Small Craft Advisory 487, NWS Anchorage, AK

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FZAK51 PAFC 132303
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT MON JUN 13 2005

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

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.

PKZ197-141400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE CONTINUES OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

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PKZ120-141400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT MON JUN 13 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

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PKZ121-141400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT MON JUN 13 2005

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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PKZ125-141400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT MON JUN 13 2005

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

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PKZ129-141400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT MON JUN 13 2005

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

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PKZ130-141400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT MON JUN 13 2005

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

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PKZ132-141400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT MON JUN 13 2005

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

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PKZ138-141400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT MON JUN 13 2005

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

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PKZ140-141400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT MON JUN 13 2005

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

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PKZ141-141400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT MON JUN 13 2005

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1200 PM ADT SUN JUN 12 2005

.DISCUSSION...
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS.

500MB...OMEGA BLOCKING PATTERN IS IN THE FORMATIVE STAGE. RIDGE
CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER THE MAINLAND AS LOW CENTERS CUT-OFF SOUTH OF
THE ALASKA GULF AND BERING SEA. BLOCK SHOULD HOLD THROUGH MID WEEK.
BEFORE BLOCK SETS UP...WILL SEE ANOTHER WEAK EASTERLY WAVE MOVE
THROUGH THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY.

SURFACE...THERMAL TROUGH CONTINUES OVER INTERIOR ALASKA. UNSTABLE
CONDITIONS WITH AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION LIKELY THE GENERAL
RULE OVER MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SOUTHCENTRAL...AND COPPER RIVER
BASIN. SIGNIFICANT LOW LEVEL WARMING FOR THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND LOOKS
TO BE TUE WITH 850MB TEMPS OF 10-16C ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND COPPER
RIVER BASIN. LIFTED INDICES OF 0 TO -2 ARE FORECAST OVER INTERIOR
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SOUTHCENTRAL...AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. IN THE
SHORT TERM...EASTERLY WAVE MOVING INTO COPPER RIVER
BASIN/SOUTHCENTRAL WILL CONTINUE SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.

LOW OVER THE GULF CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTH. RIDGE
OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SHIFTS TO THE AK PEN ON MONDAY. DEVELOPING
NORTH PAC LOW MOVES TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND BECOMES
QUASI-STATIONARY. EXPECT GALES OVER THE WEST AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...SEE CURRENT MARINES.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

RMC JUN 05