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Small Craft Advisory 541, NWS Anchorage, AK

July 9, 2021

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 9, 2021, 3:56 AM AKDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 9, 2021, 3:56 AM AKDT (11:56 UTC)
Expired: Jul 9, 2021, 3:22 PM AKDT
In force: 11 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

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463 
FZAK52 PAFC 091156
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
356 AM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

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.

PKZ199-100045-
356 AM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

Low pressure extends across the Bering through Sat afternoon. a 
low crosses Bristol Bay at 1000 mb Sat morning then moves 100 nm 
southeast of Chignik at 1001 mb Sat afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-100045-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
356 AM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt becoming variable up to 10 kt N of Chirikof
Island. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ155-100045-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
356 AM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Haze.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ160-100045-
Bristol Bay-
356 AM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Widespread rain showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the
morning.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ165-100045-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
356 AM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Haze. Isolated thunderstorms in the
morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ170-100045-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
356 AM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Haze.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Haze.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ171-100045-
Unalaska Bay-
356 AM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

.TODAY...SW wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Haze.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Haze.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ172-100045-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
356 AM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Haze.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Haze.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ173-100045-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
356 AM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Haze.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ174-100045-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
356 AM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ175-100045-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
356 AM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ176-100045-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
356 AM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ177-100045-
Adak to Kiska-
356 AM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ178-100045-
Kiska to Attu-
356 AM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ179-100045-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
356 AM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 25 kt decreasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 
ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Haze.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming NE. Seas 4 ft. 
Haze.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ180-100045-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
356 AM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Isolated thunderstorms in the
morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ181-100045-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
356 AM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ185-100045-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
356 AM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 15 kt W of
Saint Matthew Island. Seas 7 ft. Haze.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Haze.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

1 follow-up statement

058 
FZAK52 PAFC 092322
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
322 PM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

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.

PKZ199-101200-
322 PM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

Low pressure extends across the Bering through Sat afternoon. 
A low crosses Bristol Bay at 1000 mb Sat morning then moves 
150 nm southeast of Chignik at 998 mb Sat afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-101200-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
322 PM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ155-101200-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
322 PM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ160-101200-
Bristol Bay-
322 PM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt early, then W 20 KT. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ165-101200-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
322 PM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt early, then becoming NW 20 kt. 
Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ170-101200-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
322 PM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ171-101200-
Unalaska Bay-
322 PM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 2 ft. 
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 foot.

$$

PKZ172-101200-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
322 PM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ173-101200-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
322 PM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ174-101200-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
322 PM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ175-101200-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
322 PM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ176-101200-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
322 PM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ177-101200-
Adak to Kiska-
322 PM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ178-101200-
Kiska to Attu-
322 PM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ179-101200-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
322 PM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Haze.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ180-101200-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
322 PM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ181-101200-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
322 PM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ185-101200-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
322 PM AKDT Fri Jul 9 2021

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Haze.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. 
Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 8, 4:06 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Jul 9, 4:01 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	72 hr
Jul 9, 3:50 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Jul 9, 3:50 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr

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