Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 1, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
284 FZAK51 PAFC 011251 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 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. PKZ197-020300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH THE GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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122 FZAK51 PAFC 020029 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 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. PKZ197-021500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
139 FZAK51 PAFC 020612 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 910 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 UPDATED 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. PKZ197-021500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 910 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT ENDING AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
082 FZAK51 PAFC 020827 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1130 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 UPDATED ZONE 125 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. PKZ197-021500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1130 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 910 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT ENDING AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
355 FZAK51 PAFC 021308 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 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. PKZ197-030300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MOVES TO NEAR CHIGNIK AT 981 MB SUN NIGHT AND DISSIPATES MON MORNING. A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 45 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING NEAR BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
339 FZAK51 PAFC 030029 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 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. PKZ197-031500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL DRIFT NORTH AND DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. A 972 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK MON NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AT 977 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 45 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Dec 31, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE OVERALL
PATTERN WILL NOT CHANGE MUCH THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE UPPER RIDGE
WILL REMAIN OVER WESTERN CANADA AND A COMPLEX LOW WILL STAY OVER THE
BERING SEA AND THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST. SEGMENTS OF THE 300 MB JET
STREAM, MOVING ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC, WILL OCCASIONALLY BE DRAWN
UP INTO MAINLAND ALASKA AND STEER STORM SYSTEMS INTO WESTERN ALASKA.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A WEAK SURFACE LOW WHICH MOVED UP THE COOK INLET THIS MORNING IS
WEAKENING OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT
MOVED THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TODAY AND WILL EXIT INTO CANADA
THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS HAS BEGUN
TO TURN NORTH TOWARD THE EASTERN BERING SEA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL
TURN NORTH TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO
NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SUNDAY NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST
ALASKA SATURDAY THEN THROUGH THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THERE WILL BE SOME CLEARING THROUGH THIS
EVENING BUT MORE CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO LATE TONIGHT. MORE
RAIN WILL MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND LATE TONIGHT AND WILL INTO THE
LOWER INLET AND THE KENAI PENINSULA SATURDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL
SPREAD INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND POSSIBLE HEAVY SNOW INTO THE
SUSITNA VALLEY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP
AGAIN ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM, PORTAGE VALLEY AND KNIK VALLEY SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING AHEAD OF THE FRONT THEN DIMINISH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. TEMPERATURE WILL REMAIN ON THE WARM
SIDE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE STORM MOVING UP THE EASTERN BERING WILL BRING
RAIN, SNOW AND WARMER TEMPERATURES INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY MORNING. AREAS OFF FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND WESTERN BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT BEFORE TEMPERATURES
RISE ABOVE FREEZING. PRECIPITATIONS WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWER
SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE FLOW BECOMES MORE
WESTERLY AND COOLER AIR MOVES INTO THE THE BERING SEA. MORE SNOW WILL
MOVE BACK OVER THE AREA AS A NEW LOW BEGINS TO APPROACH THE AREA FROM
THE SOUTH.
BERING SEA...SNOW, RAIN AND NORTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE EASTERN BERING AS THE LOW MOVES NORTH THROUGH THE AREA
THROUGH SUNDAY. OTHERWISE...NORTHERLY FLOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL
PERSIST OVER THE REST OF THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THERE WILL BE VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN THE PATTERN INTO THE EARLY PART
OF NEXT WEEK. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN CLOUDY, WET AND WARM.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR TURNAGAIN ARM. WINTER STORM WATCH FOR
FREEZING RAIN FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY WEST OF
DILLINGHAM. WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SNOW IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY.
BLIZZARD WARNING IN THE PRIBILOFS.
MARINE...STORM 130
GALE...120 125 129 132 138 140 150 155 160 165 170 172
176 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
NM DEC 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 31, 6:46 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Dec 31, 6:46 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 1, 5:10 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 24 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.