Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 174, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 5, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
814 FZAK51 PAFC 060004 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 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 SAT MAR 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NE WIND 40 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
641 FZAK51 PAFC 061244 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 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 SUN MAR 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT EAST AND DISSIPATE 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
432 FZAK51 PAFC 070043 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-071500- 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE 200 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SUN EVENING. EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
129 FZAK51 PAFC 071250 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-080300- 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA ON TUE AND DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT. EASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
044 FZAK51 PAFC 080000 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON MAR 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. PKZ197-081500- 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA ON MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT. EAST TO NORTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 .TONIGHT...NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Mar 5, 5:52 AM AKST, 10 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 5:52 AM AKST, 10 hours 8 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
550 AM AKST SAT MARCH 5 2011
.UPPER LEVEL/SURFACE ANALYSIS...UPPER LEVEL PATTERN THIS MORNING
CONSISTS OF THREE MAIN FEATURES. A BROAD UPPER LOW OVER THE GULF OF
ALASKA WITH ANOTHER UPPER LOW CENTERED SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA WITH A
CUTOFF HIGH CENTERED OVER THE BERING STRAIT HAT ENCOMPASSES MUCH OF
THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE. A STRONG 180KT JET STREAK LAYS SOUTH
OF THE ALEUTIANS ALONG 40N.
AT THE SURFACE...MAIN FEATURE OF NOTE THIS MORNING IS A 988 MB LOW
ROTATING INTO THE CENTRAL GULF AROUND THE UPPER LEVEL CENTER. GUSTY
NORTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE TO BLOW THROUGH GAPS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AS
A SOLID PRESSURE GRADIENT CONTINUES BETWEEN THIS LOW AND THE FIRMLY
ENTRENCHED HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR. STRATUS CONTINUES TO
COVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING WHILE THE REMNANTS OF A
FRONTAL BOUNDARY CONTINUE TO DISSIPATE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. TO
THE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM IS DEEPENING.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL SOLUTIONS DIVERGE EARLY ON IN THE FORECAST
PERIOD...PARTICULARLY IN THE WEST AS THEY ARE SHOWING SIGNIFICANT
DIFFERENCES IN HOW THEY TRACK THE DEVELOPING LOW SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS. THERE IS A SMALL SECONDARY LOW TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE
MAIN DEVELOPING LOW. THE NAM SEEMS TO BE DOING THE BEST JOB OF
CAPTURING THIS FEATURE WHILE THE ECMWF NEARLY MISSES IT ENTIRELY.
THUS THE NAM IS THE MODEL OF CHOICE OUT WEST. MODEL SOLUTIONS ACROSS
THE GULF OF ALASKA AND SOUTHCENTRAL ARE CLOSE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT
AND THEN SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES APPEAR IN HOW THEY HANDLE THE
DEVELOPMENT AND TRACK OF THE TRIPLE POINT LOW FROM THE ALEUTIAN LOW
AS IT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF. ONCE AGAIN THE NAM WAS THE
PREFERRED SOLUTION AS IT INITIALIZED WELL COMPARED TO THE ECMWF.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE LOW IN THE GULF WILL MOVE WESTWARD TODAY
AND TONIGHT BRINGING GALES AND A CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO
KODIAK ISLAND BY TONIGHT AS THE FRONTAL BAND MOVES OVER THE ISLAND.
PRECIP SHOULD DEFINITELY FALL AS SNOW TONIGHT...HOWEVER IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN COULD OCCUR ON SUNDAY GIVEN THE
LONG TRAJECTORY OF THE AIRMASS OVER THE RELATIVELY WARM GULF WATERS.
THE BULK OF THE PRECIP WILL FALL ON KODIAK...THOUGH A FEW SHOWERS MAY
MAKE IT OVER THE SOUTHERN KENAI LATER TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. AREAS
FARTHER NORTH ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL WILL STAY DRY THROUGH MID TO HIGH
LEVEL CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS WILL LINGER ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF AND
KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE LOW WEAKENS AND ITS PARENT
UPPER LEVEL WAVE IS SHUNTED INTO BRISTOL BAY.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...ANOTHER SUNNY DAY ON TAP FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
COURTESY OF CONTINUED OFFSHORE FLOW AND DRY AIR ALOFT. LOOK FOR
CLOUDS TO INCREASE BY TONIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS BRISTOL BAY...AS
MOISTURE FROM THE LOW IN THE GULF FILTERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS FROM THE
EAST. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE CANNOT BE RULED OUT
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS WELL. OTHERWISE THE REST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA
CAN LOOK FORWARD TO A SUNNY WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE HANGS ON OVER
CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALASKA..
.ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...A RELATIVELY QUIET DAY ACROSS THE BERING
AND ALEUTIANS WITH THE MAIN AREA OF PRECIP CONSISTING OF PERIODS OF
VERY LIGHT SNOW PRECIPITATING OUT OF THE STRATUS DECK OVER THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS. EXPECT EASTERLY WINDS TO PICK UP ACROSS THE
ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN BERING TONIGHT AS THE DEEPENING LOW IN THE
PACIFIC MOVES NORTH TOWARDS THE CHAIN PUSHING A WARM FRONT INTO THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON BRINGING SNOW AND RAIN. THE FRONT STALLS OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS BY SUNDAY EVENING...KEEPING RAIN AND SNOW IN THE FORECAST
THERE AT LEAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST... LOOK FOR DRY AND SUNNY WEATHER TO CONTINUE
ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA WELL INTO NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS
IN CONTROL OF MUCH OF THE STATE. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL GENERALLY BE
CONFINED TO THE ALEUTIANS AND THE SOUTHERN/WESTERN BERING AS A SERIES
OF LOWS MOVE ACROSS THE REGION BEFORE RUNNING INTO THE BLOCKING HIGH.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 121 130 132 138 140 170 171 172 175 176
179 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 129 130 140 141 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
WOOD FEB 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 3:27 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 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.