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Small Craft Advisory 643, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 16, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 16, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 161135 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-170200- 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 65 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR SEWARD AT 1000 MB SUN AFTERNOON. WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE GULF OF AK THROUGH TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-170200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-170200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-170200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-170200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-170200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-170200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-170200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-170200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 162320 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-171400- 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES ONTO THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS EVENING. WESTERLY FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ120-171400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT THIS EVENING NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-171400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT THIS EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-171400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-171400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-171400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-171400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-171400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 171116 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-180200- 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-180200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-180200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-180200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-180200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-180200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-180200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-180200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-180200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ141-180200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 172346 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-181400- 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE GULF THROUGH TUE. A 1010 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 1001 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-181400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-181400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-181400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-181400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-181400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-181400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-181400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT EXCEPT S 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT EXCEPT S 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-181400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 180627 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1035 PM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 UPDATED ZONES 130 AND 141. COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-181400- 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE GULF THROUGH TUE. A 1010 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 1001 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-181400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-181400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-181400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-181400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1025 PM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-181400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-181400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-181400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT EXCEPT S 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT EXCEPT S 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-181400- KACHEMAK BAY 1025 PM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 181113 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 18 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-190200- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER THE GULF TUE. A 1011 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND TUE NIGHT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 997 MB 300 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-190200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-190200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-190200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-190200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-190200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-190200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-190200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-190200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-190200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 182349 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 18 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-191400- 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1013 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1000 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-191400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-191400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FOOT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ125-191400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-191400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN AND FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-191400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-191400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-191400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-191400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-191400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$
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 Aug 15, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AKDT SAT AUG 15 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL SYNOPTIC SCALE INITIALIZATIONS OF MSLP AND MOISTURE FIELD COMPARISON WITH WATER VAPOR IMAGE WAS REASONABLE. FORECAST TRENDS THROUGH TUESDAY ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT AND REASONABLE. BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IN THE SHORT TERM IS THE WESTWARD EXTEND OF THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD IN SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT. THE GFS BRING MOISTURE WELL INTO COOK INLET TONIGHT...WHERE AS THE NAM HOLDS IT FURTHER EAST. OTHER MODELS SHOULD A WELL DEFINED SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT...SO WILL LEAN WITH THE GFS PRECIPITATION FORECAST TO TONIGHT. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... .500MB...GENERALLY STAGNATE PATTERN BECOMES A LITTLE MORE PROGRESSIVE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS THE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SHIFTS EAST AND FLATTENS AND LOW CENTER OVER THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC MOVES TO ALONG 150W AND THE ARCTIC OCEAN LATE TUE. BY TUE...THE LONG WAVE TROUGH CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM THE ALASKA ARCTIC TO THE LOW CENTER OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA..MOVES EAST TO BETWEEN 150-160W. BY WED NIGHT...THE LONG WAVE MOVES TO ALONG 140-145W...A RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 160W...AS A LOW CENTER MOVES TO EASTERN RUSSIA. .SHORT TERM... ...EAST...RAIN SHOULD INCREASE AGAIN OVER MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT AND SUN WAS MOISTURE SURGE ACCOMPANYING SWLY FLOW MOVES FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA. WEAK SURFACE CENTER ALONG THIS BOUNDARY MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE NORTH GULF SUN. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BECOME MORE SHOWERY SUN AND MON AS TEMPS COOL ALOFT. GUSTY WINDS IN THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SHOULD DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. N/S PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL HOLD BRISK SOUTHERLY WINDS IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THROUGH THIS EVENING. .SW MAINLAND...UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH SHOWERS/RAIN LIKELY TO BE THE CASE OVER INLAND SW ALASKA THROUGH SUN AS THE UPPER THROUGH PROGRESSES EAST. GENERALLY LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL BE THE CASE ALONG COASTAL LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE DELTA TONIGHT AND SUN AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. FOG/STRATUS LIKELY TO CONTINUE OVER COASTAL SW ALASKA THROUGH MON...MORE BREAKS INLAND AS UPPER TROUGH MOVES THROUGH. ANOTHER SHOT AT RAIN COMES MON NIGHT AND TUE AS A WEATHER FRONT MOVES OVER THE DELTA/WESTERN BRISTOL BAY. .BERING SEA...LOW COMPLEX OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA DRIFTS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS SUN. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SO WOULD EXPECT FOG AND STRATUS TO BE THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURES. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN BERING SEA MON NIGHT. THIS WILL LIKELY WILL BRING A LITTLE RAIN...BUT WILL DO LITTLE TO DISSIPATE THE LOWER CLOUDS AND FOG. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC......FLOOD ADVISORY ZONE 121 MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC AUG 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 5:15 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Aug 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 16, 11:17 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Aug 16, 11:55 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 23 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.