Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2016
Small Craft Advisory 519, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jun 25, 2016, 3:36 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
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The facts
- Issued
- Jun 25, 2016, 3:36 PM AKDT (23:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2016, 3:12 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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631 FZAK52 PAFC 252336 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 336 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2016 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. PKZ199-261245- 336 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL DRIFT SLOWLY TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST THROUGH MONDAY. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 270 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 995 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. ITS ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA LATE TODAY AND MOVE TOWARD THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY LATE SUNDAY. $$ PKZ150-261245- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 336 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-261245- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 336 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-261245- BRISTOL BAY- 336 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-261245- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 336 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-261245- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 336 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-261245- UNALASKA BAY- 336 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-261245- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 336 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ173-261245- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 336 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ174-261245- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 336 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-261245- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 336 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-261245- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 336 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ177-261245- ADAK TO KISKA- 336 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ178-261245- KISKA TO ATTU- 336 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. DENSE FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-261245- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 336 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-261245- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 336 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ181-261245- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 336 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-261245- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 336 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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081 FZAK52 PAFC 261130 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 330 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 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. PKZ199-270000- 330 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL DRIFT SLOWLY TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST THROUGH MONDAY. A 999 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 220 NM WEST OF ATTU MON MORNING AND STRENGTHEN TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES TO 260 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU LATE MON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING TODAY AND THE CENTRAL BERING ON MON. $$ PKZ150-270000- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 330 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-270000- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 330 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-270000- BRISTOL BAY- 330 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-270000- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 330 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-270000- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 330 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-270000- UNALASKA BAY- 330 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-270000- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 330 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ173-270000- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 330 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ174-270000- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 330 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-270000- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 330 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-270000- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 330 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ177-270000- ADAK TO KISKA- 330 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ178-270000- KISKA TO ATTU- 330 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-270000- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 330 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-270000- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 330 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ181-270000- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 330 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-270000- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 330 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
269 FZAK52 PAFC 262344 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 344 PM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 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. PKZ199-271245- 344 PM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 1000 MB LOW 420 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 280 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 996 MB MON AFTERNOON...THEN DRIFTS TO 400 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING TONIGHT AND THE CENTRAL BERING ON TUE. $$ PKZ150-271245- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 344 PM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-271245- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 344 PM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-271245- BRISTOL BAY- 344 PM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-271245- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 344 PM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-271245- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 344 PM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-271245- UNALASKA BAY- 344 PM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-271245- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 344 PM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ173-271245- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 344 PM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ174-271245- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 344 PM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-271245- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 344 PM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ176-271245- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 344 PM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ177-271245- ADAK TO KISKA- 344 PM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ178-271245- KISKA TO ATTU- 344 PM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. DENSE FOG DEVELOPING. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-271245- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 344 PM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-271245- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 344 PM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ181-271245- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 344 PM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-271245- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 344 PM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... S 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
264 FZAK52 PAFC 271112 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 312 AM AKDT MON JUN 27 2016 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. PKZ199-272345- 312 AM AKDT MON JUN 27 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 230 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL STRENGTHEN TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES TO 290 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU TUE MORNING AND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY WITH NO CHANGE IN INTENSITY THROUGH WED. