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Small Craft Advisory 250, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 6, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2011, 6:10 AM AKDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
324 FZAK51 PAFC 062355 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 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. PKZ197-071500- 400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK RIDGE GIVES WAY TO SOUTHERLY FLOW BY LATE EVENING THAT CONTINUES THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E WIND 50 KT ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. WINDS INCREASING TO S 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT GUSTING 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. WINDS INCREASING TO E 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .THU...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S BY MIDNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO SE 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
051 FZAK51 PAFC 071205 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 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. PKZ197-080300- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF TODAY. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF FRIDAY. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY NOON. SOUTH AND WEST OF NAKED ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY NOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
411 FZAK51 PAFC 071411 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 610 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 UPDATED 130 138 140 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. PKZ197-080300- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF TODAY. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF FRIDAY. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY NOON. SOUTH AND WEST OF NAKED ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY NOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 610 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 610 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 610 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 6, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM. THE GFS APPEARS TO BE VERIFYING BETTER WITH THE BOUNDARY LAYER
WINDS OUT WEST. IN GENERAL...AFTERNOON PACKAGES WILL BE BASED ON THE
GFS OUT WEST AND THE NAM IN THE EAST.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...MAIN CHALLENGE IS WITH THE MASSIVE LOW
MOVING THROUGH THE BERING SEA AND THE RESULTANT SENSIBLE WEATHER.
THE LOW OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL BERING SEA HAS DEEPENED INTO THE 930S
THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL BOTTOM OUT TONIGHT AND THEN SLOWLY
WEAKEN AS IT MAKES LANDFALL NEAR HOOPER BAY THU EVENING. A WIDE RANGE
OF SYNOPTIC FEATURES ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE RAPID GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS STORM. AN UPPER LEVEL JET IN EXCESS OF 170 KT IS
CURVING FROM THE TROPICS TOWARDS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE SURFACE
LOW LIES BENEATH THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE JET WHICH IS THE SWEET
SPOT FOR DYNAMIC LIFT.
THE SURFACE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MAKES LANDFALL OVER THE SW
COAST TONIGHT. THE FRONT THEN MOVES INTO COOK INLET/MATSU THU
AFTERNOON AND INTO WESTERN CANADA AND THE PANHANDLE THU NIGHT.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE VERIFYING OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL AREAS
THIS AFTERNOON...AS WELL AS...HIGH WIND WARNINGS ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS.
.SOUTHCENTRAL...THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE BERING LOW WILL REACH
SOUTHCENTRAL LATE TONIGHT. A COPIOUS MOISTURE SUPPLY AND A STRONG
MID-LEVEL JET WILL SUPPORT HIGH PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN THE SUSITNA
VALLEY..ALONG THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA...AND MUCH OF PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND THU. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN MOSTLY SNOW IN
THE INTERIOR REGIONS WHILE A MIX IS EXPECTED IN REGIONS ALONG THE
COAST. HOWEVER...THIS STRONG JET SHOULD CAUSE DOWNSLOPING AND LIMIT
PRECIPITATION IN THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND NORTHWESTERN KENAI PENINSULA.
IN ADDITION TO PRECIPITATION...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH
OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. WARNING LEVEL WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR
THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY...TURNAGAIN ARM...AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
ZONES 101 AND 125 BEGINNING THU MORNING AND CONTINUING UNTIL FRONTAL
PASSAGE THU AFTERNOON.
.SOUTHWEST... BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL MOVE
INLAND THIS EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SHOULD END ALONG THE BRISTOL
BAY COAST AS TEMPS RISE ABOVE FREEZING EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT
SHOULD DEVELOP INLAND AND COLDER AIR HOLDS ON. WARNING LEVEL
SOUTHERLY WINDS SHOULD DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON OVER THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG
PERSISTENT SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL POSSIBLY PUSH ICE ONSHORE ALONG
THE BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA SHORES WHILE STRONG WINDS MAY
CAUSE BEACH EROSION. ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY
IMPROVE...EXPECT GUSTY WINDS AND PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND THROUGH FRI AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ONSHORE NEAR
THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA.
.BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ENDED THIS MORNING OVER
SAINT PAUL ISLAND AS TEMPS WARMED WELL ABOVE FREEZING. HOWEVER THEY
APPEAR TO BE IN FOR A BOUT OF SIGNIFICANT WINDS OVERNIGHT. A STRONG
LOW LEVEL JET MOVING AROUND THE SOUTH FLANK OF THE BERING SEA LOW
WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS REACHING TO NEAR 90 MPH
BEGINNING AROUND MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THU MORNING. WARNING
LEVEL WINDS SHOULD BE DROPPING OFF ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO
PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE NEXT WEEK. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL DOMINATE
THE REGION AS A SERIES OF LOWS PROGRESS ACROSS THE BERING AND INTO
THE GULF. EXPECT SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES ACROSS MOST OF THE STATE
WITH CONTINUING THREAT OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING...101 125 181 185 187 195
BLIZZARD WARNING...131 155 161
MARINE...HURRICANE...179 185
STORM...120 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 176 180
GALE...120 125 129 130 132 138 351 352.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
RMC APR 11In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 6, 3:00 PM AKDT, 1 hour before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 300 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 AKZ161-155-072100- ...DANGEROUS ICE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ALONG ALASKA WEST COAST... A VERY STRONG LOW MOVING ACROSS THE BERING SEA WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SEA ICE CONDITIONS FROM BRISTOL BAY TO POINT HOPE. DETAILED GRAPHICS OF THE IMPACTED ICE AREAS HAVE BEEN POSTED ON OUR WEB PAGE AT HTTP://PAFC.ARH.NOAA.GOV/ICEGRAPHICS.PHP. IN BRISTOL BAY STRONG ONSHORE WINDS STARTING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY MORNING WILL CAUSE SMALL FLOES OF ICE TO PUSH ONTO BEACHES FROM DILLINGHAM TO TOGIAK. BEACH EROSION CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG NUSHAGAK BAY AND TOGIAK BAY. FROM CAPE NEWENHAM TO TOKSOOK BAY ICE SHOVES ARE LIKELY THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. MOST OF THIS ICE WILL BE LESS THAN 4 INCHES THICK. SMALLER ICE FLOES MOVING ONSHORE MAY BE UP TO 12 INCHES THICK. THIS SITUATION CONTINUES TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY. THE NEXT STATEMENT IS SCHEDULED AT 1 PM THURSDAY.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 82 min | |
| Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Apr 6, 4:39 PM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Apr 6, 4:55 PM AKDT | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Apr 6, 5:22 PM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 7, 6:10 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr |
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Sources
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