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Small Craft Advisory 539, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 12, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 12, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
655 FZAK52 PAFC 121133 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 12 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. PKZ199-130300- 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 12 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL DISSIPATE FRI EVENING. A FRONT CURRENTLY OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL TRACK TO THE EASTERN BERING BY LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 12 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 12 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-130300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 12 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-130300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 12 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-130300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 12 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 12 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. DENSE FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-130300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 12 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. DENSE FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 12 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. DENSE FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 12 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. DENSE FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 8 FT. DENSE FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-130300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 12 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-130300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 12 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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714 FZAK52 PAFC 122341 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 12 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-131500- 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 12 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL TRACK TO THE EASTERN BERING SUN AND DISSIPATE ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 12 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 12 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-131500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 12 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-131500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 12 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SE GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-131500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...WINDS INCREASING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 12 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-131500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 12 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 12 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 12 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-131500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-131500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 12 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ JM
906 FZAK52 PAFC 131135 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 13 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. PKZ199-140300- 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL TRACK TO THE EASTERN BERING SAT NIGHT AND DISSIPATE ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA THROUGH LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 13 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 13 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-140300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 13 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-140300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 13 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-140300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 13 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-140300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 13 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 13 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT SW 20 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 13 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-140300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-140300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 13 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
775 FZAK52 PAFC 132346 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 13 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW 260 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST RUSSIA SUN MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE BERING SEA SUN MORNING THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A 1017 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 600 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK ON MON. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 13 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 13 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 13 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 13 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SE GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SE GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 13 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 13 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 13 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT SW 20 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 13 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 13 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 13 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ 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 Jul 12, 4:00 AM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 4:00 AM AKDT, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 12 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... ONCE AGAIN...WITH BROAD BACKGROUND HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT...THERE IS LITTLE CHANGE IN EITHER THE SURFACE OR UPPER AIR PATTERN FROM YESTERDAY. A CLOSED UPPER LOW REMAINS OVER THE BERING STRAIT/EASTERN SIBERIA WITH A SLOW MOVING TROUGH NOW OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. A LARGE BLOCKING HIGH HAS NOW SHIFTED EASTWARD OVER THE ARCTIC NORTH OF ALASKA...WITH AN INVERTED RIDGE AXIS BUILDING INTO NORTHERN ALASKA. NEAR KAMISHAK GAP AND COOK INLET...THE REMNANTS OF THE SLOW MOVING EASTERLY WAVE HAS NOW FORMED INTO A CLOSED AND CUTOFF UPPER LEVEL POTENTIAL VORTICITY ANOMALY. DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR HAS MOVED ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN ALASKA...WITH CLEARING SKIES ACROSS THE REGION. OVER THE BERING SEA...WIDESPREAD AREAS OF LOW STRATUS AND FOG REMAIN ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE AREA. AT THE SURFACE...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS VERY WEAK WITH A DIFFUSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA...AND A WEAKENING LOW IN THE VICINITY OF THE WESTERN PANHANDLE. SURFACE RIDGING...WHILE CURRENTLY WEAK...IS SLOWLY BUILDING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... NO CHANGE FROM YESTERDAY AS THE NUMERICAL GUIDANCE REMAINS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE LARGE SCALE PATTERN THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND LESS SO WITH SMALLER SCALE FEATURES IN THE SHORT TERM. THE GUIDANCE REMAINS AMUSINGLY INCONSISTENT WITH THE STUBBORN CLOSED UPPER ANOMALY CURRENTLY OVER COOK INLET/KAMISHAK GAP...WHICH HAS EFFECTIVELY BECOME CENTERED IN THE UPPER LEVEL COL BETWEEN ALL THE VARIOUS LOWS MENTIONED IN THE ANALYSIS. BOTH THE ECMWF AND GFS HAVE SHOWN WILD SWINGS IN POSITION OF THIS MEANDERING FEATURE THE LAST FEW MODEL RUNS...WITH THE NAM ODDLY BEING ONE OF THE MORE CONSISTENT MODELS. AS A RESULT...THE 00Z NAM AND ECMWF WERE FAVORED FOR THE POSITION OF THAT FEATURE...WHILE THE GFS WAS FAVORED ACROSS THE BERING SEA. DISCREPANCIES CONTINUE INTO THE EXTENDED RANGE...ALTHOUGH THE LARGE SCALE PATTERN IS BECOMING MORE WELL DEFINED (SEE EXTENDED DISCUSSION). .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... A WARM AND PLEASANT DAY IS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHCENTRAL AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BEGINS TO BUILD OVER THE REGION. DRY AND RELATIVELY STABLE AIR FILTERING INTO THE AREA WILL KEEP DIURNAL CONVECTION RELATIVELY TAME THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS LIKELY REMAINING OVER THE MOUNTAINS. DIURNAL SEA BREEZES AND LOCAL WIND REGIMES WILL DOMINATE THE FLOW FIELD. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL SEE SLIGHTLY MORE ORGANIZED DIURNAL AFTERNOON CONVECTIVE SHOWERS AS INSTABILITY BUILDS OVER THE INTERIOR. A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WITH THAT SAID...WEAK UPPER LEVEL WINDS WILL STILL KEEP MOST ACTIVITY OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES DOMINATING THE LANDSCAPE. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE AVERAGE...WITH INCREASING LOCAL SEA BREEZES AS HIGH PRESSURE IN THE GULF BUILDS...AND THE INTERIOR THERMAL LOW STRENGTHENS. WESTERN ALASKA... DRY AND WARM WEATHER WILL DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE ONLY THREAT FOR DAYTIME SHOWERS WILL BE ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGES. SHOWERS WILL BE RELATIVELY WEAK AND ISOLATED TODAY...WITH INCREASING ORGANIZATION THIS WEEKEND AS INSTABILITY INCREASES. A WEAKENING FRONT WILL SLIDE OVER THE COAST LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...BRINGING SHOWERS TO THE AREA. BERING SEA/PENINSULA... A WEAKENING LOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND WESTERN PANHANDLE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...WITH WIDESPREAD AREAS OF FOG AND LOW STRATUS LASTING INTO THE WEEKEND. FARTHER WEST...A FRONT WILL TRACK ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...REACHING THE PRIBILOFS BY SATURDAY EVENING. .LONG TERM FORECAST... MONDAY AND BEYOND...A LARGE UPPER LOW CENTERED OVER EASTERN SIBERIA WILL TRACK A FRONT THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WITH RIDGING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA KEEPING THE AREA MOSTLY DRY...WITH SHOWERS POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE BIGGER IMPACT WILL BE INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND COOLER TEMPERATURES THAN THE WARM WEEKEND...BUT STILL AT OR POSSIBLY SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE. THE DETERMINISTIC GLOBAL MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY WEDNESDAY AND BEYOND AS A LOW AMPLITUDE WAVE POTENTIALLY AMPLIFIES ALONG THE PACIFIC JET...WITH SUBSTANTIAL DOWNSTREAM DIFFERENCES IN THE HEIGHT FIELD AS A RESULT. THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE A TROUGH WILL EXIST ACROSS THE BERING...BUT LOW CONFIDENCE IN HOW QUICKLY THIS FEATURE TRACKS INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA. THE ECMWF ENSEMBLE MEAN WAS THE FAVORED APPROACH...WHICH TRACKS THE TROUGH INTO WESTERN ALASKA A BIT SLOWER...WHICH WOULD FAVOR A SLIGHTLY DRIER AND WARMER PATTERN ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL INTO THE END OF NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AHSENMACHER JUL 13
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