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING THIS MORNING AND STALL OVER THE CENTRAL BERING ON TUE. $$ PKZ150-272345- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 312 AM AKDT MON JUN 27 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-272345- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 312 AM AKDT MON JUN 27 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT N 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT NW WIND 15 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-272345- BRISTOL BAY- 312 AM AKDT MON JUN 27 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FOOT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-272345- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 312 AM AKDT MON JUN 27 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS IN THE MORNING BECOMING SE 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-272345- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 312 AM AKDT MON JUN 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S 10 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-272345- UNALASKA BAY- 312 AM AKDT MON JUN 27 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-272345- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 312 AM AKDT MON JUN 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ173-272345- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 312 AM AKDT MON JUN 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ174-272345- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 312 AM AKDT MON JUN 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-272345- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 312 AM AKDT MON JUN 27 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SW 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ176-272345- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 312 AM AKDT MON JUN 27 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ177-272345- ADAK TO KISKA- 312 AM AKDT MON JUN 27 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ178-272345- KISKA TO ATTU- 312 AM AKDT MON JUN 27 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-272345- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 312 AM AKDT MON JUN 27 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-272345- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 312 AM AKDT MON JUN 27 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ181-272345- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 312 AM AKDT MON JUN 27 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-272345- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 312 AM AKDT MON JUN 27 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 25, 5:24 AM AKDT, 10 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 5:24 AM AKDT, 10 hours 12 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 524 AM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2016 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... Scatterometer data shows a weak area of low pressure has developed south of Kodiak Island overnight. In addition, an upper level low stacked on top of the surface low has continued to develop with a weak easterly shortwave propagating across Southwest Alaska. This wave has brought continued rain showers to much of Southwest Alaska but has quickly been tapering off from northeast to southwest as the stacked low continues to push further south. Southcentral Alaska is along the northern periphery of the upper level low which has allowed a few weak disturbances to traverse the region and bring some rain showers. High pressure continues to reside along the northern gulf coast which has kept gusty winds common through east to west oriented gaps from Anchorage south. The ridge of high pressure over the Bering Sea has finally begun to shift eastward as an upper level low over the Kamchatka Peninsula strengthens. As this upper low has strengthened overnight, a surface low developed in response which has in turn has begun to produce a frontal boundary currently pushing through the North Pacific. For places like Shemya who saw 48 to almost 60 hours of 200 ft ceilings and visibility below 3 miles, a brief reprieve has been observed in the form of clear skies as they transition from a marine stratus environment to a more convectively enhanced environment with a developing front west of the Western Aleutians. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Models once again remain in excellent agreement through much of the short-term. The past several runs of the American guidance (GFS/NAM) have handled the transition from a broad trough over the western Gulf of Alaska to a weak low south of Kodiak Island. Scatterometer data from 0700Z matches up well with the 06Z initializations which brings high confidence to the overall forecast. Details in precipitation patterns will be challenging over the weekend with the upper low remaining south of the Alaska mainland. In these type of patterns, it is common for easterly propagating waves to moves across Southcentral Alaska and bring occasional rain showers. These waves are typically not modeled well due to the resolution of the models and the small scale of the features so rain chances may fluctuate from run-to-run depending on the position of these weak waves. The GFS was utilized for the Southwest Domain mainly for the convective pattern expected across the Kuskokwim Delta and Lower Kuskokwim Valley as the NAM appears way too aggressive. The NAM was used for the Eastern Domain as the increased resolution helps capture the stronger winds across the northern Gulf Coast. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... A generally unsettled pattern will continue through the short term as an upper level low centered southeast of kodiak continues to linger in the gulf. Numerous weak shortwaves are associated with this low and will continue to bring sporadic showers across Southcentral. As the low remains well to the south of the mainland, showers will generally be light across the area. The one exception to this will be mountainous areas, where instability will be strong enough to support occasionally moderate showers and even a few lightning strikes on saturday afternoon and evening. A more intense wave will bring steadier showers to much of the region overnight tonight into Sunday morning. These steady showers will generally erode any available instability, and thunderstorms are generally not anticipated in the region on Sunday. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... As the upper level low moves to the Gulf of Ak, mid level flow will become northeast. Vortmaxes moving through this flow will trigger plenty of shower activity across southwest Ak through the weekend. Some afternoon and evening thunderstorm activity will develop today and Sunday, mainly over the Kuskokwim Valley and adjacent mountain ranges. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... Northwest flow will continue across much of the Bering and Aleutians today, with persistent areas of fog and some showers. Later tonight an approaching front will shift flow to more of a southerly direction, and some rain will affect the western Aleutians through Sunday. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... The extended forecast will be characterized by mostly cloudy conditions with afternoon showers along higher terrain, however some breaks of sunshine will be possible. Sunday afternoon starts the forecast with the mainland in between a couple of systems. These conditions will be conducive to mountains showers that move off the terrain in the evening hours as well as along the north gulf coast. Monday afternoon holds more of the same with a little more activity in the northern Gulf. Daily gap winds through Turnagain Arm, the Knik River Valley, and Copper River Valley, to name a few will pulse in the afternoon/evening while subsiding overnight. Mid to late next week, cloud cover and rain chances increase as the gulf system pushes ashore. Temperatures should be right around average for this time of year with generally light winds. Technical details...The upcoming week will be a battle between two systems, a closed low spinning in the gulf, and a building ridge over the Bering Sea that will be moving onshore. The gulf low will be continually reinforced by disturbances within the jet to the south while the ridge will try and build over the southwest mainland. The trend in the models has been to move the ridge farther and farther north as weak trough digs and shears out ahead of it. That will allow the gulf low to impose it's cyclonic circulation over the southern mainland. The pattern will feature a weak baroclinic zone aloft underneath the easterly flow that will promote amplifying shortwaves rotating around the trough. Late in the week the low will move ashore completely, dropping heights and some steadier rain. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...MC SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...ELN SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DS LONG TERM...ML
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 11:13 AM AKDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1113 AM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2016 AKZ121-262200- WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 1113 AM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...HIGH WATER ON THE KENAI RIVER... WATER LEVELS ON THE KENAI RIVER ARE BANKFULL IN SOME LOCATIONS AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY RISE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NO WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THE VERY HEAVY WINTER SNOWPACK IN THE KENAI MOUNTAINS CONTINUES TO MELT AND SEND RUNOFF INTO THE HEADWATERS OF THE KENAI RIVER. THIS SNOWMELT HAS BEEN ACCELERATED BY RECENT VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND SEVERAL ROUNDS OF RAINFALL OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND WILL ADD TO THE WATER MOVING INTO AND THROUGH THE RIVER. RIVER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DRIFT UPWARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE RIVER GAGE AT COOPER LANDING CURRENTLY SHOWS A STAGE OF 12.47 FT. AT 12.5 FT THE FIRST LOCATION TO BE IMPACTED BY WATER WILL BE PARTS OF THE ACCESS ROAD TO THE PRIMROSE CAMPGROUND AT THE SOUTH END OF KENAI LAKE. IF THE STAGE REACHES 13.0 FT THIS ROAD MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. RECENT REPORTS FROM THE KENAI KEYS AREA INDICATE THE RIVER IS BANKFULL IN THIS AREA WITH PONDING OF WATER IN ISOLATED LOW LYING AREAS ADJACENT TO THE RIVER. THERE ARE NO FLOOD IMPACTS REPORTED AT THIS TIME ALONG THE KENAI RIVER. THE NWS WILL CLOSELY MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND WILL UPDATE THIS STATEMENT AS NECESSARY. THOSE WITH INTERESTS ON OR ALONG THE KENAI RIVER AND NEAR THE PRIMROSE CAMPGROUND SHOULD MONITOR THIS SITUATION CLOSELY AND PREPARE NOW FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF CONTINUED RISING WATER LEVELS. THE LATEST FORECAST AND OBSERVATIONS ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/APRFC
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