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Small Craft Advisory 340, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 18, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 18, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 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.
795 FZAK52 PAFC 181142 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 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. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A BROAD 1002 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 375 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK THU NIGHT AT 1007 MB THEN TO 415 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE FRI NIGHT AT 1014 MB. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG W OF PORT MOLLER. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG W OF PORT MOLLER. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG FROM ATKA EAST. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG FROM ATKA EAST. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM SHEMYA WEST. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT FROM SHEMYA WEST. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ TP
2 follow-up statements
748 FZAK52 PAFC 182318 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A BROAD 1004 MB LOW 380 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI WILL MOVE TO 620 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WHILE GRADUALLY WEAKENING TO 1015 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 1018 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO AROUND 230 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK SAT AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT SPREADS TO THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ JM
363 FZAK52 PAFC 191137 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 19 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. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A BROAD 1010 MB LOW 440 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA LATE SAT AFTERNOON...WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING BUILDING OVER THE ENTIRE BERING SEA THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS FRI AFTERNOON AND STALL THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 19 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 19 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 19 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 19 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 19 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 19 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BERING SIDE...6 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 19 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 19 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 19 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG W OF SHEMYA. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT E OF SHEMYA. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 19 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 19 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ TP
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 Apr 17, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 .MODEL DISCUSSION... NUMERICAL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 84 HOURS. SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES CROP UP FOR A LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BUT THIS PLAYS ONLY A SMALL PART IN THE FORECAST. CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST IS ABOVE NORMAL. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WHICH HAS BEEN MOVING SOUTH BUT IS NOW BEGINNING TO MOVE EAST. A RIDGE IS ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF ALASKA. THERE IS A LARGE UPPER LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WITH A SUBSIDIARY SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS MOVING NORTH. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE SOUTH CENTRAL LOW WILL WORK ITS WAY EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS WILL OPEN UP NORTHERLY FLOW OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA TONIGHT FOR AN INCREASE IN OFFSHORE FLOW. A SHORT-WAVE MOVING DOWN THE BACK SIDE OF THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY FROM THE NORTH. THIS SHORT-WAVE WILL THEN ESCAPE THE EXITING LOW AND WORK ITS WAY SOUTHWEST TOWARD THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. AT THE SAME TIME THE WEST COAST RIDGE WILL SLIDE EASTWARD AND BE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA ON SATURDAY. SOME (MAINLY MOUNTAIN) SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TONIGHT WITH THE UPPER LOW STILL OVERHEAD. OTHERWISE DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ON SATURDAY THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS/ALASKA PENINSULA BEGINS TO PIVOT NORTHWARD BRINGING A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WHILE SOUTH CENTRAL WILL REMAIN DRY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... WARMER AND MOISTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED NEXT WEEK AS SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT DEVELOPS. TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM TO NEAR NORMAL...AND FOR SOME AREAS THIS WILL BE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEVERAL WEEKS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE . MARINE...GALE WARNING 127 155 165 179. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. LUDWIG APR 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 17, 7:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Apr 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 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.