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Small Craft Advisory 184, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 9, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
109 FZAK52 PAFC 100034 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL DRIFT NEAR KAMCHATKA AT 978 MB THU NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING WILL DISSIPATE THU. A 993 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 330 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA AT 979 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT BERING SIDE...30 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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223 FZAK52 PAFC 101205 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-110300- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 220 NM WEST OF ATTU MOVES TOWARDS THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND WEAKENS TONIGHT. A 992 MB LOW MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATES AROUND 140 NM NORTH OF ADAK THU NIGHT. ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTH OF ATKA AT 977 MB FRI MORNING AND THEN MOVES SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-110300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND TO 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND TO 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-110300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-110300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-110300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-110300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-110300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
262 FZAK52 PAFC 101539 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 640 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 UPDATED ZONE 175 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-110300- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 220 NM WEST OF ATTU MOVES TOWARDS THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND WEAKENS TONIGHT. A 992 MB LOW MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATES AROUND 140 NM NORTH OF ADAK THU NIGHT. ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTH OF ATKA AT 977 MB FRI MORNING AND THEN MOVES SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-110300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND TO 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND TO 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-110300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-110300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-110300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 640 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-110300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-110300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
237 FZAK52 PAFC 110042 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-111500- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING THU NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC ON SAT. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WEST. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU MAR 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 9, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...NO CHANGES TO THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC PATTERN WITH THE LARGE BLOCKING HIGH NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE PERSISTS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE HIGH...ONE CENTERED NEAR 145W 52N AND A SECOND JUST EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. RELATIVELY WEAK UPPER LEVEL IMPULSES FLOWING SOUTH ON THE EASTERN FLANK OF THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CONTINUE TO IMPACT WINDS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. AT THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE PROVIDING FAIR WEATHER FOR MOST OF THE STATE. THE EXCEPTION IS SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WHERE A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS STALLING AND WEAKENING AS IT ENCOUNTERS THE BLOCKING RIDGE. .MODEL DISCUSSION...THE PATTERN IS VERY STABLE SO NO MAJOR DIFFERENCES THROUGH 84 HOURS. THE MINOR PROBLEMS THAT ARISE INCLUDE THE STRENGTH OF A SHORT WAVE THAT IS CURRENTLY ROTATING SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS HAVE INCREASED ALONG THE GULF COAST A BIT STRONGER THAN ANTICIPATED BECAUSE OF THE STRENGTH OF THIS POORLY RESOLVED FEATURE. THE AFTERNOON FORECAST WILL REFLECT STRONGER WINDS AND MORE SHOWERS AROUND KODIAK. ANOTHER DIFFERENCE IS OUT WEST...A SHORTWAVE DEVELOPS OUT OF THE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AROUND THE KAMCHATKA LOW. THE TIMING OF THIS FEATURE AS IT RAPIDLY MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS HAS BEEN QUITE DIFFERENT FROM RUN TO RUN. BASED ON THE TRENDS...OUR CURRENT THINKING IS THAT THE ECMWF HAS THE BEST HANDLE SO WE WILL BE WEAKENING THIS WAVE AS WELL AS SPEEDING IT UP SLIGHTLY FROM THE INHERITED FORECAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...GAP WINDS HAVE AGAIN INCREASED AS A RESULT OF A SHORTWAVE THAT PASSED THROUGH EARLIER THIS MORNING. COLD AIR ADVECTION ACCOMPANIED THE SHORTWAVE RESULTING IN STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE NORMAL GAPS INCLUDING THE MATANUSKA VALLEY...COPPER RIVER DELTA...AND THOMPSON PASS/VALDEZ AREA. THE AFOREMENTIONED WAVE THAT IS NOW JUST SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ALSO PLAYED A ROLE IN TIGHTENING THE GRADIENT ALONG THE GULF COAST...FURTHER ENHANCING THE GAP WINDS. PLACES LIKE ANCHORAGE AND KENAI SAW A BIT MORE WIND THAN FORECASTED BECAUSE OF THE POOR RESOLUTION OF THIS FEATURE. THE OVERALL FLOW WILL NOT CHANGE THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS SO WE ARE STILL EXPECTING GAP WINDS TO BE THE MAIN WEATHER MAKER DURING THIS TIME FRAME. THE GRADIENT SHOULD GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH FRIDAY...ALLOWING THE WINDS TO ALSO DIMINISH. SOUTHWEST ALASKA/EASTERN BERING SEA...UPPER HIGH WILL SHIFT A LITTLE SOUTH AND EAST THE NEXT FEW DAYS INTO WESTERN ALASKA...ENSURING MORE SUNNY DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. WESTERN BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE MOST ACTIVE WEATHER CONTINUES TO BE OUT WEST. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS STALLED JUST WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR. EASTERLY GALE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY STRENGTH AS THE FRONT SHEARS APART. ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND RAPIDLY MOVES TOWARD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BEFORE MEETING THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AND BEING DEFLECTED TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. .LONG TERM FORECAST...CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN VERY QUIET ACROSS MOST OF ALASKA AS WE HEAD INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS SHOW THE BLOCKING RIDGE BEGINNING TO WEAKEN ABOUT THAT TIME...BUT STILL HOLDING OFF ANY MAJOR PATTERN CHANGE. THE STORM TRACK WILL REMAIN PRIMARILY OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WITH THE ALEUTIANS RIGHT ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF THESE SYSTEMS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...126 127 128 172 175 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AB MAR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 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.