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Small Craft Advisory 490, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jun 19, 2014, 3:28 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 19, 2014, 3:28 AM AKDT (11:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2014, 3:52 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
741 FZAK52 PAFC 191128 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 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. PKZ199-200000- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE EASTERN BERING ON THU MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT IS STRETCHING OUT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW 440 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 1005 MB 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK FRI MORNING. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO 1009 MB AS IT DRIFTS TO 85 NM SOUTH OF ADAK BY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-200000- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-200000- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ160-200000- BRISTOL BAY- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-200000- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-200000- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-200000- UNALASKA BAY- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-200000- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ173-200000- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ174-200000- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY... W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-200000- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ176-200000- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ177-200000- ADAK TO KISKA- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF AMCHITKA PASS. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ178-200000- KISKA TO ATTU- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-200000- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-200000- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ181-200000- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ185-200000- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 10 KT FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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434 FZAK52 PAFC 191128 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 CORRECTED ZONE 177 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. PKZ199-200000- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE EASTERN BERING ON THU MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT IS STRETCHING OUT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW 440 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 1005 MB 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK FRI MORNING. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO 1009 MB AS IT DRIFTS TO 85 NM SOUTH OF ADAK BY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-200000- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-200000- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ160-200000- BRISTOL BAY- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-200000- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-200000- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-200000- UNALASKA BAY- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-200000- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ173-200000- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ174-200000- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY... W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-200000- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ176-200000- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ177-200000- ADAK TO KISKA- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF AMCHITKA PASS. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ178-200000- KISKA TO ATTU- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-200000- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-200000- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ181-200000- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ185-200000- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 10 KT FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
666 FZAK52 PAFC 191128 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 CORRECTED ZONE 175 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. PKZ199-200000- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE EASTERN BERING ON THU MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT IS STRETCHING OUT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW 440 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 1005 MB 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK FRI MORNING. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO 1009 MB AS IT DRIFTS TO 85 NM SOUTH OF ADAK BY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-200000- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-200000- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ160-200000- BRISTOL BAY- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-200000- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-200000- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-200000- UNALASKA BAY- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-200000- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ173-200000- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ174-200000- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY... W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-200000- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ176-200000- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ177-200000- ADAK TO KISKA- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF AMCHITKA PASS. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ178-200000- KISKA TO ATTU- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-200000- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-200000- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ181-200000- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ185-200000- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 328 AM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 10 KT FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
187 FZAK52 PAFC 192352 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 352 PM AKDT THU JUN 19 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. PKZ199-201315- 352 PM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1002 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 1005 MB NEAR ADAK FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING FRI EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE EASTERN BERING THIS EVENING WILL SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE BERING SEA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-201315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 352 PM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-201315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 352 PM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-201315- BRISTOL BAY- 352 PM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-201315- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 352 PM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-201315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 352 PM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-201315- UNALASKA BAY- 352 PM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ172-201315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 352 PM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ173-201315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 352 