Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 269, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 16, 2011, 6:35 AM AKDT. It was in force for 57 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2011, 6:35 AM AKDT (14:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 18, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 57 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
738 FZAK51 PAFC 161439 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 635 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 UPDATED ZONES 130 AND 138 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. PKZ197-170300- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1019 MB LOW NEAR CAPE CLEARE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 635 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 635 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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451 FZAK51 PAFC 161710 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 910 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 UPDATED ZONES 130 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. PKZ197-170300- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1019 MB LOW NEAR CAPE CLEARE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 910 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 635 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
481 FZAK51 PAFC 162349 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 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. PKZ197-171500- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
703 FZAK51 PAFC 170223 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 625 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 UPDATED 138 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. PKZ197-171500- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 625 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
965 FZAK51 PAFC 171102 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 17 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. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1020 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NEAR SEWARD AT 1017 MB BY LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
059 FZAK51 PAFC 172346 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 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. PKZ197-181500- 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1020 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NEAR SEWARD AT 1017 MB BY LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
168 FZAK51 PAFC 181125 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON APR 18 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. PKZ197-190300- 400 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1018 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NEAR KENAI AT 1012 MB BY LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
149 FZAK51 PAFC 182347 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON APR 18 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. PKZ197-191500- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE GULF THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 16, 5:00 AM AKDT, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 5:00 AM AKDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION... NUMERICAL GUIDANCE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM. FOR THE EXTENDED FORECAST...GFS AND ECMWF IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH ABOUT 120 FORECAST HOURS. AFTER THAT THEY BEGIN TO DIVERGE ON HOW THEY HANDLE THE LOW OVER THE ALEUTIANS...WITH THE ECMWF HOLDING THE LOW IN PLACE AND THE GFS PROGRESSING IT INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. THEY ALSO DIVERGE ON HOW THEY HANDLE THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE MAINLAND...WITH THE GFS BRINGING MORE ENERGY SOUTHWARD. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... REX BLOCK PATTERN TO THE WEST OF THE STATE THIS MORNING WITH A LOW CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND A HIGH OVER EXTREME EASTERN SIBERIA. THE EASTERN LOBE OF THE HIGH EXTENDS INTO MAINLAND ALASKA WHILE A TROUGH PROTRUDES EASTWARD FROM THE LOW INTO THE CENTRAL GULF. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE EASTERN LOBE OF THE HIGH WILL REMAIN OVER ALASKA FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS FOR A DRY FORECAST ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA. THE MEAN TROUGH POSITION WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND SPIN IN PLACE AS VARIOUS WEAK LOWS ROTATE AROUND IT. THE BOTTOM LINE IS A FAIRLY STABLE PATTERN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE REX BLOCK CONTINUES. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE REX BLOCK CONTINUES INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. BOTH THE GFS AND THE ECMWF BREAK DOWN THE BLOCK LATER IN THE WEEK...BUT DISAGREE ON HOW THEY HANDLE THAT CHANGE. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 170 171 172 175. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. LUDWIG APR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr |
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Sources
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