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Small Craft Advisory 367, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 26, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
219 FZAK52 PAFC 262320 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 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. PKZ199-271500- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA WITH LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH EARLY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG W OF PORT MOLLER AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT BERING SIDE. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT BERING SIDE. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ TP
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887 FZAK52 PAFC 271142 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA WITH LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF COLD BAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
039 FZAK52 PAFC 272251 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 27 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. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA WITH LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF PORT MOLLER. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG W OF PORT MOLLER. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG W OF PORT MOLLER. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG BERING SIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG BERING SIDE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG BERING SIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG BERING SIDE. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG BERING SIDE. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG BERING SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG BERING SIDE. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 .TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ TP
954 FZAK52 PAFC 281130 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 28 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-290300- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 28 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA WITH LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THIS MORNING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW 620 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA ON TUE WILL START BRINGING STRONGER EASTERLY WINDS TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. $$ PKZ150-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-290300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 28 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-290300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 28 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY E OF COLD BAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY E OF COLD BAY IN THE EVENING. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-290300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 28 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND IN THE EVENING. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING SIDE. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-290300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 28 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 28 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-290300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 28 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 28 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Apr 26, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN
GULF AND SECOND LOW FORMING IN THE WESTERN GULF NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND
SATURDAY EVENING ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH DROPPING DOWN FROM THE
INTERIOR. THE BERING SIDE...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING INTO CENTRAL BERING SEA BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS HIGH FOR USING THE NAM MODEL THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
FROM THE CENTRAL BERING SEA EXTENDING OUT TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
HAS PREDOMINATELY LOW STRATUS CLOUDS WITH PATCHY FOG ASSOCIATED WITH
THE HIGH PRESSURE WEST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. THE SATELLITE IS
SHOWING THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM MOUNTAINS
IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING. THE SURFACE OBSERVATIONS ARE
REPORTING LOW TO MID CLOUDS WITH THE TROUGH BUT NO REPORTS OF SNOW
SHOWERS. IN THE GULF OF ALASKA...SATELLITE IS SHOWING THE LOW
POSITIONED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GULF OF ALASKA WITH CLEAR SKIES
EXTENDING WESTWARD TO KODIAK.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
THE BARREN ISLANDS AND SOUTHERN SHELIKOF WILL GET GAP WINDS THIS
EVENING WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND A DESCENT
TEMPERATURE GRADIENT. THERE IS LITTLE MOISTURE WITH THIS WEATHER
REGIME WITH MAJORITY OF OBSERVATIONS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA
EXTENDING UP INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA REPORTING PARTLY CLOUDY TO
CLEAR SKIES.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
THE MAIN FEATURE WILL BE THE TROUGH PASSAGE LATER TONIGHT. THERE IS
LITTLE MOISTURE AND THE SOUTHWESTERN COASTLINE WILL RECEIVE LIGHT
SNOWSHOWERS. THE WINDS BECOME GUSTY ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA
COASTLINES WITH THE TROUGH PASSAGE TONIGHT AND THEN GRADUALLY
DIMINISH BY SUNDAY.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
THE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN THE BERING WILL BE CONTINUE TO CAUSE
PATCHY FOG. THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL HAVE GAP WINDS THROUGH
SATURDAY WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSAGE AND BRINGING IN COLDER
TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE NEXT WEATHER REGIME WILL BE APPROACHING TUESDAY INTO THE SOUTHERN
GULF OF ALASKA. THERE WILL BE A NORTH PACIFIC LOW SOUTH OF THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS WITH WARM FRONT EXTENDING INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF
ALASKA. THE BERING SIDE...THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM
THE SAINT MATTHEW AREA TOWARDS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND WILL CAUSE
NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS FOR MAJORITY OF THE BERING SEA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE...160.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
PLD APR 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 6:50 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Apr 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | 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.