Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2014
Small Craft Advisory 110, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 4, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
898 FZAK52 PAFC 050000 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 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. PKZ199-051500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW 530 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 1004 MB 510 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WED EVENING AND DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-051500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-051500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ173-051500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ174-051500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ177-051500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ178-051500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT E OF SHEMYA. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SHEMYA. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ181-051500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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280 FZAK52 PAFC 051207 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 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. PKZ199-060300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH EARLY FRI MORNING. A 999 MB LOW 510 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 1008 MB AS IT MOVES TO 420 NM SOUTH OF ADAK EARLY THU MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-060300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-060300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ173-060300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ174-060300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ177-060300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ178-060300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. DENSE FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ181-060300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
669 FZAK52 PAFC 052357 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 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. PKZ199-061500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A STRONG GULF LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK CITY AT 988 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-061500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 10 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF COLD BAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-061500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-061500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ174-061500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-061500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ178-061500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT E OF SHEMYA. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ181-061500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 5 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
045 FZAK52 PAFC 061232 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 6 2014 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. PKZ199-070300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 6 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING THROUGH EARLY SAT MORNING. A 990 MB LOW 60 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY EARLY FRI MORNING WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 330 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK EARLY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-070300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-070300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-070300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ174-070300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-070300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-070300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU FEB 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. DENSE FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 6 2014 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ181-070300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST THU FEB 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
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 Feb 4, 1:45 PM AKST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 4, 1:45 PM AKST, 2 hours 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 145 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS SPRAWLED ACROSS NORTHWEST CANADA AND MUCH OF INTERIOR ALASKA...LEADING TO SUNNY AND COLD CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND POINTS NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE. ANOTHER STRONG RIDGE IS BEGINNING TO BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING. BETWEEN THESE SYSTEMS IS A BROAD AND DISORGANIZED UPPER TROUGH OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WITH DEEP MOISTURE AND PRECIPITATION OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THAT IS ALSO BEING SQUEEZED NORTHWARD UP THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA. THIS IS FALLING AS RAIN AT MOST LOCATIONS...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE COAST OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WHERE TEMPERATURES REMAIN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THIS AREA OF UNSETTLED WEATHER ERODING FROM BOTH THE EAST AND THE WEST SIDES AS THE AFOREMENTIONED HIGH PRESSURE CENTERS EXPAND TOWARD EACH OTHER. AT THE SURFACE...GENERALLY LIGHT OFFSHORE WINDS CONTINUE ALONG THE GULF COAST AS COLD AIR CONTINUES TO DRAIN OFF THE ALASKAN LANDMASS. OUT WEST...WIDESPREAD MARINE FOG AND STRATUS CONTINUE ACROSS THE BERING SEA UNDER NEUTRAL TEMPERATURE ADVECTION AND A LOW-LEVEL TEMPERATURE INVERSION. .