Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2006
Small Craft Advisory 340, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 14, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 142301 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 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. PKZ197-151400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB SAT NIGHT OVER VANCOUVER ISLAND. A 986 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SUN. $$ PKZ120-151400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-151400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-151400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-151400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-151400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-151400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-151400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-151400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-151400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 150201 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 600 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 UPDATED ZONES 140 AND 141 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. PKZ197-151400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB SAT NIGHT OVER VANCOUVER ISLAND. A 986 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SUN. $$ PKZ120-151400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-151400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-151400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-151400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-151400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-151400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-151400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-151400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 600 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-151400- KACHEMAK BAY 600 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT UNTIL MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 150748 AAB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1150 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 UPDATED ZONE 130 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. PKZ197-151400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB SAT NIGHT OVER VANCOUVER ISLAND. A 986 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SUN. $$ PKZ120-151400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-151400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-151400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-151400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-151400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1150 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT NEAR HEADLANDS. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-151400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-151400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-151400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 600 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-151400- KACHEMAK BAY 600 PM ADT FRI APR 14 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT UNTIL MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 151159 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 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. PKZ197-160200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND REMAINS STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 999 MB SUN MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 981 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF PORT HEIDEN INTENSIFIES TO 973 MB SUN EVENING OVER KODIAK ISLAND. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT CROSSES THE GULF SUN. $$ PKZ120-160200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-160200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-160200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-160200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-160200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-160200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-160200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-160200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 152116 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 115 PM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 UPDATED AREAS 120 121 AND 125 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. PKZ197-160200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND REMAINS STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 999 MB SUN MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 981 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF PORT HEIDEN INTENSIFIES TO 973 MB SUN EVENING OVER KODIAK ISLAND. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT CROSSES THE GULF SUN. $$ PKZ120-160200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 115 AM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS . .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-160200- RESURRECTION BAY 115 PM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-160200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 115 AM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-160200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-160200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-160200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-160200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-160200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 152355 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 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. PKZ197-161400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SUN MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA SUN. A LOW IN THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AT 977 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-161400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-161400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-161400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-161400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-161400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-161400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-161400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-161400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SAT APR 15 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Apr 14, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM ADT FRI APR 14 2006
.DISCUSSION...
MASSIVE UPPER RIDGE JUST WEST OF THE BERING WITH A CUT-OFF UPPER LOW
OVER THE EASTERN GULF THIS MORNING. THESE FEATURES CORRESPOND TO A
SURFACE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND A RIDGE CENTERED OVER 180 OUT
IN THE BERING. STRONG NORTHWEST SURFACE FLOW PERSISTS ACROSS THE
AKPEN AND SOUTHERN KODIAK ISLAND.
MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT IN BRINGING THE GULF LOW SOUTHEAST TO
VANCOUVER ISLAND BY SAT NIGHT. A LOW CENTER DEVELOPS IN THE RESIDUAL
TROUGH NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WHICH REMAINS STATIONARY BEFORE
DISSIPATING SUN AFTERNOON. EXCEPT FOR SOME SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE
WRANGELLS AND A FEW RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF...DRY
CONDITIONS SHOULD PERSIST SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES TOWARD WESTERN ALASKA
SAT. MEANWHILE THE GRADIENT OVER THE AKPEN REMAINS SUFFICIENTLY TIGHT
FOR STRONG NORTHWEST SURFACE FLOW THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...AND
OVER KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH SAT. THE DRY RIDGE MOVES OVER SOUTHWEST
ALASKA FOR SAT.
IN THE WEST... A LOW MOVING ALONG THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TODAY
BRINGS WEATHER FRONTS ACROSS THE BERING TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THIS WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE ALEUTIANS. GALE FORCE
SOUTH WIND WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOFS SAT AND
THE AKPEN SUN. BEHIND THE FRONT GALES AND STORMS WILL SWEEP ACROSS
THE BERING AND CHAIN SAT THROUGH MON.
BY LATE SUN A SURFACE LOW WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE AKPEN WITH MOIST
SOUTHEAST FLOW ACROSS THE GULF AND COLD NORTH FLOW OVER THE BERING.
AS THE LOW PIVOTS INTO THE GULF MON...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO
RAIN OVER THE GULF BUT REMAIN AS SNOW OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND
SOUTHWEST ALASKA. DRY COLD ADVECTION WILL CUT OFF PRECIP LATER ON MON
IN THE WEST...BUT CYCLONIC FLOW WILL KEEP SOME SHOWERS SOUTH AND EAST
OF THE AK RANGE INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE NEXT WEATHER FRONT
AFFECTS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN
TUE AND WED.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES 130 132 150 155 165 170 172 175 176 185 179
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 150 160 165 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DS APR 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 13, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 13, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 13, 11:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 14, 2:30 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Apr 14, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 14, 11:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 14, 11:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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