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Small Craft Advisory 656, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 29, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 30, 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.
781 FZAK52 PAFC 291150 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 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. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL CONTINUE MOVING AWAY INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC TODAY. A LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO 500 NM WEST OF ATTU AT 986 MB THIS AFTERNOON...THEN TRACK TO AROUND 300 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU AT 995 MB FRI NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES FROM THE WESTERN BERING TODAY TO THE EASTERN BERING BY FRI EVENING AND WEAKENS. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. FROM UNALASKA E...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
462 FZAK52 PAFC 292343 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO 310 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 994 MB BY SAT AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES FROM THE CENTRAL BERING TODAY TO THE EASTERN BERING BY FRI MORNING AND WEAKENS AS IT TRACKS INLAND. A 999 MB LOW FORMS 390 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT MORNING AND MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA BY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT IN THE EVENING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT IN THE EVENING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT DIMINISHING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND E...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND W...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF UNALASKA...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF UNALASKA...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT FROM SEGUAM ISLAND E. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
937 FZAK52 PAFC 300239 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 640 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 UPDATED ZONE 176 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. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO 310 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 994 MB BY SAT AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES FROM THE CENTRAL BERING TODAY TO THE EASTERN BERING BY FRI MORNING AND WEAKENS AS IT TRACKS INLAND. A 999 MB LOW FORMS 390 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT MORNING AND MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA BY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT IN THE EVENING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT IN THE EVENING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT DIMINISHING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND E...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND W...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF UNALASKA...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF UNALASKA...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT FROM SEGUAM ISLAND E. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 640 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. DENSE FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
542 FZAK52 PAFC 301151 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-310300- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WEST COAST AND WEAKEN THIS EVENING. A NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 520 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 994 MB TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO AROUND 80 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 983 MB EARLY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-310300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-310300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SW 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-310300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-310300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-310300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-310300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 Aug 28, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 28, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA PHASING WITH A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH NEAR KODIAK ISLAND. THIS IS SPINNING UP A FAIRLY STRONG SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA. THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE BERING SEA AHEAD OF A STRONG UPPER LOW CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. A DEEP UPPER LOW (519 DM AT 500 MB) IS OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... FORECAST GUIDANCE IS IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT. THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES ON THE LOCATION OF A LOW IN THE GULF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE GFS AND NAM ARE TAKING A NORTHERLY TRACK WHILE THE ECMWF...UKMET...GEM ARE CLUSTERED IN A MORE SOUTHERLY POSITION. THE AFTERNOON FORECASTS ARE GENERALLY A BLEND OF THE TWO SOLUTIONS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE PHASING LOW WILL BRING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AS WELL AS THE EASTERN PORTION OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA NEAR THE ALASKA/ALEUTIAN RANGES. THE SURFACE LOW WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE TO JUST SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND LATE TONIGHT AND THEN DROP SOUTH ON THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM NEVER BECOMES VERTICALLY STACKED AS THE UPPER LOW RAPIDLY SLIDES SOUTH. THE UPPER LOW WILL BE NORTHWEST OF THE SURFACE LOW THIS EVENING...WEST OF IT LATE TONIGHT AND THEN SOUTH OF IT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH TO SCATTERED SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. ON THURSDAY THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL BE PUSHED INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO THE KAMCHATKA LOW MOVING EAST AND SPREADING A FRONTAL SYSTEM ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS. THIS SYSTEM WILL REACH THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON SATURDAY...PUSHING THE RIDGE EAST AND SLOWLY FLATTENING IT. THE CHUKCHI SEA LOW WILL DIVE SOUTH TO THE NORTHWEST COAST OF ALASKA EARLY FRIDAY AND THEN EAST ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL PUT SOUTHERN ALASKA INTO FAST WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT BY SATURDAY...AND COMPLETELY SQUASH THE RIDGE INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 125 130 132 138 150 155 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. LUDWIG AUG 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Aug 28, 10:20 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Aug 28, 11:23 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Aug 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Aug 29, 6:22 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 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.