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Small Craft Advisory 282, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 21, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 21, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 21, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired: Apr 22, 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.

836 
FZAK51 PAFC 211203
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 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.

PKZ197-220300-
400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF 
OF ALASKA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A WEAKENING WEATHER FRONT MOVES
INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY EVENING THEN TO THE 
NORTH GULF COAST THURSDAY NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-220300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-220300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS 
AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-220300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-220300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-220300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-220300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-220300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-220300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-220300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

4 follow-up statements

502 
FZAK51 PAFC 212350
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 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.

PKZ197-221500-
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA MOVES INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN
GULF FRI EVENING AND INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-221500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SOUTH WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-221500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
$$

PKZ125-221500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
$$

PKZ129-221500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
$$

PKZ130-221500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-221500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...WIND BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-221500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-221500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-221500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

$$

149 
FZAK51 PAFC 220052 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
450 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

CORRECTED AREA 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.

PKZ197-221500-
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA MOVES INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN
GULF FRI EVENING AND INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-221500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SOUTH WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-221500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
$$

PKZ125-221500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
$$

PKZ129-221500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
$$

PKZ130-221500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-221500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...WIND BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-221500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-221500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-221500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

$$

160 
FZAK51 PAFC 220626 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1025 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

UPDATED AREA 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.

PKZ197-221500-
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA MOVES INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN
GULF FRI EVENING AND INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-221500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SOUTH WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-221500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
$$

PKZ125-221500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
$$

PKZ129-221500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
$$

PKZ130-221500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-221500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...WIND BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-221500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-221500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
1025 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-221500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

$$

297 
FZAK51 PAFC 221159
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 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.

PKZ197-230300-
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE GULF FRIDAY MORNING. A SECOND 
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF SATURDAY. 
$$

PKZ120-230300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING...EXCEPT 
INCREASING TO 50 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. 
SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-230300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS 
S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS 
S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-230300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS NEAR THE GULF IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-230300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-230300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT 
BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-230300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-230300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-230300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-230300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE 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 20, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT WED APR 20 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THROUGH FRI MORNING THEN DIVERGE ON
SOLUTIONS. THE MAIN ISSUE IS WITH THE MOVEMENT THE LOW COMPLEX SOUTH
OF THE AK PEN. THE GFS SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE MORE CONSISTENT THAN THE
ECMWF WHICH TOOK A SIGNIFICANT JUMP TO THE NORTH WITH LOW CENTER ON
THE 12Z RUN. OVERALL WILL BE LEANING TOWARD THE NAM FOR MESOSCALE
WIND FORECASTS (EXCELLENT HANDLING OF WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND
SOUTHCENTRAL) IN THE FIRST 48 HRS OR SO...THEN WILL BLEND CURRENT
GRIDS WITH THE GFS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 84 HRS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER LEVELS SHOW A LOW SOUTH OF SHEMYA AS WELL AS ANOTHER LOW
SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR. THERE IS A LOW NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY...WITH A
TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTHWESTWARD INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. HIGH PRESSURE
IS KEEPING ITS HOLD OVER MOST OF THE BERING. THE MAIN LOW AT THE
SURFACE IS SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR...ALTHOUGH THERE IS ALSO A WEAK LOW
OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AS WELL. BROAD SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE LIES
OVER SIBERIA EASTWARD THROUGH NORTHERN ALASKA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...TROUGH EXTENDS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND A WEAK
LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS OVER THE NORTH GULF JUST SOUTH OF PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND. THE MORNING SOUNDINGS OVER FAIRBANKS AND ANCHORAGE
SHOWED A MOISTENING IN THE LOW AND MID LEVELS OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS ARE
ALSO EVIDENT OVER THE NORTH GULF. SHOULD CONTINUE TO SEE INCREASING
CLOUDS AND SHOWERS (RAIN COASTS) OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH
THE INTRUSION OF MOISTURE FROM FRONTAL SYSTEMS APPROACHING THE GULF
OF ALASKA. ALSO WILL SEE INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENTS WHICH WILL
GENERATE BRISK AND GUSTY GAP FLOWS AND BRISK WINDS ACROSS THE GULF OF
ALASKA.

SOUTHWEST...
A BROAD BAND OF STRATUS AND FOG OVER BRISTOL BAY...WHICH BROUGHT
DENSE FOG ALONG THE COASTS...HAS LIFTED SOME THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT
COASTAL LOCATIONS MAY SEE ANOTHER EPISODE TONIGHT WITH GENERALLY
LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. FOG SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM ALONG THE
NORTHERN AND EASTERN GUSTS AS NORTHERLY FLOW SETS UP OVER BRISTOL BAY
THU.

ALEUTIANS/EASTERN BERING SEA...THE LOW PASSING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS
AND AK PEN THU AND FRI WILL PRODUCE GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS
OVER MUCH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND EASTERN BERING SEA OVER THE NEXT DAY
OR SO.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE RAIN AND SNOW SHOWER CHANCES WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE AREA
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. WHILE CONFIDENCE IS MODERATE TO HIGH FOR
THE END OF THE WEEK...CONFIDENCE DECREASES BY THE WEEKEND...WHEN
MODEL DIFFERENCES ARE GREATEST.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 155 165 170 172 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RMC APR 11

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 20, 4:00 PM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	60 hr
Apr 20, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Apr 20, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Apr 20, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Apr 20, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	63 hr
Apr 20, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	5 days
Apr 20, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Apr 21, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Apr 21, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Apr 21, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	51 hr
Apr 21, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Apr 21, 4:00 AM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	24 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.