Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 167, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 3, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 4, 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.
849 FZAK51 PAFC 040051 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 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. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE FRI. A 993 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 987 MB FRI MORNING AND THEN MOVE NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN. A 977 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 55 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
561 FZAK51 PAFC 040315 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 615 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE NEAR SITKINAK AND DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW 165 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKA FRI EVENING WILL MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 992 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 55 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
698 FZAK51 PAFC 040744 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1045 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 UPDATED MARINE ZONES 121 138 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. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE NEAR SITKINAK AND DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW 165 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKA FRI EVENING WILL MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 992 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 1045 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 55 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1045 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. WINDS DECREASING TO 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
035 FZAK51 PAFC 041304 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 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. PKZ197-050300- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL DISSIPATE 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK BY SAT MORNING. A 984 MB LOW MOVES FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA BY FRI EVENING. THE LOW MOVES TO 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 988 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 994 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT ACROSS
THE FORECAST AREA. CONCERNING THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT IS
IN AND SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA THE GFS HAS THE LOW MOVING FASTER
AND BEING WEAKER THAN THE OTHER MODELS. THE NAM SEEMS TO BE HANDLING
THE EMBEDDED LOWS BETTER THAN THE OTHER MODELS SO TRENDING TOWARDS
THE NAM IN THE SHORT TERM.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS THE DOMINANT
FEATURE IN THE BERING SEA AND HAS STARTED TO TRACK TO THE NORTH. THIS
HIGH CONTINUES TO CREATE A TIGHTER PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH THE BROAD
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. WINDS CONTINUE TO BE FROM
THE NORTH IN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AT THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS.
SHORTWAVES MOVING AROUND THE GULF LOW CONTINUE TO CAUSE STRONG WINDS
AT THE SURFACE FOR THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE. BOTH THE UPPER
LEVEL JET AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE ARE MINIMAL THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE
FORECAST AREA. THE LOW LEVEL JET MOVES THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF ALASKA
FROM EAST TO WEST AND THEN CURVES TO THE SOUTH AS IT TRAVELS OVER THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
THE LARGE COMPLEX LOW IN THE GULF HAS A FAIRLY STRONG EMBEDDED LOW
BETWEEN MIDDLETON ISLAND AND KODIAK ISLAND THAT IS MOVING TOWARD
KODIAK. THIS WILL BE A KEY FEATURE FOR THE NORTHWEST GULF AND KODIAK
TONIGHT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE LOW MOVING TOWARD KODIAK SHOULD BRING SNOW
TO THE ISLAND. AMOUNTS ARE A BIT TRICKY WITH AROUND 2 INCHES EXPECTED
FROM THE MORNING PACKAGE...BUT SOME CONCERN THAT THEY COULD BE MORE
IF A NUMBER OF SNOW BANDS MOVE THROUGH AFTER THE MAIN LOW TONIGHT.
THIS PATTERN WILL KEEP KODIAK IN SNOW SHOWERS ON AND OFF OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. THERE IS AN INCREASED CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE
NORTH GULF COAST AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH THESE
LOWS. THE ONLY OTHER PART OF THE FORECAST AREA AT RISK OF
PRECIPITATION IS IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WHERE THERE WILL BE SOME
RAIN IN CONJUNCTION WITH A FRONT OUT THERE.
WINDS SHOULD COME DOWN SOME OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF
COAST TONIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES TO KODIAK ISLAND BUT IT WILL REMAIN
BREEZY FROM NORTHERLY DIRECTIONS INTO THE WEEKEND.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OVER
THE WEEKEND AND AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO DOMINATE THE
BERING BY THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A MORE
UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 138 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 165.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
DK/EZ MAR 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 3, 10:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 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.