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Gale Warning 459, NWS Anchorage, AK

July 30, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 30, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jul 30, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Jul 31, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

452 
FZAK52 PAFC 301143
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

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 JUL 30 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN AND RETREAT
NORTH LATE TONIGHT...THEN SPREAD DOWN TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA LATE
WED NIGHT. A 999 MB LOW 530 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 150 NM
SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 1002 MB LATE THU NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ150-310300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-310300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 6
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-310300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-310300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-310300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-310300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. BERING SIDE...E
WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. BERING SIDE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. BERING SIDE...E WIND
20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-310300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING
SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-310300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-310300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-310300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-310300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-310300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 
5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
5 follow-up statements
874 
FZAK52 PAFC 301813 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1015 AM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

UPDATED ZONE 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.

PKZ199-310300-
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN AND RETREAT
NORTH LATE TONIGHT...THEN SPREAD DOWN TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA LATE
WED NIGHT. A 999 MB LOW 530 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 150 NM
SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 1002 MB LATE THU NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ150-310300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-310300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 6
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-310300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-310300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-310300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-310300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. BERING SIDE...E
WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. BERING SIDE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. BERING SIDE...E WIND
20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-310300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING
SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-310300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-310300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-310300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-310300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-310300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
1015 AM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 
5 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING...PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
169 
FZAK52 PAFC 302341
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

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 JUL 30 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1002 MB LOW 520 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA MOVES TO 120
SOUTHEAST OF ATKA AT 1000 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-311500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 12 FT SW OF CHIRIKOF
ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-311500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-311500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-311500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-311500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND TO 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. ELSEWHERE...E WIND
20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SEAS 3 FT. S OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND...SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   

$$

PKZ170-311500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. BERING SIDE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. BERING SIDE...E WIND
25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   

$$

PKZ171-311500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-311500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 10 KT.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE
WIND TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-311500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-311500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-311500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-311500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
609 
FZAK52 PAFC 310241 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
640 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

UPDATED ZONE 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.

PKZ199-311500-
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1002 MB LOW 520 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA MOVES TO 120
SOUTHEAST OF ATKA AT 1000 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-311500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 12 FT SW OF CHIRIKOF
ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-311500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-311500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-311500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-311500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND TO 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. ELSEWHERE...E WIND
20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SEAS 3 FT. S OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND...SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   

$$

PKZ170-311500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. BERING SIDE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. BERING SIDE...E WIND
25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   

$$

PKZ171-311500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-311500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 10 KT.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE
WIND TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-311500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-311500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-311500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-311500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
640 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE EVENING THEN
DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
056 
FZAK52 PAFC 310722 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
640 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

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 JUL 30 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1002 MB LOW 520 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA MOVES TO 120 NM
SOUTHEAST OF ATKA AT 1000 MB THU AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-311500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 12 FT SW OF CHIRIKOF
ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-311500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-311500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-311500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-311500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND TO 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. ELSEWHERE...E WIND
20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SEAS 3 FT. S OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND...SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   

$$

PKZ170-311500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. BERING SIDE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. BERING SIDE...E WIND
25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   

$$

PKZ171-311500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-311500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 10 KT.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE
WIND TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-311500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-311500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-311500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-311500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
640 PM AKDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE EVENING THEN
DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
449 
FZAK52 PAFC 311141
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 31 2013

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.

PKZ199-010300-
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 31 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1003 MB LOW 209 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 136 NM WEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 1001 MB LATE THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
NORTH BERING SEA MOVES TO THE WESTERN BERING BY LATE WED NIGHT THEN
DISSIPATES.
$$

PKZ150-010300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 31 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-010300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 31 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-010300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 31 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-010300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 31 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-010300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 31 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-010300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 31 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. BERING SIDE...E
WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-010300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 31 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-010300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 31 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-010300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 31 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-010300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 31 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-010300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 31 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-010300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 31 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

JM

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at Jul 29, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKDT MON JUL 29 2013

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODEL SYNOPTIC SCALE MSLP/500 HT INITIALIZATIONS LOOKED REASONABLE.
FORECAST TRENDS THROUGH THE SHORT TERM WERE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT AND
REASONABLE. THE NAM BOUNDARY LAYER RH DID AN EXCELLENT JOB CAPTURING
THE MARINE STATUS WHICH MOVED INTO COOK INLET THIS MORNING. THE NAM
WILL BE USED OVERALL IN THE EAST AND A NAM/ECMWF BLEND IN THE WEST
FOR THE FORECAST PACKAGE THIS AFTERNOON.

