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Small Craft Advisory 180, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 7, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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232 FZAK51 PAFC 080646 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 CORRECTED ZONES 125 129 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. PKZ197-081500- 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. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
733 FZAK51 PAFC 081300 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 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. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND WEAKEN THROUGH WED. OTHERWISE BROAD EASTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
583 FZAK51 PAFC 081902 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 UPDATED ZONE 132 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. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND WEAKEN THROUGH WED. OTHERWISE BROAD EASTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1000 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
397 FZAK51 PAFC 090006 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 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. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 310 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
152 FZAK51 PAFC 090028 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 427 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 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. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 310 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 427 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
438 FZAK51 PAFC 091234 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 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. PKZ197-100300- 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
315 FZAK51 PAFC 100047 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED MAR 9 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. PKZ197-101500- 400 PM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND WEAKEN THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-101500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-101500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-101500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-101500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-101500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
730 FZAK51 PAFC 101227 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 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. PKZ197-110300- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ120-110300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-110300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 7, 5:47 AM AKST, 10 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 5:47 AM AKST, 10 hours 13 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
545 AM AKST MON MARCH 7 2011
.UPPER LEVEL/SURFACE ANALYSIS...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS FIRMLY IN
CONTROL OVER MUCH OF MAINLAND ALASKA THIS MORNING. THE REMNANTS OF A
SURFACE LOW ARE BRINGING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO KODIAK ISLAND AND
THE AKPEN AS IT WORKS ITS WAY WEST OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE
SUPPORTING UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTER HAS OPENED UP INTO A BROAD WAVE
THAT IS CROSSING THE AKPEN INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA...BRINGING A
FEW SHOWERS AS WELL.
TO THE WEST THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS IS RAPIDLY WEAKENING ALONG
WITH ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT STRETCHES ACROSS THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING. LIGHT RAIN
IS CURRENTLY BEING REPORTED IN THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS ALONG THIS
DECAYING FRONT.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS HAVE COME INTO VERY GOOD AGREEMENT
REGARDING SYNOPTIC FEATURES THROUGH 84 HOURS WITH THE NAM BEING
PREFERRED FOR ITS GREATER DETAIL. THE ECMWF AND GFS CONTINUE TO
EXHIBIT DIFFERENCES IN THE MEDIUM TO LONG RANGE. THE GFS CONTINUES TO
ATTEMPT TO PUSH THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE BERING STRAIT EASTWARD
WHILE BRINGING A LARGE LOW INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU NIGHT INTO
FRI. THE ECMWF MEANWHILE KEEPS THE RIDGE FIRMLY IN PLACE...KEEPING
LOW TRACKS MAINLY SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. THE GEM MODEL IS GENERALLY
IN BETWEEN THE TWO. THE EXTENDED FORECAST CONTINUES TO LEAN TOWARDS
THE ECMWF SOLUTION.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SUNNY AND DRY WILL BE THE RULE THIS WEEK AS
HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE STATE. THE EXCEPTION TO THIS
WILL BE KODIAK ISLAND WHERE THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ONSHORE FLOW
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE ISLAND. A FEW
SHOWERS MAY ALSO CLIP THE SOUTHERN KENAI. SHOWERS WILL LIKELY TAPER
OFF TONIGHT ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES OUT OF
THE AREA...HOWEVER CHANCE POPS WILL REMAIN FOR KODIAK INTO MIDWEEK AS
ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUES AND ANOTHER LOW DRAWS NEARER IN THE SOUTHERN
GULF.
LOOK FOR GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS TO PICK UP TONIGHT AS WEAK COLD
ADVECTION COMBINES WITH A TIGHTENING GRADIENT/INCREASING UPPER LEVEL
SUPPORT. WINDS SHOULD CLIMB HIGH ENOUGH TO WARRANT STRONG WIND
HEADLINES THROUGH THE MATANUSKA VALLEY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. LOOK FOR
THE GUSTY WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE USUAL GAPS THROUGH THE REST
OF THE WEEK AS THE GRADIENT SHOWS LITTLE SIGN OF LETTING UP.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WINDS ACROSS BRISTOL BAY WILL BE ENHANCED BY THE
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING OVERHEAD TODAY RESULTING IN STRONGER GUSTS
THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN TODAY. OTHERWISE...EXPECT LITTLE IN THE WAY
OF CHANGE TO THE CURRENT WEATHER AS HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN
CONTROL THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.
.ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...THE PASSAGE OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS TO THE AKPEN THROUGH TUESDAY. SCATTERED
SHOWERS WILL ALSO BE FOUND ACROSS MUCH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN TODAY AS
THE WEAKENING LOW SLIDES SOUTHEAST AWAY FROM THE ISLANDS AND THE OLD
FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHES AND DISSIPATES. THE NEXT MAJOR FRONTAL
SYSTEM ARRIVES IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVES
TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY WED MORNING BEFORE STALLING OUT OVER THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS IN THE FACE OF THE BLOCKING RIDGE...MUCH AS THE
CURRENT FRONTAL BOUNDARY DID. THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO GRADUALLY SHEAR
OUT ON THURSDAY AS THE ENERGY SPLITS AROUND THE RIDGE.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...LITTLE CHANGE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
ALASKA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AND NEXT WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE
SHOWS NO SIGN OF ABATING. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL BE CONFINED MAINLY
TO THE ALEUTIANS AND WESTERN BERING AS A SERIES OF LOWS TRANSITIONS
ALONG OR SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...130 132 138 176
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...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 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 8, 10:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 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.