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Small Craft Advisory 413, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 9, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 9, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2008, 11:00 PM 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 101129 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 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. PKZ197-110200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AS IT DISSIPATES BY SUN MORNING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SUN AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF BY MON MORNING. A 970 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-110200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-110200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-110200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-110200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-110200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-110200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ140-110200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-110200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 102305 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 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. PKZ197-111400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB LOW AROUND 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WILL DISSIPATE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SUNDAY AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BY MONDAY MORNING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW AT 970 MB WILL MOVE CLOSE TO CAPE NEWENHAM MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-111400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-111400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-111400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-111400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-111400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-111400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-111400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-111400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 102338 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 CORRECTED ALL ZONES TO ADD MORE PRECIPITATION 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. PKZ197-111400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB LOW AROUND 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WILL DISSIPATE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SUNDAY AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BY MONDAY MORNING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW AT 970 MB WILL MOVE CLOSE TO CAPE NEWENHAM MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-111400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-111400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-111400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-111400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-111400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-111400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-111400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-111400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 111152 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 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. PKZ197-120200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE BY SUN AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SUN AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF BY MON MORNING. A 966 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR CHIGNIK EARLY MON MORNING THEN WEAKEN AS IT HEADS NORTHWEST. $$ PKZ120-120200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ121-120200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-120200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-120200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-120200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-120200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-120200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-120200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 May 9, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 9, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM ADT FRI MAY 9 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN CLOSE AGREEMENT THROUGH MONDAY. THE 12Z GFS IS A BIT DEEPER WITH THE PRIMARY EASTERN ALEUTIAN LOW THE DIFFERENCE IS ON THE ORDER OF 2 TO 8 MB FROM THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN AND OTHER MODELS BUT POSITIONS ARE VERY CLOSE. THE MODELS WEAKEN THEN DISSIPATE THE LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE PRIBILOFS THEN REPLACE IT WITH A DEVELOPING THEN OCCLUDING LOW FROM SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS BY TUE MORNING. SOLUTIONS BEGIN TO DIVERGE WITH THE NEXT LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY MID WEEK THE 12Z GSM APPEARS TO BE AN OUTLIER BEING ALMOST 20 MB DEEPER THAN OTHER SOLUTIONS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A DOMINATE STATIONARY LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH NEXT WED THEN WEAKEN. THIS TRANSLATES TO A DEEP POOL OF COLD PARKED OVER THE BERING AND A PERSISTENT STRONG SOUTHWEST JET OVER THE EASTERN NORTH GULF AND SOUTHEAST ALL NEXT WEEK. THE LOW IN THE GULF WILL DRIFT EAST AND DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF BY MON. THE PRIBILOF LOW WILL DISSIPATE IN PLACE BY SAT NIGHT AS A NEW LOW DEEPENS SOUTH OF UNALASKA THEN MOVES TO THE PRIBILOFS BY TUE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE... RAIN WILL DIMINISH ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS TONIGHT AND THE INTERIOR WILL STAY DRY. DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN SAT AND SUN AS THE GULF LOW MOVES EAST AND WEAKENS AND A WEAK HIGH FORMS OVER NORTHERN COOK INLET. LES. RAIN WILL SPREAD TO KODIAK ISLAND SUN THEN TO THE WESTERN NORTH GULF AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SUN NIGHT AND MON WITH SOUTHEAST FLOW IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT LOW. WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE... RAIN SHOWERS SHOULD DIMINISH ALONG THE BRISTOL BAY COAST AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA DURING THE NIGHT. THE UPPER KUSKOKWIM SHOULD REMAIN DRY WITH ONLY A FEW MID LEVEL CLOUDS REACHING AREAS LIKE MCGRATH. PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL REMAIN OVER THE MAINLAND AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FOG SHOULD BE LIMITED TO COASTAL AREAS BUT COULD BE DENSE AT TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. RAIN AND STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD FROM THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA SUN TO THE SOUTHWEST COAST AND KODIAK ISLAND SUN NIGHT AND MON. .LONG TERM FORECAST... WE EXPECT A STRONG LOW TO MOVE INTO THE GULF AND ONSHORE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL BY MID WEEK AS THE DEEP BERING SEA UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED EASTERN GULF STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY JET PERSIST. STRONG MARINE WINDS AND RAIN INLAND FROM THE COAST OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 351 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RHH MAY 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 9, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 9, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| May 10, 1:59 AM AKDT | Fire Weather Watch | AFC | 30 hr | |
| May 10, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 10, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 10, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 56 hr | |
| May 10, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 10, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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Sources
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