.UPPER LEVELS...
A 500 MB SHORT WAVE WHICH HELPED PROLONG SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THIS MORNING OVER BRISTOL BAY IS MOVING WEST AND WEAKENING. THE 500
MB RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MAINLAND WILL DRIFT SLOWLY
EAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS A CUT-OFF LOW SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS HEADS TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS WILL SIGNAL A
CHANGE IN THE PATTERN TOWARD WETTER AND COOLER WEATHER BY MID TO LATE
THIS WEEK.

SURFACE...
THE THERMAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TO OVER
BRISTOL BAY/KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL BE THE FOCUS AREA FOR AFTERNOON AND
EVENING CONVECTION TODAY. THE THERMAL TROUGH LIFTS NORTH OF BRISTOL
BAY ON TUE AS COOLER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. WIDESPREAD STRATUS
WAS EVIDENT ACROSS THE THE EASTERN BERING SEA...GULF OF ALASKA...
WITH A BROADENING BAND OVER COOK INLET THIS MORNING.

.SHORT TERM...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
THE MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAY WILL BE
DIURNAL CONVECTION AND THE EXTENT OF THE MARINE LAYER INFLUENCE
ACROSS THE REGION. THE POSITION OF THE THERMAL TROUGH AND STABILITY
INDICES WILL PROVIDE FOR ANOTHER ACTIVE DAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS AND TO A LESSER EXTENT
OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS. A MINOR SHORT WAVE
MOVES ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL THIS EVENING...SO THAT MAY BE ENOUGH
TO KICK OFF A THUNDERSTORM ALONG THE CHUGACH. ON TUESDAY THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN COULD BE A LITTLE MORE ACTIVE AS WARM TEMPS CONTINUE AND
A WEAK SHORT WAVE MOVES OVER THE AREA. CONVECTION ELSEWHERE MAY BE
CONCENTRATED MORE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AS COOLER LOW LEVEL MARINE AIR
SPREADS NORTH FROM COOK INLET. DIURNAL CONVECTION (MAINLY SHOWERS)
TODAY AND TUE IS LIKELY OVER INLAND AREAS OF THE KENAI PEN...MAINLY
MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TUE. AS MENTIONED ABOVE...MARINE LAYER STRATUS
WAS CAPTURED WELL BY THE NAM BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE FIELDS...SO
CONFIDENCE HAS INCREASED THAT THERE WILL BE A NORTH PUSH OF MARINE
AIR AND ACCOMPANYING STRATUS AND FOG UP COOK INLET AND INTO THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MATSU VALLEYS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF NIGHTS. THIS
WILL LIKELY BRING CLOUDIER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE
DAY AND LOWER MAX TEMPS SOME ACROSS THESE AREAS.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE MAIN FOCUS OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING WILL
BE INTERIOR BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AS A WEAK SHORT WAVE
MOVES INTO THE REGION AND AND RELATIVELY HIGH BOUNDARY LAYER THETA E
AIR CONTINUES THROUGH THIS EVENING. COOLER LOWER LEVEL AIR MOVING
INTO BRISTOL BAY SHOULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL
ON TUE. THE MAIN FOCUS TUE FOR CONVECTION THEN WILL BE OVER THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND INLAND DELTA.

.AK PEN AND EAST ALEUTIANS.
A CUT-OFF LOW CENTER OVER THE NE PACIFIC AND ACCOMPANYING FRONTAL
TROUGH WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. THIS WILL BRING
INCREASED CHANCES OF RAIN AND BRISK SOUTHEAST TO EAST WINDS ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AK PEN AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. MIN GALES ALONG WITH NEAR
STRONG WIND CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AK PEN AND EAST
ALEUTIANS AND ADJACENT WATERS LATE TUE. CONDITIONS STILL LOOK WET ON
WED WITH A LITTLE LESS WIND.

THE BERING SEA AND REMAINDER OF THE ALEUTIANS...
INCREASING NORTHEAST FLOW AND RAIN WILL SPREAD WEST ACROSS THE AREA
TUE AND WED AS THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW CENTER AND ASSOCIATED FRONT
MOVES NORTH AND WEST.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
WEDNESDAY AND BEYOND...A MAJOR PATTERN SHIFT IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR AS
A LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH NEAR 50N MIGRATES NORTHEAST INTO THE GULF
OF ALASKA...SUPPORTING INCREASING CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION ACROSS
MUCH OF SOUTHERN ALASKA LATE WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL
LIKELY BRING A RETURN TO MORE NORMAL CLIMATOLOGICAL CONDITIONS AS
COOLER AND WETTER WEATHER REPLACES THE ABNORMALLY WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS WHICH HAS DOMINATED THE CURRENT WEATHER. THE POSSIBILITY
EXISTS THIS PATTERN MAY LINGER WELL INTO THE NEXT WEEK AS A LARGE
TROUGH SETS UP OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 155 AND 170
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RMC JUL 13

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 29, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Jul 29, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Jul 30, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Jul 30, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.