Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 29, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 11, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
796 FZAK51 PAFC 111224 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 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. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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814 FZAK51 PAFC 120000 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 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. PKZ197-121500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT DEVELOPING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-121500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT ...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
815 FZAK51 PAFC 121227 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-130300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
028 FZAK51 PAFC 130035 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-131500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ120-131500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-131500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-131500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-131500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 40 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-131500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-131500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-131500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT...INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
808 FZAK51 PAFC 131246 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-140300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 974 MB LOW 750 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THU EVENING WILL MOVE TO 390 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT SAT MORNING AT 992 MB. $$ PKZ120-140300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-140300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-140300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-140300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-140300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 40 KT TOWARD KAMISHAK BAY. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 40 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-140300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-140300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-140300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-140300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
359 FZAK51 PAFC 140022 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-141500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK STATIONARY WEATHER FRONT PERSISTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JAM JAN 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 Jan 10, 12:40 PM AKST, 15 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 12:40 PM AKST, 15 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1240 PM AKST MON JAN 10 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...VERY STRONG UPPER RIDGE IS NOW CENTERED
OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS THE FIRST (OF WHAT
WILL BE A SERIES OF UPPER SHORT-WAVES TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA THE NEXT FEW DAYS) DROPPING SOUTHWARD INTO THE NORTHERN
YUKON AND NORTHEAST CORNER OF ALASKA. ARCTIC AIR WILL ACCOMPANY
THIS SHORT-WAVE AND LEAD TO A CHANGE IN WEATHER ACROSS ALASKA.
RIGHT NOW CONDITIONS REMAIN CALM ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND
GULF WITH JUST A FEW ISOLATED AREAS OF FOG UNDERNEATH SOME VERY
STEEP SURFACE BASED INVERSIONS. MOST OF ANCHORAGE CLEARED OUT
AGAIN THIS MORNING...BUT AS WAS THE CASE YESTERDAY EXPECT AREAS
OF FOG TO RE-FORM AND REMAIN IN THE VICINITY UNTIL THE COLDER AIR
AND WINDS ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT.
THE STRENGTHENING RIDGE HAS PUSHED THE SOUTHERLY JET OVER THE
BERING SEA WESTWARD. IT NOW EXTENDS FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL
PACIFIC WEST-NORTHWEST ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND ON UP
TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. AT THE SURFACE A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT REMAINS PRETTY MUCH IN THE AREA RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE
UPPER JET. IR SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A NORTH PACIFIC LOW TRACKING
TOWARD CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. IT IS SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAKENING...BUT
WILL STILL TIGHTEN UP THE PRESSURE GRADIENT FROM ATKA TO DUTCH
HARBOR AS IT TRACKS TOWARD ADAK. A MORE SIGNIFICANT LOW IS
DEVELOPING TO THE SOUTHWEST WITH SUPPORT FROM A STRONG WESTERLY
JET AND ARCTIC AIR FEEDING INTO THE SYSTEM. THIS LOW IS TRACKING
NORTHEASTWARD BUT WILL SOON BEGIN TO CURVE NORTHWARD AND EVENTUALLY
NORTHWESTWARD ALONG THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS IT ROUNDS THE UPPER
TROUGH AXIS. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SOLID STORM FORCE WINDS
NORTH AND EAST OF THE TRACK FROM THE VICINITY OF ADAK AND UP
ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING SEA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH SYNOPTIC
SCALE FEATURES AND FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE NORMAL. THERE ARE
SOME DIFFERENCES IN TRACK OF SYSTEMS ALONG AND TO THE SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS. PLAN TO STICK WITH THE GFS WHICH HAS BEEN PERFORMING
BEST AS OF LATE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...UPPER SHORT-WAVE OVER THE YUKON WILL CROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE GULF TUESDAY MORNING WITH
ARCTIC AIR ADVECTING IN BEHIND IT. MEANWHILE THE SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN AS PRESSURE RISES OVER INTERIOR ALASKA AND
FALL OVER THE GULF. THE COLD AIR ADVECTION COMBINED WITH TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL KICK UP WINDS ACROSS THE REGION...ESPECIALLY
FOR CHANNELED AREAS SUCH AS THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND VALDEZ/THOMPSON
PASS. ANY REMAINING FOG WILL RAPIDLY DISSIPATE AS THE WINDS ARRIVE.
ANOTHER UPPER WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
BRINGING ANOTHER SURGE OF EVEN COLDER AIR WHICH MEANS WINDS WILL
BE STRONGER. PLAN TO ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE VALDEZ ZONE
WITH THE AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE. DON'T HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO
ISSUE A WATCH AT THIS TIME...BUT WILL ALSO NEED TO KEEP AN EYE
ON WARNING LEVEL WIND POTENTIAL IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. A MUCH
STRONGER SHORT-WAVE LOOKS LIKE IT WILL MOVE THROUGH THURSDAY.
HOWEVER...THERE WON'T MUCH ADDITIONAL COLD ADVECTION WITH THAT
ONE...SO IMPACT ON WINDS LIKELY WON'T BE THAT SIGNIFICANT. IN
ADDITION TO ALL THE WINDS...TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY FALL AS
WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVES WILL PASS MOSTLY TO
THE EAST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WON'T BE NEARLY AS TIGHT AS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL.
THERE WILL STILL BE SOME COLD AIR ADVECTION WHICH WILL CONTRIBUTE
TO LOCALIZED GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA.
THE SHORT-WAVE ON THURSDAY LOOKS LIKE IT WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTHWEST
ALASKA SO MAY SEE SOME STRONGER COLD AIR ADVECTION AND WIND AT
THAT POINT.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE UPPER RIDGE WILL RETROGRADE WESTWARD THE
NEXT COUPLE DAYS PUSHING THE STORM TRACK OFF TO THE SOUTH AND WEST.
THERE WILL BE TWO MORE LOWS WHICH WILL AFFECT THE ALEUTIANS AND
BERING SEA...ONE POWERFUL STORM PASSING BY TONIGHT AND THEN A
WEAKER STORM PASSING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY. AFTER THAT
CONDITIONS WILL CALM DOWN A BIT FOR AT LEAST THE REST OF THE WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...UPPER RIDGE OVER THE ARCTIC WILL GRADUALLY
WEAKEN LATE THIS WEEK THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THERE IS POOR MODEL
RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY IN THIS TIME FRAME WITH HANDLING OF ENERGY
MOVING UNDERNEATH THIS RIDGE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND/GULF
OVER TO THE BERING SEA. CHANCES ARE THOUGH THAT MOSTLY DRY AND
COLD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH ZONE 131.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...127 170 172 175.
GALE WARNING...120 121 126 128 130 132 138 140 150 155
171 176 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB JAN 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:02 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 10, 9:27 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 11, 5:12 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 43 hr | |
| Jan 11, 11:58 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 4 hr |
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