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Small Craft Advisory 543, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 19, 2017, 2:53 PM AKDT. It was in force for 61 hr.
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- Issued
- Jul 19, 2017, 2:53 PM AKDT (22:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 22, 2017, 3:53 AM AKDT
- In force
- 61 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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101 FZAK52 PAFC 192253 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 253 PM AKDT Wed Jul 19 2017 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. PKZ199-201200- 253 PM AKDT Wed Jul 19 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... Bogoslof Volcano 53 nm west of Dutch Harbor remains active. A 1003 mb low 50 nm Southwest of Dillingham moves to 450 nm southwest of Klawock at 999 mb by Fri afternoon. The associated front arches across the Gulf of Alaska Fri afternoon. A 1015 mb low 200 nm north of Shemya moves to 510 nm south of Dutch Harbor at 1010 mb with its associated front moving south of the Aleutians through Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ150-201200- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 253 PM AKDT Wed Jul 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ155-201200- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 253 PM AKDT Wed Jul 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ160-201200- Bristol Bay- 253 PM AKDT Wed Jul 19 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-201200- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 253 PM AKDT Wed Jul 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-201200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 253 PM AKDT Wed Jul 19 2017 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ171-201200- Unalaska Bay- 253 PM AKDT Wed Jul 19 2017 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-201200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 253 PM AKDT Wed Jul 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ173-201200- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 253 PM AKDT Wed Jul 19 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ174-201200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 253 PM AKDT Wed Jul 19 2017 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ175-201200- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 253 PM AKDT Wed Jul 19 2017 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ176-201200- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 253 PM AKDT Wed Jul 19 2017 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ177-201200- Adak to Kiska- 253 PM AKDT Wed Jul 19 2017 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ178-201200- Kiska to Attu- 253 PM AKDT Wed Jul 19 2017 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ179-201200- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 253 PM AKDT Wed Jul 19 2017 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-201200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 253 PM AKDT Wed Jul 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-201200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 253 PM AKDT Wed Jul 19 2017 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ185-201200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 253 PM AKDT Wed Jul 19 2017 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$
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418 FZAK52 PAFC 201147 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 347 AM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 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. PKZ199-210045- 347 AM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... Bogoslof Volcano 53 nm west of Dutch Harbor remains active. A 1014 mb low 225 nm northeast of Shemya becomes a trough of low pressure and dissipates over the Aleutians by Fri morning. High pressure builds throughout the Bering through Sat morning. $$ PKZ150-210045- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 347 AM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ155-210045- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 347 AM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ160-210045- Bristol Bay- 347 AM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-210045- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 347 AM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-210045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 347 AM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ171-210045- Unalaska Bay- 347 AM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-210045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 347 AM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ173-210045- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 347 AM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ174-210045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 347 AM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ175-210045- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 347 AM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ176-210045- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 347 AM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ177-210045- Adak to Kiska- 347 AM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ178-210045- Kiska to Attu- 347 AM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ179-210045- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 347 AM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-210045- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 347 AM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-210045- North and West of Nunivak Island- 347 AM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ185-210045- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 347 AM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
475 FZAK52 PAFC 202345 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 345 PM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 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. PKZ199-211300- 345 PM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... Bogoslof Volcano 53 nm west of Dutch Harbor remains active. A 1018 mb low 150 nm West of Adak moves to 580 nm South of Dutch Harbor at 1010 mb by midday Fri then slides to 705 nm South of Sand Point at 1015 mb for Sat afternoon. The associated front moves south of the Aleutians by Sat afternoon. High pressure pushes across the Bering and Aleutians through Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ150-211300- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 345 PM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ155-211300- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 345 PM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ160-211300- Bristol Bay- 345 PM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-211300- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 345 PM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-211300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 345 PM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ171-211300- Unalaska Bay- 345 PM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-211300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 