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Small Craft Advisory 222, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 24, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 25, 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.
767 FZAK51 PAFC 242315 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 24 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. PKZ197-251500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO 600 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT BY EARLY FRI AND THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARD THE WASHINGTON COAST. A 998 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA WILL MOVE TO A 987 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR BY FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 600 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT BY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 24 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 24 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 24 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 24 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 24 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 24 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 24 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. ..TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 24 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
797 FZAK51 PAFC 251141 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 25 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. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 996 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING AT 993 MB LATE SAT MORNING THEN TO MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 997 MB LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 25 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 25 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 25 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 25 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 25 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 25 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 25 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 25 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 25 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 24, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT THU MAR 24 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE FORECAST MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THERE ARE SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES IN THE LOCATION OF LOWS ALONG THE JET STREAM SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS BUT THE MODELS ARE IN CLOSE AGREEMENT IN THE TRACKS AND STRENGTHS OF THE LOWS. THE NAM AND GFS ARE THE MODELS OF CHOICE FOR THE FORECASTS TODAY. THE GFS IS PREFERRED OVER THE EUROPEAN MODELS FOR THE EXTENDED FORECAST AFTER MONDAY NEXT WEEK. THE GFS AND ECMWF HAVE DECENT AGREEMENT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK THEN DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY BY MID WEEK. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A BROAD UPPER TROUGH STRETCHES FROM SIBERIA THROUGH BRISTOL BAY...KODIAK ISLAND AND THEN SOUTHEASTWARD TO CALIFORNIA. A STRONG POLAR JET STREAM EXITS ASIA OVER SOUTHERN JAPAN...CROSSES THE NORTH PACIFIC SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THEN TURNS SOUTH TO CALIFORNIA. STORMS FORM ALONG THE POLAR JET AND THEN MOVE ALONG THE JET STREAM KEEPING WELL SOUTH OF MAINLAND ALASKA. THE NORTHERN EDGES OF THESE LOWS WILL AFFECT THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... EXPECT A CONTINUATION OF THE CURRENT WEATHER PATTERN AND CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE SHOWERY AND CONFINED TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE WEATHER AND WEATHER PATTERN IS NOT EXPECTED TO CHANGE MUCH OVER THE WEEKEND. SOUTHERN ALASKA WILL REMAIN IN WEAK CYCLONIC FLOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE MODELS INDICATE THE STORM TRACK WILL MOVE FROM THE CONUS WEST COAST TO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY MID WEEK. IF THIS WORKS OUT IT WILL MEAN AN INCREASED CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND STRONGER WINDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND GULF OF ALASKA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...NONE FIRE WEATHER...NONE RHH MAR 11
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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.