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Small Craft Advisory 199, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
997 FZAK51 PAFC 151156 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 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. PKZ197-160400- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WEAKENS TO 997 MB WED NIGHT 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK. $$ PKZ120-160400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-160400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-160400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF NORTHEASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT OUT OF NORTHEASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-160400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-160400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-160400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-160400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-160400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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429 FZAK51 PAFC 152309 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 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. PKZ197-161600- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 150 NM EAST OF KODIAK WEAKENS TO 1002 MB THU MORNING 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK. $$ PKZ120-161600- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-161600- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-161600- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-161600- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-161600- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-161600- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-161600- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-161600- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-161600- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
731 FZAK51 PAFC 161207 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 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. PKZ197-170400- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WEAKENS TO 1010 MB THU AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 375 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AND THEN DISSIPATES. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GULF THU AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-170400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-170400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-170400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-170400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-170400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-170400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-170400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-170400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
626 FZAK51 PAFC 162309 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 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. PKZ197-171600- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW 80 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WEAKENS TO 1008 MB THU AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 320 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AND THEN DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ120-171600- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-171600- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171600- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-171600- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171600- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E WIND 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-171600- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-171600- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-171600- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-171600- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
344 FZAK51 PAFC 171159 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 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. PKZ197-180400- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY DRIFTS SOUTH AND DISSIPATES THU AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GULF AND PERSISTS THROUGH LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-180400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-180400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-180400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-180400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-180400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-180400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-180400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 14, 12:00 PM AKDT, 16 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 12:00 PM AKDT, 16 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1200 PM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...IN THE UPPER LEVELS A REX BLOCK IS IN PLACE WITH A HIGH CENTERED OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND A LOW ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THERE ARE THREE SURFACE LOWS IN THE GULF...TWO JUST TO THE SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND AND ANOTHER OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE UPPER LOW IS BEGINNING TO SPREAD MOISTURE NORTH AND WESTWARD ACROSS THE GULF. THIS WILL BRING SNOW TO KODIAK ISLAND BY THIS AFTERNOON. A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE LOWS AND MAINLAND ALASKA IS PRODUCING LOCALIZED GAP WINDS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. OTHERWISE CALM AND CLEAR CONDITIONS PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION. OUT WEST THE UPPER JET COMING OUT OF ASIA IS STEERING A SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA TOWARD THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE DUAL LOWS SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND...BUT THE GENERAL EVOLUTION OF SPREADING MOISTURE NORTH AND WEST ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND LOOKS GOOD. THERE ARE ALSO MINOR POSITION DIFFERENCES WITH ALEUTIAN LOW AS WELL AS LOW MOVING INTO THE EASTERN GULF. PLAN TO GO WITH AN AVERAGE POSITION ON THESE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE UPPER HIGH WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER THE BERING STRAIT THE NEXT FEW DAYS BUT WILL CONSTANTLY CHANGE SHAPE AS SHORT-WAVES MOVE AROUND IT. THE UPPER LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL TRACK WESTWARD UNDERNEATH THE HIGH. AS IT EXITS ENERGY OVER THE GULF WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE NORTHWARD PROGRESS TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL WITH THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF TRACKING TO EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND BY WEDNESDAY. EXPECT MID TO HIGH CLOUDS TO SPREAD OVER AT LEAST THE SOUTHERN HALF OF SOUTHCENTRAL BEGINNING TUESDAY. THE IMMEDIATE COAST COULD SEE SOME SNOW OR RAIN ALTHOUGH DRY LOW-LEVEL OFFSHORE FLOW WILL TEND TO LIMIT WHAT REACHES THE GROUND. BOTTOM LINE...CONTINUED DRY MOST PLACES...BUT WITH SOME CLOUDS. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA AS WELL. AS THE UPPER LOW MOVE OVERHEAD TONIGHT AND TUESDAY THERE MIGHT BE A FEW SHOWERS ALONG THE BRISTOL BAY COAST AND ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA...BUT FOR THE MOST PART CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN CALM AND MOSTLY CLEAR. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...UNDER NEAR ZONAL FLOW ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THE LOW SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES EASTWARD ALONG THE ALEUTIANS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. MODELS ARE CONSISTENT IN DEPICTING A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY THANKS LARGELY TO A 200KT+ JET STREAK. THIS WILL ARRIVE IN THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND HELP TRIGGER A PATTERN CHANGE ACROSS THE REGION AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. .LONG TERM FORECAST...AS A MAJOR STORM MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA LATE IN THE WEEK THE HIGH OVER THE BERING STRAIT WILL MERGE WITH AN AMPLIFYING SHORT-WAVE RIDGE OUT AHEAD OF THE STORM TO FORM A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS NEWLY FORMED RIDGE WILL LIKELY KEEP THE FRONTAL SYSTEM FROM PROGRESSING INTO INTERIOR ALASKA. SO THE SOUTHWEST COAST WILL SEE PRECIPITATION BY FRIDAY BUT INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND SOUTHCENTRAL COULD REMAIN COMPLETELY DRY...DEPENDING ON THE EXACT POSITION OF THE UPPER RIDGE. THE LOW ITSELF WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA AND THE UPPER TROUGH LIFTS NORTHWARD DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF THE DOWNSTREAM RIDGE. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...127 172 175 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB MAR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.