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Small Craft Advisory 244, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 2, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 2, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 2, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Apr 3, 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.

098 
FZAK51 PAFC 022301
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 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 AKDT SAT APR 2 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 966 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK
TONIGHT...THEN WEAKENS TO 988 MB AS IT MOVES EAST TO 285 NM SOUTH OF
YAKUTAT MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-031500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-031500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-031500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-031500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-031500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
26 FT EXCEPT 15 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-031500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-031500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-031500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-031500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

2 follow-up statements

303 
FZAK51 PAFC 031159
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 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.

PKZ197-040300-
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 968 MB LOW 190 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTH
OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 984 MB MON MORNING...AND THEN MOVE TO NEAR 100
NM SOUTHWEST OF DIXON ENTRANCE AT 994 MB TUE MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED
FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN SUN NIGHT AND DISSIPATE ON
MON.
$$

PKZ120-040300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-040300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-040300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-040300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-040300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT EXCEPT 15 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-040300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-040300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-040300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-040300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

821 
FZAK51 PAFC 032343
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 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.

PKZ197-041500-
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 974 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH 
OF YAKUTAT AT 990 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS
THE ALASKA PANHANDLE EARLY TUE MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-041500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-041500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-041500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-041500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-041500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT
SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-041500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-041500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-041500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-041500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
SUBSIDING.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE 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 Apr 2, 5:40 AM AKDT, 10 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 5:40 AM AKDT, 10 hours 20 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
540 AM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AK IS ROTATING EAST AND
ENHANCING SOME OF THE SNOW SHOWERS FROM THE SUSITNA VALLEY DOWN
TOWARDS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. UPPER-RIDGING IS BUILDING THROUGH THE
EASTERN GULF AND SE AK AHEAD OF A DEEP LOW AROUND 200 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF DUTCH HARBOR. THE LOW IS SPREADING WIDESPREAD GALE TO STORM FORCE
WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN...ALONG WITH A
SLUG OF RAIN/SNOW. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT IS NOSING INTO THE
SOUTHWESTERN GULF...BEGINNING TO SPREAD RAIN ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AS
IT ADVANCES NORTHEAST. FURTHER WEST...A BROAD UPPER-LVL LOW OVER THE
WESTERN BERING IS DRIFTING SOUTH AND FILLING...WITH IT'S RESIDUAL
ENERGY HELPING TO DEEPEN THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIAN CHAIN.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ACCEPTABLY CAPTURE THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURES THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK. MODELS SHOW THE STRONG LOW SOUTH OF THE CHAIN ADVANCING
EAST TOWARDS THE SOUTHCENTRAL GULF OF AK ON MON. THE NAM APPEARS TO
BRING THE FRONT IN THE GULF A BIT FURTHER NORTH THAN THE OTHER
SOLUTIONS...AND THUS DEPICTS CONSIDERABLY STRONGER GAP WINDS THROUGH
TURNAGAIN ARM/PORTAGE VALLEY. THE GFS WAS EMPLOYED IN THE MORNING
FORECAST PACKAGE DUE TO REASONABLE CONSISTENCY AND CONTINUITY...WITH
EXTENDED PARTS OF THE FORECAST PERIOD TRENDING WITH HPC GUIDANCE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY EAST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...SNOW SHOWERS WILL
TAPER OFF THIS MORNING AS A SHORTWAVE ROTATES AWAY...WHILE WEAK
ISENTROPIC LIFT AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL KEEP A STEADY LIGHT
SNOW CONTINUING WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. SHOWERS ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL GIVE WAY TO
STEADIER RAIN AS THE STRONG FRONT WORKS IT'S WAY NORTHEAST THROUGH
SUNDAY. MILD TEMPERATURES AT SEA LEVEL LOOK TO SUPPORT ALL
RAIN...THOUGH WET SNOW MIXING IN AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THROUGH
PASSES IS EXPECTED. A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SUPPORT
STRONG EAST WINDS THROUGH THE FAVORED LOCATIONS SUCH AS TURNAGAIN ARM
AND PORTAGE VALLEY NOT TO MENTION MUCH OF THE GULF. WINDS TO SUBSIDE
LATE SUNDAY/EARLY MONDAY AS THE FRONT WEAKENS NEAR THE COAST. A TRUE
FRONTAL PASSAGE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL IS NOT EXPECTED AS THE PARENT LOW
SLIPS SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN REACHES OF THE
GULF OF AK ON MONDAY. WITH THE PERSISTENT STRONG DOWNSLOPING WINDS
AND THE FRONTAL LIFT REMAINING WELL SOUTH...EXPECT RELATIVELY
DRY WEATHER ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND PORTIONS OF THE MATANUSKA
VALLEY WITH THIS SYSTEM.

SOUTHWEST...
SNOW AND RAIN FROM THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN SYSTEM WILL OVERSPREAD THE
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEKEND. ACROSS BRISTOL
BAY...EXPECT STRONG EAST WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN TO DOWNSLOPE
AREAS ADJACENT TO THE ALEUTIAN RANGE TO PASSING SHOWERS...WITH THE
HEAVIEST AND STEADIEST PRECIPITATION MAINLY FROM DILLINGHAM NORTH AND
WEST. THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WHERE THE COLDEST AIR STILL RATHER
ENTRENCHED...PRECIPITATION WILL BE ALL SNOW. STRENGTHENING NORTHEAST
WINDS BRING THE THREAT OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO AREAS ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST THIS EVENING/TONIGHT. THE PATTERN REMAINS UNSETTLED
AS A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES MOVE IN ON THE HEELS OF THIS FIRST
SYSTEM. WITH THE FLOW BECOMING MORE ONSHORE...THE CHANCES OF
RAIN/SNOW WILL BE MODESTLY WIDESPREAD THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
THE LOW WILL MOVE TOWARDS SAND POINT TONIGHT...AND TRACK TO THE
SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF MONDAY. IN THE INTERIM...THE STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENT IS BRINGING STORM-FORCE WINDS TO MUCH OF THE AREA. COLD
ADVECTION FILTERING IN ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS TODAY FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. A COMBINATION OF
COLD-ADVECTION A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND MODEST PRESSURE RISES
MAY BRING HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SUNDAY OVER THE WESTERN AKPEN WHERE
A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. A DEVELOPING LOW NEAR JAPAN WILL
MOVE TOWARDS THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN SUNDAY AND BRING MORE
SNOW/RAIN AND SOLID GALE FORCE WINDS...WITH THE RESIDUAL MOISTURE AND
ENERGY TRACKING EAST ON MONDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
UPPER-LVL FLOW LOOKS TO REMAIN RATHER PROGRESSIVE THROUGH THE
EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD. EXPECT THE STORM TRACK TO BRING ADDITIONAL
STORM SYSTEMS THROUGH THE BERING/ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND TOWARDS THE
MAINLAND THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...185
         BLIZZARD WATCH...155
         HIGH WIND WATCH...181
MARINE...STORM...120 130 132 150 155 165 170 171 172 179 351 352 414
         GALE...125 138 140 141 160 175 176 180 185 411 412 413
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...179 185 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JAM APR 11

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 2, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Apr 2, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	48 hr
Apr 2, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	48 hr
Apr 2, 5:27 PM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	3 days
Apr 3, 2:17 AM AKDT	High Wind Watch	AFC	14 hr
Apr 3, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Apr 3, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Apr 3, 4:00 AM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Apr 3, 4:00 AM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	24 hr

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