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Small Craft Advisory 106, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 6, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
505 FZAK51 PAFC 070001 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 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. PKZ197-071500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WEAKENS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MON MORNING. A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC MON MOVES NEAR CHIGNIK AT 988 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 20 KT OUT OF NORTHEASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
713 FZAK51 PAFC 070721 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1020 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 AMENDED ZONES 120 121 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. PKZ197-071500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WEAKENS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MON MORNING. A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC MON MOVES NEAR CHIGNIK AT 988 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1020 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 1020 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 .REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 20 KT OUT OF NORTHEASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
116 FZAK51 PAFC 071241 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 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. PKZ197-080300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF MON AFTERNOON AND TRACKS TO THE NORTHERN GULF TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. TOWARD KAMICHAK BAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 Feb 6, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL. SYNOPTIC SCALE FORECAST TRENDS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. THE GFS/EC APPEAR TO BE HANDLING THE DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE NAM TENDS TO LAG BEHIND GFS/EC POSITIONS. .UPPER LEVELS...THE PERSISTENT RIDGE OVER THE MAINLAND INTERIOR SLOWLY MOVES EAST AS THE BROAD TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS IS PUSHED NORTH BY BUILDING NORTH PACIFIC RIDGE. A LARGE LOW CENTER OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WEAKENS IT IT MOVES TO JUST SOUTH OF THE AK PEN TUE MORNING. THIS CENTER FURTHER WEAKENS AND MOVES EAST ACROSS THE MAINLAND AS A WAVE WED. ANALYSIS... A COMPACT LOW PRESSURE CENTER NEAR KODIAK ISLAND YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WEAKENED AND MOVED INTO BRISTOL BAY OVERNIGHT. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVED INTO BRISTOL BAY AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS MORNING SHOWS THE WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM SW ALASKA...THROUGH THE KENAI PEN TO OVER THE SE GULF OF ALASKA. THE FRONT AND LOW CENTER GENERALLY BROUGHT WIDESPREAD CLOUDS BUT LITTLE PRECIPITATION. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS SEVERAL SHORT WAVES WITH SHOWERS EXTENDING FROM SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS TO OVER THE WESTERN GULF THIS MORNING. THE LOW COMPLEX OVER THE BERING SEA/EAST ALEUTIANS IS SLOWLY WEAKENING AND DRIFTING NORTH. HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES IT HOLD OVER THE INTERIOR MAINLAND CREATING RELATIVELY STRONG TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS THIS MORNING...WHICH RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. .SHORT TERM...GENERALLY WINDY...WET...AND WARMER WEATHER ON THE WAY FOR MUCH OF THE MAINLAND. THE WEAKENING FRONTAL ZONE EXTENDING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL WILL SHEAR APART OVER THE NEXT 24 HRS OR SO. A LARGE LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO NEAR CHIGNIK TUE AFTERNOON. THIS CENTER CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR WED. THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL TROUGH BRINGS MOISTURE TO THE AK PEN/EASTERN ALEUTIANS MON. MOISTURE SPREADS TO THE EASTERN BERING/SW MAINLAND...AND SOUTHCENTRAL MON NIGHT AND TUE. MOST AREAS WILL SEE RISING TEMPS WITH WARM ADVECTION AHEAD OF AND WITH THE APPROACHING FRONTAL TROUGH. PRECIPITATION LIKELY WILL BE RAIN OR A MIX ALONG THE GULF COAST AND MIXED PRECIPITATION OVER BRISTOL BAY....THOUGH SOME LOCATIONS WITH TRAPPED COLD AIR MAY SEE A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. COOLER AIR WILL PROGRESS EAST ACROSS THE EAST ALEUTIANS/EASTERN BERING SEA AS THE LOW CENTER MOVES INTO THE SW INTERIOR EARLY WED. PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL INCREASE WITH THE APPROACH OF THE LOW PRESSURE/FRONT AND BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE AK PEN AND EAST/CENTRAL ALEUTIANS/WESTERN GULF MON EVENING. GRADIENTS TIGHTEN ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF TUE. .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... RIDGING OVER THE COPPER RIVER WILL HOLD THROUGH MON NIGHT...SO EXPECT LOW COLDS AND FOG TO CONTINUE INTO TUE MORNING. MIXING OF THE AIR WITH INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL TEND TO BREAK UP LOW CONDITIONS OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TUE AFTERNOON. SOME ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH MON AS WEAK UPPER SHORT WAVES LIFT NORTH AND EAST. WARM...WINDY...AND WET WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED ON TUE AND WED. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 130 132 138 150 155 160 165 170 172. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC FEB 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 7, 4:26 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr |
Nearby
Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2011Every small craft advisory in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.