Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 261, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 12, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
037 FZAK51 PAFC 121159 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 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. PKZ197-130300- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH WED NIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW FORMS THIS AFTERNOON 100 NM WEST OF SITKA AND MOVES TO 115 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1000 MB TUE NIGHT...AND THEN MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 1005 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
121 FZAK51 PAFC 122317 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 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. PKZ197-131500- 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ICY CAPE WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND AT 1012 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-131500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-131500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-131500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-131500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-131500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-131500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-131500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
879 FZAK51 PAFC 131142 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 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. PKZ197-140300- 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A 1001 MB LOW 65 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO KODIAK ISLAND AT 1011 MB BY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ120-140300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-140300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-140300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-140300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-140300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-140300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-140300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-140300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-140300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
219 FZAK51 PAFC 131543 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 745 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 UPDATE TO ZONES 130 AND 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. PKZ197-140300- 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A 1001 MB LOW 65 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO KODIAK ISLAND AT 1011 MB BY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ120-140300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-140300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-140300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-140300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-140300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 745 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 11 FT SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-140300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 745 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 12 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-140300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-140300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-140300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
355 FZAK51 PAFC 132256 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 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. PKZ197-141500- 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A 1003 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO KODIAK ISLAND AT 1011 MB THU MORNING. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Apr 11, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 11, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT OVERALL. GOING WITH THE NAM IN THE NEAR TERM FOR THE WEST FOR ITS BETTER HANDLING OF THE LOW MOVING ACROSS THE BERING SEA NEAR SAINT PAUL ISLAND. IN THE EAST WE ARE GOING WITH THE NAM IN THE NEAR TERM BUT TRANSITIONING TO THE GFS LATE WEDNESDAY FOR A BETTER HANDLING OF TRIPLE POINT DEVELOPMENT IN THE GULF. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN SHOWS A BROAD LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER MAINLAND ALASKA WITH RIDGING BUILDING INTO THE BERING. A BROAD COMPLEX LOW IN THE GULF IS PROVIDING SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST. ANOTHER COMPLEX LOW CENTERED OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA IS INTERACTING WITH THE LOW IN THE GULF CAUSING AREAS OF PRECIPITATION OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA. FOR THE WEST THE BIG FACTOR IS WINDS. TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS IS PROVIDING STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW. A LOW NEAR SAINT PAUL ISLAND IS TRACKING TO THE SOUTHEAST AND AS IT MOVES TOWARDS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS LATER TONIGHT THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXISTS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... WITH THE LOW IN THE GULF EXPECT SHOWERS TO CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST. A SHORT WAVE DROPPING DOWN FROM THE NORTH OVER THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA BROUGHT ADVISORY LEVEL SNOW TO THE HOMER AREA...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF THERE BY LATE EVENING. AS THE LOW SHIFTS TO THE EAST IN THE GULF A NORTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL SET UP AND DRY CLEAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE INLAND AREAS. AN EASTERLY WAVE PASSING OVER SOUTHCENTAL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BRING THE NEXT CHANCE FOR CLOUDS AND SHOWERS OVER THE AREA. SOUTHWEST... EXPECT CONTINUED ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS...MAINLY ALONG THE WEST COAST. OTHERWISE GENERALLY PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND EASTERN BRISTOL BAY. BERING/ALEUTIANS... HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE CENTRAL BERING FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS ALONG WITH AREAS OF FOG. A FAIRLY STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN BERING WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF BLIZZARD CONDITION DEVELOPING BRIEFLY OVER THE BERING SIDE OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT. A SHORT WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING WILL BRING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE PRIBILOFS THROUGH TONIGHT. .LONG TERM FORECAST... AN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WITH EASTERLY FLOW OVER THE GULF AND SOUTHERN BERING REGION. STILL UNCERTAINLY OVER THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVING TO JUST SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS OVER THE WEEKEND FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC. MODELS ARE BEGINNING COME INTO GENERAL AGREEMENT BUT THE STRENGTH AND LOCATION OF THE LOW ARE STILL UP IN THE AIR. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 181. MARINE...GALES...150 155 160 165 170 171. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. DC/KB APR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 12, 6:20 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 6 hr |
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