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Small Craft Advisory 215, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 21, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 21, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
668 FZAK51 PAFC 212326 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 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. PKZ197-221500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW DEVELOPS LATE TUE MORNING OVER SITKINAK ISLAND AND THEN MOVES 75 NM NORTHEAST OF KODAK CITY TUE NIGHT AT 996 MB AND THEN DISSIPATES WED AS IT MOVES OVER THE BARREN ISLANDS. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JAM MAR 11
1 follow-up statement
074 FZAK51 PAFC 221142 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 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. PKZ197-230300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 85 NM NORTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK CITY THIS AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE WED MORNING. A 996 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 90 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 998 MB LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Mar 21, 1:00 PM AKDT, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 21, 1:00 PM AKDT, 3 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 100 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS NAM AND EC ALL IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT ON SURFACE WEATHER FEATURES IN THE SHORT TERM. ALL MODELS HAVE A LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING WHICH BY TUE AFTERNOON IS NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND...SOME VARIANCE IN ACTUAL TRACK BUT GENERAL IDEA IS FRONT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHWEST ZONES OVERNIGHT WITH LOW CENTER MOVING NW. ALL MODELS ALSO DEVELOP A WEAK LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND TUE EVENING WHICH THEN MOVES OVER THE BARREN ISLANDS AS IT WEAKENS ON WED NIGHT.A WEAK NORTH PAC LOW GRAZES THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WED AFTERNOON BUT MINIMAL IMPACT. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTS ARE MOVING NE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AOR. LOOKS AS IF FRONT THAT MOVES ONSHORE IN SOUTHWEST ZONES THIS EVENING WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOW AND RAIN WEST OF 155W. MODERATE STRONG ZONAL FLOW DEVELOPING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS BUT PRIMARY FORCING SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS LATER IN THE WEEK. FRONT IN NORTHWEST GULF WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... BERING SEA REGION...SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WITH MODERATE WEST WINDS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. SOUTHWEST...CONTINUED SNOW AND RAIN AS NEXT FRONT MOVES ONSHORE LATER THIS EVENING. EXPECT MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGH TUE MORNING...HENCE LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. CONDITIONS IMPROVING ON WED. SOUTHCENTRAL...MODELS INDICATING THE MAIN FRONT SLOWING DOWNING ONCE IT ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF ON TUE EVENING. SNOW AND RAIN ON TAP FOR KODIAK WITH SOME PRECIP ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BEGINNING TUE MORNING. BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIP FOR INLAND AREAS BEGINNING EARLY WED AS LOW CENTER MOVES FROM KODIAK OVER THE BARREN ISLANDS. EXPECT MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS LATE TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED MID DAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST...MAIN WEATHER FEATURE FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK IS A NORTH PACIFIC LOW THAT TRAVELS EASTWARD ALONG 51N AND INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF. MINIMAL IMPACT IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WED AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A WEEK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING MAY GENERATE WIDESPREAD CLOUDS AND SCATTERED PRECIP FOR SOUTHWESTERN ZONES THURSDAY. NEXT SUBSTANTIAL WEATHER SYSTEM IS PROGED TO MOVE NEAR 50N 175W THURSDAY NIGHT BUT ONCE AGAIN LOOKS AS IT MAY STAY SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS...BIGGEST IMPACT WOULD BE NORTHWEST WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE... GALES 170 172 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JMP MAR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 22, 8:35 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Mar 22, 12:20 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 16 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.