Coastal Waters Forecast Issued by NWS
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FZAK52 PAFC 191156
CWFALU
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013
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.
PKZ199-200300-
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE THU
NIGHT. A 1002 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MAINTAIN
STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT THU MORNING
AND THEN DISSIPATES BY THU NIGHT. A 970 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF
ATTU THU MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM
SOUTH OF ATTU AT 970 MB FRI MORNING.
$$
PKZ150-200300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013
.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
$$
PKZ155-200300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013
.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
$$
PKZ160-200300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013
.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
$$
PKZ165-200300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013
.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
$$
PKZ180-200300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013
.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT NEAR HOOPER BAY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT.
AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
$$
PKZ170-200300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013
.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
$$
PKZ171-200300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013
.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
$$
PKZ172-200300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...
.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
$$
PKZ175-200300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013
...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...
.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11
FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
$$
PKZ176-200300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013
...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...
.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16
FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 FT.
$$
PKZ185-200300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...
.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 20 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
$$
PKZ179-200300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013
.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT.
.SAT...E WIND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
$$