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Small Craft Advisory 246, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 3, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 3, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

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

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.  

$$

3 follow-up statements

567 
FZAK51 PAFC 041137
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 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.

PKZ197-050300-
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 980 MB LOW NEAR 340 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO
110 NM SOUTHWEST OF DIXON ENTRANCE AT 995 MB TUE MORNING AND WEAKEN
NEAR THE AK PANHANDLE. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF ON TUE AND PERSIST THROUGH WED.
$$

PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
 WEST OF CAPE CLEARE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-050300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO
4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW 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.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

469 
FZAK51 PAFC 041423 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
620 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

UPDATED ZONES 120 AND 121

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.

PKZ197-050300-
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 980 MB LOW NEAR 340 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO
110 NM SOUTHWEST OF DIXON ENTRANCE AT 995 MB TUE MORNING AND WEAKEN
NEAR THE AK PANHANDLE. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF ON TUE AND PERSIST THROUGH WED.
$$

PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
620 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 20 KT. W OF CAPE CLEARE...SE
WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
 WEST OF CAPE CLEARE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
620 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-050300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING 
TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 
KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW 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.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

167 
FZAK51 PAFC 042355
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 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.

PKZ197-051500-
400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 995 MB LOW WILL FORM 75 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD THIS EVENING AND 
MOVE OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON TUE. THIS LOW WILL 
THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON WED.
$$

PKZ120-051500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-051500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-051500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-051500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-051500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...STRONGEST
WINDS S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 9 FT N OF DANGEROUS
CAPE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 10 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-051500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-051500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS
AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-051500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N 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 3, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A VERY ACTIVE PATTERN CONTINUES WITH A
LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROF OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND ANOTHER TOWARD THE
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. A SHORTWAVE RIDGE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED BETWEEN
THESE TWO DOMINANT FEATURES OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. THE SURFACE
PATTERN REFLECTS THE UPPER LEVELS WITH A LARGE OCCLUDED LOW SOUTH OF
KODIAK ISLAND. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS NORTH AND EAST AND THEN
BACK TOWARD THE PANHANDLE...WITH WIDESPREAD STORM FORCE WINDS
OBSERVED ALONG THIS BOUNDARY. COLD AIR FILTERING SOUTH ON THE BACK
SIDE OF THE LOW AIDED BY A 75 KT LOW LEVEL JET IS PROVIDING HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...ALL MODELS IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT THROUGH 84
HOURS. THE ENSEMBLE MEAN IS ALSO IN LINE WITH THE OPERATIONAL MODEL
RUNS ADDING CONFIDENCE TO OUR AFTERNOON PACKAGE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...THE NEXT FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO IMPACT THE BERING
SEA AND EVENTUALLY MAINLAND ALASKA HAS ALREADY CROSSED SHEMYA EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. A TRIPLE POINT WILL DEVELOP ALONG THIS BOUNDARY AND
RAPIDLY SHOOT THE MOISTURE EAST...REACHING BRISTOL BAY AND THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS FROM THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL DIMINISH THIS
EVENING...ALLOWING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE. THIS IS IN
RESPONSE TO THE RAPIDLY APPROACHING SYSTEM OUT WEST. WINDS ON THE
BACKSIDE COULD REACH HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA BRIEFLY ACROSS THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
A LARGE DEFORMATION ZONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE KODIAK LOW CONTINUES TO
PRODUCE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST.
CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY IMPROVE OVERNIGHT AS THE BOUNDARY MOVES
INLAND. A VERY SHORT BREAK IS EXPECTED BEFORE RAIN AND SNOW SPREAD
INLAND MONDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE SLOWLY
THROUGH TUESDAY. TRANSIENT HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS AGAIN WEDNESDAY
BEFORE THE NEXT STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES INLAND WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY BUTTING UP AGAINST THE GULF COAST REACHED ITS
PEAK STRENGTH THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG THIS BOUNDARY
WILL DIMINISH TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE
LOW THAT IS POSITIONED SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL FILL RAPIDLY AS IT
DRIFTS EAST TOWARD THE THE ALASKA PANHANDLE. A TRANSIENT UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL MONDAY. THE AFOREMENTIONED RAPIDLY
APPROACHING SYSTEM WILL IMPACT SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

THE VORT MAX AND SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM WILL
PROVIDE AMPLE LIFT FOR RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL. WE
WILL BEGIN TO ADVERTISE MORE LIKELY WORDING FOR RAIN AND SNOW
SOMETIME LATE MONDAY NIGHT OR TUESDAY...STILL NOT CONFIDENT IN TIMING
OF PRECIP AT THIS POINT. COLDER AIR ALOFT IS SLOW TO MOVE BACK ACROSS
THE REGION SO WARMER TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE MAY LIMIT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATION.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 181
         HIGH WIND WARNING 191
MARINE...STORM WARNING...155 176
         GALE WARNING...120 130 138 150 160 165 170 171 172 175 179
                        185
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...160 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

AB APR 11

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	5 days
Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	60 hr
Apr 3, 4:08 PM AKDT	High Wind Warning	AFC	15 hr
Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	5 days
Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	36 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.