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Small Craft Advisory 283, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 21, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 21, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
264 FZAK52 PAFC 212343 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 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. PKZ199-221500- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AT 979 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 35 KT EAST OF ATKA. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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185 FZAK52 PAFC 221146 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-230300- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AT 982 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 1006 MB LOW MOVES FROM 350 NM N OF SHEMYA SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO 280 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 997 MB BY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
069 FZAK52 PAFC 222354 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 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. PKZ199-231500- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MOVES NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM AT 987 MB SUN AFTERNOON. A 1006 MB LOW MOVES TO 350 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 180 NM NORTH OF ATKA AT 998 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-231500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-231500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-231500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR HEADLANDS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-231500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-231500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-231500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
450 FZAK52 PAFC 231151 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-240300- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK MOVES TO NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM AT 991 MB SUN EVENING. A 1002 MB LOW MOVES TO 320 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 110 NM NORTH OF ATKA AT 999 MB SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-240300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-240300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-240300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-240300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-240300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-240300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 21, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 21, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH
THE SHORT TERM AND REASONABLE. AFTERNOON PACKAGES WILL BASED IN PART
ON THE NAM IN THE EAST AND GENERALLY THE GFS IN THE WEST.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...UPPER LEVEL RIDGING DOMINATES THE BERING
SEA. A WELL DEFINED LOW CENTER IS EVIDENT SOUTH OF UNALASKA WITH A
WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING WESTWARD ALONG THE ALEUTIANS. MEANWHILE...TO
THE EAST...A LARGE REGION OF LOW PRESSURE ENCOMPASSES THE NORTHWEST
TERRITORIES. A TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW PRESSURE REGION IS
DIGGING WESTWARD ACROSS ALASKA AND INTO THE BRISTOL BAY REGION. THE
UPPER LEVEL JET IS CURRENTLY POISED ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC ALONG
THE 40 N PARALLEL.
.AT THE SURFACE...RIDGING ACROSS THE BERING CONTINUES TO SUPPORT A
STRATUS AND FOG DECK ACROSS THE REGION. A BROAD 979 MB LOW SOUTH OF
DUTCH HARBOR SPANS ACROSS MUCH OF THE ALEUTIANS. A FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS LOW EXTENDS ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO JUST SOUTH OF
THE WESTERN AK PEN THIS MORNING AND IS PRODUCING RAIN AND GUSTY
WINDS. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH TO EAST AND IMPACT MUCH OF MAINLAND
ALASKA OVER THE NEXT OVER THE NEXT 36 HRS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL
MOVE ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND ISLAND LATE TONIGHT AND TO OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL/NORTH GULF COAST FRI. LOOKS LIKE AN OPEN WAVE DEVELOPS
ALONG THE FRONT AS IT MOVES NORTH. PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL INCREASE
IN ADVANCE OF THIS FRONT AND PRODUCE STRONG GAP WINDS AND ACROSS MUCH
OF SOUTHCENTRAL WITH ACCOMPANYING GALES OVER THE GULF. A SECONDARY
FRONT AND ASSOCIATED WAVE MOVES INTO THE GULF FRI NIGHT/SAT AND
PRODUCES ANOTHER ROUND OF GALES OVER THE GULF AND STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENTS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. THE BRUNT OF THE MOISTURE
SHOULD REMAIN ALONG THE COASTS AND SE EXPOSURES OF SOUTHCENTRAL.
TEMPS SHOULD BE WARM ENOUGH THAT PRECIPITATION ALONG THE COASTS
SHOULD BE RAIN...MAY SEE SOME MIXED SHOWERS INLAND.
.SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...THE PORTION OF THE FRONT APPROACHING THE AK PEN
THIS AFTERNOON SPREAD MOISTURE INTO BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND THE DELTA
ON FRI. PRECIPITATION LIKELY TO BE MIXED OVER BRISTOL BAY AND SHOULD
GENERALLY START AS SNOW OVER THE DELTA...BUT MIX WITH RAIN FROM
BETHEL EAST FRI AFTERNOON...SNOW SHOULD HOLD ON LONGER TO THE WEST.
BRISTOL BAY AHEAD OF FRONT WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING SNOW OVER THE
DELTA...MAINLY WEST O BETHEL. ALSO MAY SEE A FEW SPOTS OF FREEZING
RAIN AND THE FRONT MOVES WEST ACROSS THE SW MAINLAND. GUSTY GAP WINDS
LIKELY ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE.
.ALEUTIANS...
RAIN WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE ALEUTIANS AS THE LOW SOUTH OF DUTCH
HARBOR MOVES GRADUALLY EASTWARD. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW
WILL BRING RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS...WHILE
STRONG WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO
THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER
OVER THE NEXT WEEK. LOW PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE BERING AGAIN AND A
SERIES OF LOWS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE GULF OF ALASKA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
MARINE...GALE 120 125 130 132 170 172 179
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
RMC APR 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Apr 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 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.