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Small Craft Advisory 920, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Nov 12, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 12, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 12, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 121306 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 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. PKZ197-130300- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW NEAR YAKUTAT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY FRI MORNING. A 990 MB LOW 90 NM WEST OF KODIAK CITY LATE THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY LATE FRI NIGHT AND DEEPEN TO 956 MB. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 10 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SW 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 121729 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 830 AM AKST THU NOV 12 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. PKZ197-130300- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW NEAR YAKUTAT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY FRI MORNING. A 990 MB LOW 90 NM WEST OF KODIAK CITY LATE THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY LATE FRI NIGHT AND DEEPEN TO 956 MB. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 830 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 10 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SW 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 830 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 121835 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 UPDATED ZONE 125 FOR SHOWERS. 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. PKZ197-130300- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW NEAR YAKUTAT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY FRI MORNING. A 990 MB LOW 90 NM WEST OF KODIAK CITY LATE THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY LATE FRI NIGHT AND DEEPEN TO 956 MB. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 930 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 830 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 10 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SW 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 830 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 130058 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 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. PKZ197-131500- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW NEAR PILOT POINT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE FRI MORNING AT 981 MB AND THEN MOVES ONSHORE NEAR ICY BAY. A 980 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT LATE FRI MORNING MOVES OVER KAYAK ISLAND SAT MORNING AT 946 MB. $$ PKZ120-131500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...WEST OF HINCHINBROOK ISLAND...N 45 KT. EAST OF HINCHINBROOK ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-131500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-131500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-131500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS EAST OF BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-131500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-131500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-131500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Nov 11, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM BUT CONTINUE TO A
FEW DIFFERENCES OVER THE WEEKEND. THE GFS AND EUROPEAN MODELS APPEAR
TO HAVE THE BETTER SOLUTIONS THROUGH SUNDAY.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER AIR...THERE IS AN UPPER LOW OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA. A
WESTERLY JET STREAMS LIES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA AND BECOMES
SOUTHWESTERLY OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ALASKA.
AT THE SURFACE...A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM IS VERTICALLY STACK WITH THE
UPPER LOW OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE
SUSITNA VALLEY, COOK INLET AND KODIAK ISLAND CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE MAIN LOW CENTER OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA WILL MOVE EAST AND BECOME
NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR BETTLES THURSDAY AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRIDAY.
THE WEATHER FRONT OVER WESTERN SOUTH-CENTRAL REGION WILL MOVE THROUGH
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TONIGHT AND INTO THE
YUKON TERRITORY AND PANHANDLE THURSDAY MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW
ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT MAIN BE HEAVY AT TIMES JUST AHEAD OF IT,
BUT WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS BEHIND IT. LOCALLY STRONG WINDS
THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN WILL DIMINISH BEHIND THE FRONT.
STRONG WEST WINDS ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST WILL PERSIST
THROUGH TO NIGHT AND DIMINISH THURSDAY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL
DIMINISH TONIGHT. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE BERING SEA
WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR BETHEL THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WEATHER WILL DEVELOP
SOUTHWEST OF THE LOW TONIGHT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA
THURSDAY NIGHT THEN DROP INTO THE GULF FRIDAY. MORE SNOW AND GUSTY
WINDS WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA THURSDAY NIGHT AND OVER THE
GULF FRIDAY. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTH-CENTRAL
ALASKA FRIDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A LOW DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRIDAY WILL STRENGTHEN
TO 942 MB OVER THE GULF SATURDAY THEN WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO
NORTHERN CANADA SUNDAY. A RESIDUAL 984 MB LOW WILL BE LEFT BEHIND
OVER THE GULF SUNDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR THE SUSITNA VALLEY.
MARINE...STORM 180
GALE 120 125 130 132 150 155 160 165 170 172 175
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM NOV 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:47 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr |
Nearby
Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2009Every small craft advisory in 2009
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.