PM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ174-201315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 352 PM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-201315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 352 PM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-201315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 352 PM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ177-201315- ADAK TO KISKA- 352 PM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ178-201315- KISKA TO ATTU- 352 PM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-201315- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 352 PM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ180-201315- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 352 PM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ181-201315- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 352 PM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ185-201315- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 352 PM AKDT THU JUN 19 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Jun 18, 1:51 PM AKDT, 13 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 1:51 PM AKDT, 13 hours 37 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 151 PM AKDT WED JUN 18 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THERE IS A BROAD RIDGE OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND FAR WESTERN BERING SEA. MEANWHILE...A DEEP AND PERSISTENT LONGWAVE TROUGH REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND GULF OF ALASKA REGIONS...KEEPING MAINLAND ALASKA UNDER A GENERALLY CLOUDY AND COOL PATTERN. THERE ARE 3 SEPARATE SYSTEMS APPARENT ON SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGERY AROUND THE MAINLAND. THE FIRST IS THE REMNANT OF THE STRONG STORM FROM MONDAY THAT IS NOW SPINNING ITSELF OUT IN THE CENTRAL GULF...BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND GUSTY GAP WINDS TO PARTS OF THE GULF COASTLINE. THE SECOND IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT HAS DEVELOPED OVER INTERIOR ALASKA...AND IS BRINGING SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND INTERIOR ALASKA. IN FACT...TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW HAVING LIKELY ACCUMULATED ALONG PARTS OF THE DENALI AND RICHARDSON HIGHWAYS. A THIRD LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS TRACKING QUICKLY ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA...ENROUTE TO THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS LOW IS ACCOMPANIED BY A SMALL BUT INTENSE BAND OF RAIN CURRENTLY STRETCHING FROM THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA DOWN INTO BRISTOL BAY...AND ALSO FEATURES WIDESPREAD FOG/STRATUS AS MOIST ONSHORE FLOW IS ONGOING WELL AHEAD OF THE LOW ITSELF. IN THE FAR WESTERN BERING...A WEAK LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT IS MOVING TOWARD THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN BUT IS BEING WEAKENED BY UPPER LEVEL RIDGING OVER THE AREA. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE MODELS ARE IN OVERALL GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT ON THE EVOLUTION OF MAJOR FEATURES THROUGHOUT THE SHORT TERM (3 1/2 DAY) FORECAST PERIOD. THE HIGHER AVAILABLE RESOLUTIONS OF THE CANADIAN RDPS AND AMERICAN NAM WILL BE UTILIZED AS APPLICABLE IN FORECAST PREPARATION TODAY. WHILE THERE REMAINS SOME TIMING DISCREPANCY WITH THE SUPPORTING UPPER-LEVEL SHORTWAVE...ALL MODELS ARE NOW BEGINNING TO SUGGEST A SIGNIFICANT RAIN EVENT ACROSS MUCH OF INLAND AND COASTAL SOUTHCENTRAL MOVING FROM EAST TO WEST DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... THE POPULATIONS CENTERS AROUND UPPER COOK INLET WILL CONTINUE TO BE "TRAPPED" IN A BUBBLE OF GOOD WEATHER AS MULTIPLE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS PINWHEEL IN PLACE TO THE NORTH...SOUTHEAST...AND WEST/SOUTHWEST. A RIDGE BUILDING ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE WINDS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND INTO ANCHORAGE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING...BUT THIS WILL BE THE LAST DAY OF THESE DIURNAL WINDS FOR A WHILE AS WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL SLIDE INTO THE GULF TONIGHT FROM SOUTHWEST ALASKA. RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOLIDLY INTO KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING...BUT NOW APPEARS THAT THE RAIN SHIELD WILL STAY JUST SOUTH OF KACHEMAK BAY BEFORE RETREATING BACK INTO THE GULF TOMORROW MORNING. IN THE MEANTIME...MUCH OF THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL WILL SEE SOME BREAKS OF SUN AND LIKELY ENOUGH INSTABILITY BUILDING TO PRODUCE SOME AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS OVER THE WESTERN KENAI AND INLAND AREAS NORTH OF ANCHORAGE. HOWEVER...WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES ALOFT THESE SHOWERS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME AS STRONG AS THOSE SEEN YESTERDAY (TUESDAY) THAT DROPPED SMALL HAIL ACROSS PARTS OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND KENAI PENINSULA. BY FRIDAY...THE AREA WILL COME UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SHORTWAVE TROUGHS MOVING IN FROM THE EAST. COMBINED WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING INSTABILITY...INCREASING WIDESPREAD CONVECTION MAY DEVELOP FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. BY SATURDAY...AS MENTIONED ABOVE...ALL MODELS ARE NOW BEGINNING TO SUGGEST A MUCH MORE WIDESPREAD AND SUSTAINED RAIN EVENT IMPACTING ALL INTERIOR AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... THE LOW AND FRONT BRINGING WIDESPREAD FOG AND RAIN TO THE COASTAL ZONES THIS EVENING WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO THE GULF BY THURSDAY MORNING. AN OVERALL DRIER AND WARMER PATTERN WILL THEN COMMENCE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS THE THERMAL TROUGH BECOMES RE- ESTABLISHED OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR. GRADUALLY INCREASING LOW-LEVEL TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN A SIMILAR GRADUAL INCREASE IN DIURNAL INSTABILITY OVER THE COMING DAYS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY RETURNING TO THE AREA BY SATURDAY. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... A WEAK FRONT IS APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT...BUT WILL BRING LITTLE MORE THAN GUSTY WINDS AND A BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BEFORE DISSIPATING BY THURSDAY EVENING. OTHERWISE...WEAK TO MODERATE HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REST OF THE AREA WILL KEEP MARINE STRATUS/FOG THE PRIMARY FORECAST CHALLENGE AS WARM AIR CONTINUES TO GRADUALLY SEEP INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST AND ENHANCE LOW-LEVEL TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WED)... A BEEFY EASTERLY WAVE PROPAGATING IN FROM THE YUKON WILL BE THE INITIAL FOCUS OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST. GUIDANCE HAS BEEN LATCHING ON TO THIS FEATURE FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS BUT THE EVOLUTION HAS BEEN ALL OVER THE PLACE FROM STALLING TO CLOSING OFF AND MOVING NORTHWARD...OR PROGRESSING ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE MAINLAND INTO THE SOUTHWEST. DESPITE THE VARIABILITY IN TIMING AND STRENGTH OF INDIVIDUAL FEATURES THE LONGWAVE PATTERN HAS BEEN STABLE WHICH GIVES INCREASED CONFIDENCE. LOOK FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OFF HIGHER TERRAIN SATURDAY EVENING TRANSITIONING TO A STEADIER RAINFALL AS THE EASTERLY WAVE PASSES. SHOWERY PRECIPITATION WITH SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES WILL ENCOMPASS MOST OF THE LONG TERM FORECAST. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && AMD/MTL JUN 14
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