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Small Craft Advisory 106, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 6, 2011

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 days
Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC7 days
Feb 7, 4:26 AM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC11 hr

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