES. THERE ARE SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES WITH THE TRACK OF
THE TRIPLE POINT LOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING. BASED ON SATELLITE
TRENDS PREFER THE MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK AS SEEN IN THE ECMWF SOLUTION.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP ACROSS
MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON AS UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES TO
PASS OVERHEAD AND HIGHER LEVEL WINDS MIX DOWN TOWARD THE SURFACE.
GAP WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST...AIDED BY A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT
AND COLD AIR ADVECTION. AS UPPER LEVEL SUBSIDENCE DIMINISHES TONIGHT
IN THE WAKE OF THE TROUGH EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH IN MANY AREAS AS
THE SURFACE DECOUPLES FROM THE UPPER LEVELS AND INVERSIONS SET BACK
UP. MEANWHILE...GAP WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW. THIS WILL CREATE
LARGE DIFFERENCES IN TEMPERATURE BETWEEN WINDY AREAS AND NON-WINDY
AREAS...MAKING FOR A VERY CHALLENGING MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FORECAST.
ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVE WILL DROP INTO SOUTHCENTRAL
SATURDAY...EVOLVING INTO AN UPPER LOW AND TRACKING SOUTHWARD INTO
THE WESTERN GULF AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS TROUGH/LOW
WILL HELP FORM A NEW SURFACE LOW OVER THE GULF HELPING TO RE-ENFORCE
THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND KEEP GAP WINDS GOING. THIS WILL
ALSO BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE NORTH GULF COASTAL AREAS...
ALTHOUGH OFFSHORE LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL ENSURE ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATION.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AS SEEN IN THE 12Z KING SALMON SOUNDING
TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA ARE KEEPING MUCH
STRONGER WINDS ALOFT FROM MIXING DOWN TO THE SURFACE. AN UPPER
LEVEL WAVE WILL PASS THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY LATER TODAY AND
DOWN INTO BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT. THERE MAY BE JUST ENOUGH DOWNWARD
MOMENTUM WITH THIS WAVE TO BREAK THROUGH THE INVERSION IN SOME
LOCATIONS...BUT EXPECT ANY WINDS THAT DO DEVELOP TO BE LOCALIZED.
THAT WILL CHANGE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A MORE SIGNIFICANT
UPPER LOW DEVELOPS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND DIGS SOUTHWARD INTO THE
GULF. THE COMBINATION OF STRONGER DOWNWARD MOTION AND LOW LEVEL
COLD ADVECTION WILL BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE MORE WIDESPREAD WINDS
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET WILL BARGE RIGHT
THROUGH THE RIDGE AXIS AND CONTINUE OFF TO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC.
THIS WILL CAUSE FRONTAL SYSTEM TO ELONGATE AND SHEAR APART TONIGHT
AND SATURDAY. A NEW RIDGE WILL THEN DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM
MOVING OUT OF ASIA ON SUNDAY WHILE AN UPPER LEVEL LOW SETS UP OVER
THE WESTERN GULF. THIS WILL SET UP A COLD ADVECTION EVENT OVER THE
EASTERN BERING/EASTERN ALEUTIANS/ALASKA PENINSULA RESULTING IN
STRONG GUSTY NORTHERLIES AND SNOW SHOWERS. AS THE RIDGE MOVES
EASTWARD ON MONDAY ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE
ALEUTIANS AND WESTERN BERING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...EXPECT A FAIRLY STABLE PATTERN IN THE DAY 4
THROUGH 7 PERIOD WITH A MEAN RIDGE OVER THE BERING AND A MEAN LOW
IN THE GULF. THIS MEANS MAINLAND ALASKA WILL STAY ON THE DRY AND
COLD SIDE WITH GAP WINDS PERSISTING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. STORMS COMING OUT OF ASIA WILL BE FORCED
NORTHWARD UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE BERING RIDGE...MAINTAINING AN
ACTIVE PATTERN OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...127 128 155 165 170 172 176 179 180 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 129 140 160 180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB NOV 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 17, 10:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr |
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