345 PM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ173-211300- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 345 PM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ174-211300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 345 PM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ175-211300- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 345 PM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ176-211300- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 345 PM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ177-211300- Adak to Kiska- 345 PM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ178-211300- Kiska to Attu- 345 PM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ179-211300- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 345 PM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ180-211300- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 345 PM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ181-211300- North and West of Nunivak Island- 345 PM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW wind 15 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...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-211300- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 345 PM AKDT Thu Jul 20 2017 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
059 FZAK52 PAFC 211152 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 352 AM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 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. PKZ199-220030- 352 AM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... Bogoslof Volcano 53 nm west of Dutch Harbor remains active. High pressure over much of the Bering moves south over the Aleutians by Sun morning. A front enters the western Bering Sat morning and moves over much of the northern and western Bering through Sun morning. $$ PKZ150-220030- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 352 AM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ155-220030- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 352 AM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt...except 15 kt w of the Shumagin Islands. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ160-220030- Bristol Bay- 352 AM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-220030- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 352 AM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-220030- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 352 AM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ171-220030- Unalaska Bay- 352 AM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-220030- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 352 AM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ173-220030- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 352 AM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ174-220030- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 352 AM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ175-220030- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 352 AM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ176-220030- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 352 AM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ177-220030- Adak to Kiska- 352 AM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ178-220030- Kiska to Attu- 352 AM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ179-220030- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 352 AM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-220030- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 352 AM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-220030- North and West of Nunivak Island- 352 AM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-220030- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 352 AM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...W wind 15 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...S 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
307 FZAK52 PAFC 212339 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 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. PKZ199-221215- 339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... Bogoslof Volcano 53 nm west of Dutch Harbor remains active. High pressure entrenched across the Bering Sea will shift to the southern half of the Bering as a front enters the western Bering Sat morning and moves across the northern Bering on Sun. $$ PKZ150-221215- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ155-221215- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ160-221215- Bristol Bay- 339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-221215- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-221215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ171-221215- Unalaska Bay- 339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-221215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ173-221215- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ174-221215- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ175-221215- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ176-221215- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ177-221215- Adak to Kiska- 339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ178-221215- Kiska to Attu- 339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ179-221215- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-221215- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-221215- North and West of Nunivak Island- 339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-221215- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...W wind 15 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...S 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
754 FZAK52 PAFC 221153 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 353 AM AKDT Sat Jul 22 2017 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. PKZ199-230100- 353 AM AKDT Sat Jul 22 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... Bogoslof Volcano 53 nm west of Dutch Harbor remains active. High pressure over much of the Bering will shift to the southern half of the Bering through Sun as a front over the western Bering moves across the northern Bering through Sun night. $$ PKZ150-230100- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 353 AM AKDT Sat Jul 22 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ155-230100- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 353 AM AKDT Sat Jul 22 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ160-230100- Bristol Bay- 353 AM AKDT Sat Jul 22 2017 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-230100- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 353 AM AKDT Sat Jul 22 2017 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-230100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 353 AM AKDT Sat Jul 22 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ171-230100- Unalaska Bay- 353 AM AKDT Sat Jul 22 2017 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. Patchy fog. