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Small Craft Advisory 545, NWS Anchorage, AK

July 10, 2021

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 10, 2021, 3:55 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 10, 2021, 3:55 AM AKDT (11:55 UTC)
Expired: Jul 10, 2021, 3:27 PM AKDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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548 
FZAK52 PAFC 101155
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
355 AM AKDT Sat Jul 10 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.

PKZ199-110045-
355 AM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1002 mb low 60 nm north of Port Heiden on Sat moves into the
Gulf by Sun afternoon. High pressure extends across the Bering 
through early Mon morning. A 1008 mb low moves to 246 nm southwest
of Shemya on Mon morning.

$$

PKZ150-110045-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
355 AM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 25 kt becoming Variable 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ155-110045-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
355 AM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TODAY...W wind 20 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ160-110045-
Bristol Bay-
355 AM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 1 foot.

$$

PKZ165-110045-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
355 AM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ170-110045-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
355 AM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ171-110045-
Unalaska Bay-
355 AM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 foot.

$$

PKZ172-110045-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
355 AM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ173-110045-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
355 AM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ174-110045-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
355 AM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
Areas of fog.
.SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ175-110045-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
355 AM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ176-110045-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
355 AM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ177-110045-
Adak to Kiska-
355 AM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

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

$$

PKZ178-110045-
Kiska to Attu-
355 AM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ179-110045-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
355 AM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ180-110045-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
355 AM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

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

$$

PKZ181-110045-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
355 AM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ185-110045-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
355 AM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TODAY...Variable wind up to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Haze and patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind up to 15 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

1 follow-up statement

727 
FZAK52 PAFC 102327
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
327 PM AKDT Sat Jul 10 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.

PKZ199-111230-
327 PM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

High pressure persists over the Bering Sea through Monday.
A 1010 mb North Pacific low moves to 115 nm South of Adak 
by Mon afternoon. 

$$

PKZ150-111230-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
327 PM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

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

$$

PKZ155-111230-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
327 PM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ160-111230-
Bristol Bay-
327 PM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ165-111230-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
327 PM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ170-111230-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
327 PM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ171-111230-
Unalaska Bay-
327 PM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable 
less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming 
NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 foot.

$$

PKZ172-111230-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
327 PM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ173-111230-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
327 PM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ174-111230-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
327 PM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog.
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ175-111230-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
327 PM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ176-111230-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
327 PM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ177-111230-
Adak to Kiska-
327 PM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ178-111230-
Kiska to Attu-
327 PM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ179-111230-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
327 PM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog.
.MON THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ180-111230-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
327 PM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ181-111230-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
327 PM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ185-111230-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
327 PM AKDT Sat Jul 10 2021

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...S 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 9, 5:33 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	10 hr
Jul 10, 3:52 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Jul 10, 3:52 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Jul 10, 3:54 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Jul 10, 3:54 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr

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