Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 218, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 22, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
648 FZAK51 PAFC 222320 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STATIONARY 998 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND DISSIPATES WED MORNING. A 999 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES TO 170 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 995 MB TONIGHT AND THEN MOVES TO 50 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 998 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DEVELOPING NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE EVENING. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JAM MAR 11
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072 FZAK51 PAFC 230001 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 132 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. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STATIONARY 998 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND DISSIPATES WED MORNING. A 999 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES TO 170 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 995 MB TONIGHT AND THEN MOVES TO 50 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 998 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DEVELOPING NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JAM MAR 11
461 FZAK51 PAFC 230207 CCB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 600 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 138 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. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STATIONARY 998 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND DISSIPATES WED MORNING. A 999 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES TO 170 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 995 MB TONIGHT AND THEN MOVES TO 50 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 998 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DEVELOPING NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 600 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JAM MAR 11
646 FZAK51 PAFC 230626 CCC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 600 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 138 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. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STATIONARY 998 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND DISSIPATES WED MORNING. A 999 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES TO 170 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 995 MB TONIGHT AND THEN MOVES TO 50 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 998 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DEVELOPING NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 600 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JAM MAR 11
483 FZAK51 PAFC 231138 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 23 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. PKZ197-240300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 100 EAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE WED NIGHT AT 1000 MB AND THEN MOVE TO 60 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
543 FZAK51 PAFC 232316 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 23 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. PKZ197-241500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1001 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY MOVES THURSDAY EVENING OVER THE BARREN ISLANDS AT 999 MB AND THEN DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 22, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 22, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE MODELS ARE IN SURPRISINGLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THU AFTERNOON (60HR) FOR SUCH A WEAK SURFACE PATTERN IN THE EAST AND PROGRESSIVE PATTERN OUT WEST. THE MAIN MODEL DIVERGENCE OCCURS WITH THE LOW UNDERCUTTING THE ALEUTIANS THU NIGHT/FRI. THE NAM/GFS WHICH HAVE HAD THE FASTER SOLUTIONS ON THE LAST COUPLE OF RUNS...ALTHOUGH NOT PERFECT...SEEM THE MOST REASONABLE IN LIGHT OF THE STRONG WESTERLY NORTH PACIFIC JET. THE NAM WILL GENERALLY BE USED IN THE SHORT TERM. THE LAST THREE RUNS OF THE EC HAVE BEEN UBER INCONSISTENT. .UPPER LEVELS... A BROAD LONG WAVE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM EASTERN RUSSIA TO OVER THE NE PACIFIC (INCLUDING THE WESTERN GULF). THIS TROUGH PROGRESSES SLOWLY EASTWARD AND ENCOMPASSES MUCH OF THE MAINLAND AND GULF OF ALASKA BY THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK. THE NORTH PACIFIC WESTERLY JET ALONG 50N WILL KEEP THE STORM TRACK SOUTH OF THE MAINLAND THROUGH LATE THIS WEEK. .SURFACE. .SOUTHCENTRAL... A SERIES OF RELATIVELY WEAK LOW CENTERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN MAINLAND THROUGH THIS WEEK. BRISK EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH GULF THROUGH WED AFTERNOON AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENTS TIGHTEN BETWEEN THE MAINLAND RIDGE AND GULF TROUGH. GUSTY GAP WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS TURNAGAIN ARM THROUGH WED. WINDS IN THESE AREAS WILL DIMINISH WED EVENING. A TYPICAL DOWNSLOPE PRECIPITATION PATTERN CURRENTLY OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WED WITH MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION (SNOW OR MIX) OVER THE GULF AND SE EXPOSURES. EASTERN BERING SEA/SW ALASKA...A SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE CENTERS WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WINDS IN GENERAL WILL BE RELATIVELY BENIGN AND THE WEATHER SHOWERY. ALEUTIANS...A COUPLE OF LOW CENTERS WILL SKIRT SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE MORE SIGNIFICANT OF THE CENTERS... MOVING SOUTH OF THE CHAIN THU NIGHT AND FRI...MAY BRING SOUTH MIN GALES TO THE COASTAL WATERS ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SHOWERY PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE THE GENERAL RULE THROUGH THE WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 120. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC MAR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | 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.