Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 267, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
440 FZAK52 PAFC 151104 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1013 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 1005 MB BY LATE SAT NIGHT. A 997 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT EVENING WILL 500 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY BERING SIDE IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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585 FZAK52 PAFC 151604 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 805 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 CORRECTED TYPO IN SYNOPSIS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1013 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 1005 MB BY LATE SAT NIGHT. A 997 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT EVENING WILL MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY BERING SIDE IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
028 FZAK52 PAFC 151757 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 955 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 UPDATED ZONE 179 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1013 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 1005 MB BY LATE SAT NIGHT. A 997 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT EVENING WILL MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY BERING SIDE IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 955 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
827 FZAK52 PAFC 152354 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-161500- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1009 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS 60 NM EAST OF ATKA SAT AFTERNOON. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 260 NM SOUTH OF ATKA SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
459 FZAK52 PAFC 161112 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-170300- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1011 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF ADAK THIS EVENING AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 998 MB LOW 560 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND TO 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT TOWARDS MORNING. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. PACIFIC SIDE... NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 25 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ JAM APR 11
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 14, 12:20 PM AKDT, 15 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 12:20 PM AKDT, 15 hours 40 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1220 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE IS PARKED OVER THE WESTERN BERING/EASTERN RUSSIA. THE HIGH CENTER HAS BECOME CLOSED OFF AND IS BEGINNING TO MOVE NORTHWARD OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. DOWNSTREAM OF THE RIDGE IS A LARGE BROAD CLOSED LOW EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN BERING TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA. MULTIPLE LOW CENTERS AND SHORT-WAVES ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE BROADER CIRCULATION. THERE ARE TWO FEATURES OF NOTE THIS MORNING. A SHORT-WAVE AND WEAK SURFACE LOW ARE DROPPING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING WITH ARCTIC AIR FEEDING IN BEHIND. THIS IS PRODUCING AN AREA OF SNOW FROM THE PRIBILOFS SOUTHWARD TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. WELL TO THE EAST...A WEAK SHORT-WAVE IS TRACKING WESTWARD ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE KENAI PENINSULA. RADAR IMAGERY AND OBSERVATIONS SHOW THE BULK OF PRECIP FALLING OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THE AIR MASS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CHUGACH AND KENAI MOUNTAINS IS VERY DRY WITH DEW POINT DEPRESSIONS OF 10 TO 20 DEGREES...SO DON'T EXPECT MORE THAN A FEW SHOWERS TO SURVIVE THE JOURNEY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THERE ARE SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES IN LOW POSITIONS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS OVER THE WEEKEND. WILL GO WITH AN AVERAGE POSITION AND STRENGTH UNTIL MODELS COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHERN MAINLAND...SHORT-WAVE WILL WEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES WESTWARD ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT AND DON'T EXPECT MORE THAN SCATTERED SHOWERS FOR THE AREAS IN ITS TRACK. THE PATTERN WILL THEN BEGIN TO EVOLVE THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS THE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING/EASTERN RUSSIA BUILDS EASTWARD OVER TOP OF THE LOW COMPLEX WHILE AN UPPER LOW CURRENTLY OVER BRISTOL BAY TRACKS WESTWARD ALONG THE ALEUTIANS UNDERNEATH THE RIDGE. A COUPLE UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVES WILL DROP DOWN FROM THE NORTH PRIOR TO THE RIDGE BUILDING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL. THE FIRST WILL MOVE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON DURING MAXIMUM HEATING. AS IS TYPICAL THIS TIME OF YEAR EXPECT CONVECTION TO FORM PRIMARILY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. WEAK NORTHERLY FLOW IN THIS CASE WILL THEN CAUSE SHOWERS TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD OFF THE MOUNTAINS. MODELS INDICATE TOTAL TOTALS IN THE 50 TO 60 RANGE ALONG THE MOUNTAINS ALONG WITH 100 TO 200 J/KG CAPE ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. THIS INDICATES THERE MIGHT BE JUST ENOUGH INSTABILITY TO SEE AN ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKE. IN ANY CASE...INSTABILITY WILL NOT BE WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO PRODUCE MORE THAN SCATTERED SHOWERS. ANOTHER SHORT-WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SO WILL LIKELY SEE SCATTERED CONVECTION ONCE AGAIN. STRONG RIDGE WITH MUCH MORE STABLE AIR WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THIS SHORT-WAVE SO CONVECTION WILL BE MUCH LESS LIKELY ON SUNDAY. MEANWHILE...WITH QUITE A BIT OF SUN EACH DAY AND OFFSHORE FLOW TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH 50 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON OVER INLAND LOCATIONS WHILE NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BOTTOM OUT NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DROP SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND THEN WILL BE CARRIED WESTWARD ALONG THE ALEUTIANS BY THE UPPER LOW CENTER FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. MEANWHILE...COLD AIR ADVECTION MOVING IN BEHIND THE LOW TODAY WILL SPREAD SOUTH AND WEST ACROSS THE BERING SEA THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS PRODUCING LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS. THE LOCATION OF THE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL FORCE THE LOW SOUTHWARD AS IT REACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS IN TURN WILL PULL A PACIFIC LOW NORTHWARD TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS ON SUNDAY. WITH THE RIDGE RE-CENTERING ITSELF TO THE NORTH BY THIS TIME...EXPECT THE BULK OF PRECIP AND WINDS TO REMAIN RIGHT ALONG THE ALEUTIANS. .LONG TERM FORECAST...UPPER RIDGE WILL BECOME VERY NARROW AND ELONGATED BY THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK AND WILL RECEDE BACK TO EASTERN RUSSIA AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK. NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL DOMINATE THE MAINLAND NEXT WEEK. UNDER THIS REGIME EXPECT DIURNAL CONVECTION TO BECOME THE NORM. OUT WEST...THE LOW ALONG THE ALEUTIANS AT THE END OF THE SHORT-TERM WILL WEAKEN EARLY NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER...A BROAD ELONGATED TROUGH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS...SO EXPECT ADDITIONAL LOWS TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEK...BUT NONE OF THESE IS EXPECTED TO VERY STRONG. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB APR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Apr 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Apr 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days |
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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.