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE MODELS REMAIN IN VERY GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AND PAINT A PICTURE OF HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENING NEAR THE BERING STRAIT AND RESULTING COLD NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA. THE BIGGEST ISSUE AMONG THE MODELS REMAIN THE DETAILS OF THE UPPER LOW EXPECTED TO DROP DOWN THE FRONT OF THE LONGWAVE RIDGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE NAM AND EC ARE ON THE SAME PAGE IN CARRYING THE UPPER WAVE INITIALLY JUST TO THE EAST OF THE ALCAN BORDER BEFORE IT RAPIDLY REDEVELOPS IN THE WESTERN GULF. THE GFS HAS BEEN FAIRLY CONSISTENTLY FURTHER WEST BOTH WITH THE UPPER LOW IN THE INTERIOR AS WELL AS THE NEW LOW POSITION THAT WILL SPIN UP IN THE GULF. AT THIS POINT THE PREFERENCE IS TOWARD THE EC/NAM FURTHER EAST SOLUTION...THOUGH WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF THE FINAL SOLUTION IS A TOUCH FURTHER WEST THAN THE CURRENT EC/NAM. THE BIGGEST IMPACT FROM THIS EVOLUTION WILL BE AN ABRUPT MOVEMENT OF ARCTIC AIR DOWN INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA FROM THE INTERIOR. THIS ALONE WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE GAP WINDS AROUND THE GULF COAST REGION....WHICH WILL BE PROLONGED AND ENHANCED EVEN MORE BY A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AS THE LOW IN THE GULF RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES ON FRIDAY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...SUNNY SKIES ARE GRADUALLY SPREADING WESTWARD AS THE AFOREMENTIONED UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS SQUEEZED OUT BY STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE. KODIAK ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE ONLY LOCATION SEEING WINDS AND RAIN FROM THIS SYSTEM...AND EVEN THERE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE MARKEDLY BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WEDNESDAY WILL BE ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...AS LITTLE MORE THAN SOME MID AND HIGH-LEVEL CLOUDS MOVE IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON CLOUDS WILL THICKEN WITH A FEW SNOWFLAKES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION BEFORE SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER AND DRIER AIR OVERTAKES THE REGION FROM THE NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT. AT THIS POINT IT LOOKS LIKE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY BE FOUND IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY...WHERE GUSTY WINDS COUPLED WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND LACK OF SNOWCOVER NOW LOOK INCREASINGLY LIKELY TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. CONFIDENCE IS LOWER THAT COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA WILL SEE STRONG WINDS...THOUGH THIS WILL NEED TO WATCHED VERY CLOSELY AS BARE GROUND IN MANY AREAS COULD CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THERE AS WELL. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE THROUGH THOMPSON PASS AND EVEN IN TOWN IN VALDEZ THURSDAY EVENING AS THE COLD AIR ARRIVES IN A HURRY. SOUTHWEST...RAIN AND SNOW ALONG THE COAST WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING AS EVERY LAST DROP OF RAIN (OR SNOW ALONG THE DELTA COAST) IS SQUEEZED OUT OF THE AIRMASS BY HIGH PRESSURE TO THE WEST AND TO THE EAST. BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON INCREASING BREAKS OF SUNSHINE WILL SPREAD THROUGH THE AREA AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. OVERALL FLOW WILL BECOME DRIER AND OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY BEFORE INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY THURSDAY EVENING AS THE AFOREMENTIONED COLD AIR ARRIVES THURSDAY NIGHT. BY FRIDAY MORNING...MUCH OF THE DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY ZONES WILL BE NEAR STRONG-WIND THRESHOLDS AND BELOW-ZERO WINDCHILLS. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY BENIGN. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL AND WIDESPREAD LOW CLOUDINESS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. COLD COMING OFF THE ALASKAN LANDMASS WILL LEAD TO INCREASED SHOWER ACTIVITY AND GUSTY WINDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA BY THIS WEEKEND...WHILE THE REST OF THE REGION REMAINS MOSTLY DRY WITH LIGHT WINDS. .LONG TERM FORECAST FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... BY SATURDAY...A DEEP UPPER LOW WILL BE DIVING SOUTHWEST INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA...WITH NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT AS A VERY ANOMALOUSLY STRONG CLOSED BLOCKING HIGH OVER THE BERING SEA EXERTS ITSELF. THE NET EFFECT FOR ALASKA WILL BE A COLD NORTHEAST OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN...WITH BREEZY MOUNTAIN GAP WINDS AND SLOWLY COOLING TEMPERATURES. PRECIPITATION WILL BE RELEGATED TO KODIAK ISLAND AND THE NORTH GULF COAST...MAINLY ALONG THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA. INTERIOR SOUTHCENTRAL WILL LIKELY REMAIN DRY THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY AS DRY NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT DOMINATES. BLOWING DUST AND SILT WILL REMAIN A CONCERN THROUGH THE MATANUSKA VALLEY SOUTH...AS WELL AS HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS DUE TO THE DRY AIR AND BURNABLE FUELS IN THE MAT VALLEY. MIDWEEK AND BEYOND...THE GFS ENSEMBLE...ECMWF ENSEMBLE...AND NORTH AMERICAN ENSEMBLE FORECAST SYSTEM (NAEFS) IS STRONGLY HINTING AT A RETROGRESSION OF THE BERING BLOCK...AND CONTINUED NORTHERLY FLOW...EVENTUALLY LEADING TO A DEEP UPPER TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. SHOULD SUCH A PATTERN UNFOLD...PARTS OF SOUTHERN ALASKA WILL BEGIN TO SEE INCREASING SNOW CHANCES BY LATE WEEK...WITH CONTINUED BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. IN ESSENCE...A RETURN TO MORE TYPICAL WINTER CONDITIONS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 173 174 175 176 177 FIRE WEATHER...FIRE WEATHER WATCH 111 121 AMD/JA/MSO FEB 14
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 3:38 PM AKST | Fire Weather Watch | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Feb 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 5, 4:58 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 5, 9:25 AM AKST | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 63 hr |
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