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-230100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 353 AM AKDT Sat Jul 22 2017 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ173-230100- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 353 AM AKDT Sat Jul 22 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ174-230100- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 353 AM AKDT Sat Jul 22 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ175-230100- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 353 AM AKDT Sat Jul 22 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ176-230100- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 353 AM AKDT Sat Jul 22 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ177-230100- Adak to Kiska- 353 AM AKDT Sat Jul 22 2017 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ178-230100- Kiska to Attu- 353 AM AKDT Sat Jul 22 2017 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ179-230100- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 353 AM AKDT Sat Jul 22 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-230100- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 353 AM AKDT Sat Jul 22 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ181-230100- North and West of Nunivak Island- 353 AM AKDT Sat Jul 22 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ185-230100- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 353 AM AKDT Sat Jul 22 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...S 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jul 19, 4:44 AM AKDT, 10 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 4:44 AM AKDT, 10 hours 9 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 444 AM AKDT Wed Jul 19 2017 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... An upper level low is currently centered over the northern Bristol Bay coast and is moving southeast. A surface low is located over Kodiak City and is slowly moving northeast while dissipating. An occluded front associated with the upper low is draped across southcentral Alaska with a wide swath of precipitation extending from the upper Susitna Valley south into the Gulf. The trailing precipitation edge is currently moving northeast across the Kenai Peninsula, with rain tapering off at the cities of Homer and Kenai. Further west, areas of rain and showers underneath the cold core center of the upper low are moving over southwest Alaska. An upper level ridge of high pressure is moving east into the western Bering Sea as a weak upper level low over the western Aleutians transits east with the associated surface front spreading rain and showers across the island chain. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Models have come into better agreement with the location and movement of the surface low moving into the Gulf of Alaska on Thursday. The consensus is to bring the low southeast into the North Pacific, well out of our AOR, while building an upper level ridge from the Eastern Bering east into mainland Alaska by the weekend. Small differences in model solutions at this time will have little impact to the overall forecast for the AOR. && .AVIATION... PANC...Rain will begin to taper off this morning as VFR conditions persist through the period. Southeasterly flow will increase this afternoon but winds funneling out of the Turnagain Arm will mostly be deflected to the southwest away from the terminal. There may be a brief period of higher southeast winds in the evening but these should subside shortly thereafter. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... The sounding this morning indicates deep southeasterly cross barrier flow and drier lower levels as a result. This downsloping helps to explain why radar has indicated persistent steady rainfall over Anchorage overnight, but rain has been very light. This cross-barrier flow is expected to persist today and should help to limit rainfall throughout the day and tomorrow as well. In upslope places such as Seward, expect rainfall to continue to be steadier. In addition, the associated coastal jet should help to keep Prince William Sound well within the small craft advisory category with gusty winds. Rainfall will gradually diminish across much of southcentral as the front slowly weakens, however pressure gradients will remain strong enough to sustain the coastal jet through Thursday. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... The low over southwest Alaska will continue its track south and make it into the North Pacific tonight. Until then it will bring more rain to southwest Alaska with the heaviest around Bristol Bay. High pressure will then build in over the area from west which will cut off most of the rain. However, afternoon showers are still expected, especially along the mountains. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... Westerly flow will dominate the early part of the day with a low tracking through the flow from the west. This low looks to make it to the Western Aleutians this afternoon and to the Central Aleutians tonight before pushing south into the North Pacific. Behind the low, ridging will build in from the western Bering and then extend over the northern Bering. On Thursday it will cover a majority of the Bering keeping winds relatively light while bringing a widespread threat of stratus and fog to the area. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... The stacked low pressure system over the Alaska Peninsula late on Thursday will continue to drop south into the North Pacific and Western Gulf of Alaska by Friday morning. Models begin struggling on how quickly this feature shifts eastward as well as how far north the feature tracks. At the time, the subtropical jet looks rather weak which tends to support a slower movement (depicted by the GFS) which keeps the low pressure system away from the northern gulf coast. However, the ECMWF and some of the ensemble members show a jet streak developing within the subtropical jet which could push this system toward the Panhandle by the end of the weekend. With poor model agreement, forecast confidence with this is quite low. However, teleconnections and models are hinting at longwave ridging developing over the Bering Sea and nudging into the Alaska mainland throughout the upcoming weekend. The amplitude of the ridge is rather unimpressive but the wavelength hints at the potential for long duration ridging over the Bering Sea. This should allow for some clouds to clear across Alaska and the Bering Sea through the weekend although fog may become an issue at times, especially with the wet pattern currently unfolding. The low amplitude ridge will allow for some weak upper level disturbances to push inland through early next week which could bring a few periods of showers but confidence with any given disturbance is low 5 to 7 days out. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...KV SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EN SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DK LONG TERM...JW
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jul 19, 3:53 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Jul 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jul 19, 3:07 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 61 hr |
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