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Small Craft Advisory 144, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 23, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 23, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 23, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Feb 24, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

861 
FZAK51 PAFC 231232
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED FEB 23 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.

PKZ197-240300-
400 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ALASKA INTERIOR THIS MORNING WILL
BUILD SOUTH OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST 
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-240300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-240300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-240300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-240300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-240300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND
20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND
10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-240300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-240300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-240300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-240300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

3 follow-up statements

547 
FZAK51 PAFC 240004
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 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.

PKZ197-241500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL DRIFT SOUTHWARD
THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG
THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-241500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-241500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-241500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-241500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-241500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT DURING THE EVENING.
E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-241500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-241500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-241500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT
BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-241500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

885 
FZAK51 PAFC 241247
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 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.

PKZ197-250300-
400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL AND THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL 
SLOWLY WEAKEN AND DRIFT SOUTHWARD THROUGH FRI EVENING. A TROUGH OF 
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST FRI EVENING.

$$

PKZ120-250300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-250300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-250300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-250300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30
KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-250300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-250300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-250300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-250300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO
5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-250300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING
TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

404 
FZAK51 PAFC 250001
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 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.

PKZ197-251500-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT 
SOUTHWARD THROUGH FRI EVENING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST FRI NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-251500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-251500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-251500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-251500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-251500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-251500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-251500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. 
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-251500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-251500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 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 22, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE MODELS ARE HAVING NO TROUBLE IN THE EAST WITH
NOTHING BUT A LARGE RIDGE TO DEAL WITH OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE
FEATURE OF NOTE TO WATCH WILL BE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANOTHER TROUGH IN
THE NORTHERN GULF FRIDAY OR SATURDAY.
THE WESTERN PART OF THE STATE IS A BIT OF A DIFFERENT STORY. THE NAM
AND ECMWF ARE JUST ABOUT IN LOCKSTEP WITH THE STRENGTH AND MOVEMENT
OF THE LARGE LOW APPROACHING THE WESTERN BERING SEA. THE GFS IS
WEAKER AND MUCH FASTER WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THIS LOW. THE ECMWF/NAM
SOLUTION WAS THE PREFERRED SOLUTION FOR THIS AFTERNOONS FORECAST
PACKAGE.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A WARM CORE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS
AMPLIFYING OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE. THE JET STREAM WILL
FOLLOW ALONG WITH THIS RIDGE AND RIDE OVER THE TOP BRINGING STRONG
SOUTHERLY FLOW INTO THE BERING SEA WHICH IS WHERE THE STORM TRACK HAS
BEEN AND WILL REMAIN FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A STRONG SURFACE RIDGE
OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD AND OVER THE
GULF OF ALASKA TOMORROW AS A STRONG LOW MOVES NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH
THE WESTERN BERING SEA. ANOTHER SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD BACK IN OVER
THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE RIGHT BEHIND THIS LOW.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THOMPSON PASS WAS
CANCELED THIS MORNING AFTER CONDITIONS DID NOT DEVELOP. THE WIND
INCREASED AS FORECAST BUT THE SNOW WAS EVIDENTLY NOT TRANSPORTABLE
AND THEREFORE VISIBILITIES WERE NOT SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BY ANY
BLOWING SNOW. WINDS IN THE VALDEZ AND CORDOVA AREAS WILL REMAIN
STRONG THROUGH THE NIGHT AND THEN DIMINISH TOMORROW AS THE SURFACE
LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL SEE INCREASING WINDS AS THE STRONG LOW IN THE
WESTERN BERING SEA INCREASES THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND THE
GULF OF ALASKA RIDGE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILD AS SOUTHWEST ALASKA
REMAINS FIRMLY IN THE WARM SECTOR OF THIS SYSTEM. PRECIPITATION WILL
BE MOSTLY ALONG THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS TONIGHT AS THE FRONT WILL REMAIN
FAR TO THE WEST THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE NEXT RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE EASTERN
BERING SEA AND WESTERN ALASKA LATE IN THE WEEK. THIS WILL CLEAR OUT
MOST OF THE MAINLAND FORECAST AREA. ANOTHER SURFACE TROUGH WILL
DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST KICKING WINDS UP AGAIN IN THAT
AREA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 129 155 165 170 172 179 180 185.
         STORM  175 176.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 140.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

FEB 11

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 22, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Feb 22, 4:00 PM AKST	Hurricane Force Wind Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 22, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Feb 22, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 22, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	48 hr
Feb 22, 4:01 PM AKST	High Wind Watch	AFC	12 hr
Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	5 hr
Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	5 days
Feb 23, 4:16 AM AKST	High Wind Warning	AFC	8 hr
Feb 23, 9:15 AM AKST	Hurricane Force Wind Warning	AFC	19 hr
Feb 23, 12:42 PM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFC	6 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.