Small Craft Advisory 710, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Sep 2, 2007, 3:25 PM AKDT (23:25 UTC)

Expired

Sep 2, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 030424 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
825 PM ADT SUN SEP 2 2007

UPDATED ZONE 120 121 125 129 132 138 140 141

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.

PKZ197-031400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO
SOUTHEAST ALASKA MON NIGHT. A 989 MB LOW 140 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR 
WILL MOVE TO 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF HOMER AND WEAKEN TO 992 MB TUE
AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
GULF MON AFTERNOON AND WILL LIE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST TUE
MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-031400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
825 PM ADT SUN SEP 2 2007

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-031400-
RESURRECTION BAY
825 PM ADT SUN SEP 2 2007

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. STRONGER WINDS 
AND HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-031400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
825 PM ADT SUN SEP 2 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-031400-
PASSAGE CANAL
825 PM ADT SUN SEP 2 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-031400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 2 2007

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-031400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
825 PM ADT SUN SEP 2 2007

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT TOWARD MORNING. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-031400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
825 PM ADT SUN SEP 2 2007

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT TOWARD MORNING. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-031400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
825 PM ADT SUN SEP 2 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-031400-
KACHEMAK BAY
825 PM ADT SUN SEP 2 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 031128
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT MON SEP 3 2007

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.

PKZ197-040200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF
ALASKA WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE MON NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW NEAR 75
NM WEST OF COLD BAY MOVES TO KODIAK ISLAND BY TUE MORNING AND WEAKENS
TO 990 MB. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF
MON AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTH GULF COAST BY TUE MORNING. THE LOW
THEN MOVES TO 125 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT AT 999 MB BY LATE WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-040200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT MON SEP 3 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-040200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT MON SEP 3 2007

.TODAY...WINDS BECOMING S 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. RAIN
IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT.HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS
SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES
HEAD.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-040200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT MON SEP 3 2007

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
SEAL ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-040200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT MON SEP 3 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-040200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT MON SEP 3 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...WINDS INCREASING TO SE 25 KT THIS MORNING AND TO SE 35 KT 
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-040200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT MON SEP 3 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO
14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-040200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT MON SEP 3 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO
13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-040200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT MON SEP 3 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO
7 FT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-040200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT MON SEP 3 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2007Every small craft advisory in 2007

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