Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 13, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 5, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 51 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2011, 6:30 AM AKST
- In force
- 51 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
807 FZAK51 PAFC 051256 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 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. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW 50 NM EST OF KODIAK WEAKENS TO 1004 MB WED EVENING 175 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO 1013 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SITKA THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 18 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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772 FZAK51 PAFC 051354 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW 50 NM EAST OF KODIAK WEAKENS TO 1004 MB WED EVENING 175 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO 1013 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SITKA THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 18 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
342 FZAK51 PAFC 060007 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 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. PKZ197-061500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1008 MB THU AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES THURSDAY. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
350 FZAK51 PAFC 060534 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 835 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED 138 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. PKZ197-061500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1008 MB THU AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 835 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES THURSDAY. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
757 FZAK51 PAFC 061258 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 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. PKZ197-070300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD AREA OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS OVER THE GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
400 FZAK51 PAFC 061745 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 845 AM AKST THU JAN 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. PKZ197-070300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD AREA OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS OVER THE GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 845 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
477 FZAK51 PAFC 070003 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 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 THU JAN 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD AREA OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE FRI. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS OVER THE GULF THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND TO 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND TO 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
608 FZAK51 PAFC 071255 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 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 FRI JAN 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
126 FZAK51 PAFC 071533 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 630 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 CORRECTED 132 129 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 FRI JAN 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 630 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 630 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
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 Jan 4, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A COMPLEX UPPER LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
CONTINUES TO WEAKEN. AN UPPER RIDGE IS BEGINNING TO BUILD OVER THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA. THE RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA HAS WEAKENED A BIT
OVERNIGHT.
.AT THE SURFACE...A WEAK LOW, WHICH WAS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA, HAS MOVED TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING
INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN OVER
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND KENAI PENINSULA AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER
BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG THE
YUKON AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA COASTS HAVE PRODUCED AREAS OF POOR
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. A MODERATE LOW JUST EAST OF THE
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA IS MOVE NORTH TOWARD SIBERIA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE NAM AND THE
GFS APPEARS TO HAVE A BETTER HANDLE ON THE LOW IN THE GULF THAN THE
EC AND ALL THE MODELS HANDLE THE SITUATION ABOUT THE SAME IN THE
BERING SEA. THE LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WILL DRIFT EAST INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THE TURN SOUTHEAST INTO THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC THURSDAY NIGHT. THE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING
WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD AS IT MOVES EAST INTO WESTERN ALASKA WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THEN WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL MAINLAND AND WESTERN GULF BY
THURSDAY NIGHT. A NEW STORM OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN WEAKEN OVER THE
BERING SEA THURSDAY NIGHT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF WILL KEEP THE
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE GULF COAST AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THEN WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS
HIGHER PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR. CLEARING SKIES AND
COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE COAST CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT AND DIMINISH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
DIMINISH AS THE TROUGH OVER THE AREA WEAKENS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR FROM THE WEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE
RIDGE MOVES INTO WESTERN ALASKA. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
OVER ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST AS THE RIDGE MOVES INLAND AND A LOW
MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA.
.BERING SEA...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG THE ALONG THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY. RAIN AND STORM FORCE WINDS WILL
MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS THE WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.
WINDS WILL WEAKEN AROUND THE STORM SYSTEM AS IT MOVES INTO THE
CENTRAL BERING THURSDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH
THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL KEEP SOUTHERN ALASKA MOSTLY CLEAR. SOUTHERLY
FLOW OVER THE BERING WILL KEEP THIS REGION WARMER AND WETTER.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 172 175 176
GALE 132 150 155 160 165 170 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
NM JAN 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2011Every small craft advisory in 2011
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