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Small Craft Advisory 20, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 7, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 7, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 7, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired: Jan 9, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

861 
FZAK51 PAFC 080012
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 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 FRI JAN 7 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-081500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-081500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SAT
MORNING.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-081500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-081500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SAT MORNING.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-081500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS EVENING NEAR THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-081500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-081500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ140-081500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY
FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ141-081500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

4 follow-up statements

511 
FZAK51 PAFC 081240
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 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 SAT JAN 8 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-090300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-090300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-090300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-090300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-090300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-090300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 10 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 8 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-090300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-090300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-090300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

113 
FZAK51 PAFC 081523 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
620 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

UPDATED ZONES 125 129 141

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 SAT JAN 8 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-090300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-090300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-090300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
620 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF 
BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-090300-
PASSAGE CANAL
620 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-090300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-090300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 10 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 8 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-090300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-090300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-090300-
KACHEMAK BAY
620 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

276 
FZAK51 PAFC 082356
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 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 SAT JAN 8 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH MON.
$$

PKZ120-091500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-091500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-091500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. GUSTS TO 20 KT OUT OF BAYS
AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. GUSTS TO 20 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-091500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-091500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS IN
THE EVENING.. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-091500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-091500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-091500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND. . SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF
KALGIN ISLAND. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ141-091500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

231 
FZAK51 PAFC 091220
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 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 SUN JAN 9 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH MON
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-100300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-100300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 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 Jan 7, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
100 PM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON GENERATION OF HIGH
PRESSURE OVER GULF AND STATE.  IN THE WESTERN STORM TRACK 12Z GFS AND
NAM MAINTAIN PARALLEL SOLUTIONS WHILE OLDER ECMWF IS A BIT OF AN
OUTLIER ON LOW THAT MOVES OVER WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT AFTERNOON.
WOULD TEND TO GO WITH GFS SOLUTION MAINTAINING GALES AND WEAK STORMS
OVER CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.  OVERALL MODELS CONSISTENT ON PRIMARY
SOLUTIONS FROM PREVIOUS RUNS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...MAIN ENERGY IS AND WILL REMAIN IN THE
VICINITY OF THE DATELINE AS HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE FORMS ALONG 160W TO
150W OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. STARTING TO SEE SOME SIGNIFICANT
NOCTURNAL COOLING UNDER MAINLY CLEAR SKIES...WHICH IN TURN GENERATED
SOME LOCALIZED STRATUS AND FOG THIS MORNING. WOULD EXPECT A REPEAT
TONIGHT AS CONDITIONS REMAIN STATIC.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
BERING REGION...NEXT STORM MOVES OVER ATTU LATE TONIGHT AND TRACKS UP
THE DATELINE. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS THROUGH ALEUTIAN CHAIN. SECOND
STORM SAT EVENING WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY PUSH AS WELL.

SOUTHWEST...REMNANT OF FRONT MOVING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH A
SECOND FRONT GRAZING ZONE 155 SAT AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

SOUTHCENTAL...DRY AND COOL WITH PATCHY FOG.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...BY MONDAY RIDGE HAS FORMED AN ANTICYCLONE OVER
KOTZEBUE SOUND WHICH CONTINUES TO BLOCK ALL STORMS OUT OF AOR EXCEPT
IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS.  MODELS INDICATING WARM UP SUN
PM THROUGH TUE WEST OF 145W.  REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF THERE WILL BE
ENOUGH MIXING AT LOWER ELEVATIONS FOR SERIOUS WARMING TO REACH
POPULATION CENTERS AT OR NEAR SEA LEVEL. IN ANY CASE DO EXPECT SOME
WARMING MON THROUGH WED.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORMS 172 185     GALES 180 170 171 175 179
FIRE WEATHER...

JMP JAN 11

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 7, 3:48 PM AKST	Dense Fog Advisory	AFC	68 hr
Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 8, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Jan 8, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	3 hr
Jan 8, 6:35 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	9 hr
Jan 8, 6:45 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Jan 8, 8:50 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	67 hr
Jan 8, 11:10 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	17 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.