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Small Craft Advisory 122, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 12, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 13, 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.
799 FZAK51 PAFC 122359 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 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. PKZ197-131500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 974 MB LOW 70 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE 140 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT SUN THEN WEAKEN TO 992 MB 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-131500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-131500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-131500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-131500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-131500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT EXCEPT WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT EXCEPT 45 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-131500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 45 KT NEAR SITKINAK. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-131500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT PUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-131500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
702 FZAK51 PAFC 130005 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 138 TYPO 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 SAT FEB 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 974 MB LOW 70 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE 140 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT SUN THEN WEAKEN TO 992 MB 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-131500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-131500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-131500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-131500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-131500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT EXCEPT WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT EXCEPT 45 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-131500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 45 KT NEAR SITKINAK. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-131500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-131500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
006 FZAK51 PAFC 131229 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 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. PKZ197-140300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 978 MB LOW 30 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA THIS EVENING THEN TO 991 MB TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-140300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT...HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 147W. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 147W. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 147W. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-140300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-140300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-140300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-140300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 24 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 24 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-140300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 24 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-140300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-140300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-140300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Feb 12, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011
.MODEL DISCUSSION...OOZ MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SHORT
TERM ON KEY FEATURES. MAINLY SURFACE LOW IN NRN GULF AK THAT WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH SUN NIGHT...BEING REINFORCED BY WEAK
TROUGHS ROTATING INTO IT FROM THE SW. AND ALSO WITH SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING N FROM N PACIFIC LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
OVER THE WRN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA. SO NAM WAS USED FOR IT'S BETTER
RESOLUTION THROUGH 60 HOURS.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...LARGE 500 MB TROUGH WITH 499 DM CENTER
BETWEEN PAFA AND PFYU COVERS ALL MAINLAND AK THIS MORNING. NUMEROUS
SHORT-WAVES IN THE FLOW AROUND IT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH...HELPING
TO CARVE OUT A 505 DM CLOSED LOW OFFSHORE SE AK BY SUN NIGHT. UPPER
RIDGING WILL BEGIN TO BUILD N OVER WRN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND
BERING SEA TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY SLIDE E OVER ERN ALEUTIANS AND AK
PEN. SUN NIGHT AND MON. IT WILL THEN PROGRESS OVER SW AK MON NIGHT
AND S-CENTRAL TUE. COLD AIRMASS OVER MAINLAND AK WITH UPPER TROUGH
COMBINED WITH 975-980 MB SURFACE LOW IN THE NRN GULF AK INTO SUN
NIGHT WILL MAINTAIN STRONG NRLY PRESSURE GRADIENT. STRONG NW TO NE
WINDS THROUGH GAPS AND PASSES FROM AK PEN. E THROUGH PADQ AND ALONG
GULF COAST WILL THEREFORE CONTINUE THROUGH MON...ALONG WITH WELL-BELOW
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
ALEUTIANS/SW AK: MIXED PRECIP. SHOWERS IN POST-FRONTAL COLD AIR ERN
ALEUTIANS AND AK PEN. WILL BECOME ALL SNOW TODAY. THESE WILL DECREASE
TONIGHT AS SURFACE/UPPER RIDGING BUILDS IN FROM THE W. STORM FORCE
WINDS ACROSS AK PEN. SUN THROUGH MON AS STRONG NRLY FLOW ALOFT COMBINES
WITH VERY STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN CENTRAL ALEUTIAN HIGH
AND GULF AK LOW. RAIN AND GALES WRN ALEUTIANS SUN NIGHT AND MON WITH
FRONT MOVING AHEAD OF LOW OFF KAMCHATKA. INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT LOWER
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY...SO ISSUED WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR 155.
S-CENTRAL/COPPER R. BASIN: OVER-RUNNING SNOW COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL
END THIS MORNING. CLEARING SKIES THERE AND OVER REST OF S-CENTRAL
TONIGHT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER TEMPS. CLEAR SKIES WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MON NIGHT...SO VERY COLD TEMPS. ALL AREAS...BUT FEBRUARY SUN
WILL AT LEAST BRING A LITTLE DIURNAL WARMING. NRLY SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENTS WILL BE STRONGEST SUN NIGHT AND MON FOR GAP OUTFLOW WINDS.
WILL CONTINUE WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR NRN SUSITNA VALLEY NEAR AK RANGE
AND ISSUE ONE FOR THOMPSON PASS BEGINNING TONIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...SHORT-WAVE TROUGH/WEAKENING FRONTAL SYSTEM
WILL SLIDE E OVER ERN ALEUTIANS AND AK PEN TUE AND SW AK TUE NIGHT
BRINGING GALES AND MIXED PRECIP. CHANGING TO SNOW S AND W OF PAPN.
ALL SNOW FOR SW AK ZONES. SYSTEM FORECAST BY ECMWF AND GFS TO SPLIT
AS IT ENTERS GULF AK WED...WITH MOST ENERGY DIVING SE. BUT PADQ SHOULD
PICK UP SIGNIFICANT PRECIP. AND S-CENTRAL AND COPPER BASIN MAY PICK
UP SOME -SN FROM IT. MODERATING TEMPS. FROM THE W. AS THE SYSTEM
MOVES THROUGH. GAP OUTFLOW WINDS S-CENTRAL WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH MON
NIGHT AND TUE AS SURFACE HIGH CENTER OVER INTERIOR SLIDES E INTO THE
YUKON.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WIND CHILL ADVISORIES 141 145 155
MARINE...GALE: 121 127 128 129 132 138 155 160 165 170 171 172 175
176 179 352 411 413 414
STORM: 130 150
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY: 120 121 125 129 13O 132 138 140 141 126 127 128
150 155 160 165 179 185 412 414
MAR FEB 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:46 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 13, 11:14 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Feb 13, 12:09 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 4 hr |
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