Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 301, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 28, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
953 FZAK51 PAFC 281216 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 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. PKZ197-290300- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT ENTERING THE WESTERN GULF THIS MORNING WILL SLOW AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF FRI MORNING. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT AROUND 130 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE FRI NIGHT AND MOVE ASHORE THE KENAI PENINSULA ON SAT. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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971 FZAK51 PAFC 282302 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 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. PKZ197-291500- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF ON SAT. $$ PKZ120-291500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-291500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-291500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-291500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-291500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-291500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-291500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-291500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-291500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
709 FZAK51 PAFC 291159 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 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. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATES LATE SAT MORNING. A 995 MB LOW WILL TRACK TOWARDS THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF AROUND 400 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
912 FZAK51 PAFC 292302 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 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. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST ON SAT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 375 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SUN AFTERNOON AT 990 MB. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT BY NOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E 15 WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
408 FZAK51 PAFC 300138 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 538 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 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. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST ON SAT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 375 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SUN AFTERNOON AT 990 MB. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT BY NOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
001 FZAK51 PAFC 301149 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 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. PKZ197-010300- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ASHORE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SAT AFTERNOON. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 430 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 990 MB SUN AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO AROUND 200 NM WEST OF DIXON ENTRANCE AT 998 MB EARLY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-010300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-010300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-010300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-010300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-010300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-010300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-010300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-010300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-010300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 302247 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 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. PKZ197-011500- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AND STRENGTHEN TO 990 MB SUN AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTH OF SITKA AT 1002 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...SOUTH WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SE GUSTS TO 25 MPH OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 27, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODEL AGREEMENT IS GOOD REGARDING SIGNIFICANT FEATURES FOR THE REGION. THE GFS IS MOVING THE 982 MB LOW CURRENTLY IN THE BERING 140 NM N OF PAAK TO THE SOUTH FASTER THAN THE EC AND NAM. GOING WITH THE NAM IN THE SHORT TERM IN THE EAST AND WEST. FOR THE EXTENDED THE MAJOR FEATURE IS THE LOW THAT WILL BE MOVING OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT. THE EC AND GFS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THIS FEATURE THROUGH SUN EVENING THEN THE GFS PUSHES THE LOW FASTER TO THE SOUTH. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE MAIN FEATURE IMPACTING THE REGION IS THE 982 MB LOW IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA. THIS LOW IS BRINGING RAIN SHOWERS TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS THAT WILL BECOME A RAIN AND SNOW MIX TONIGHT. THE WEST COAST IS ALSO EXPERIENCING A RAIN AND SNOW MIX DUE TO THE SOUTHERLY FLOW FROM THE LOW. STRONG WINDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IN THE COASTAL ZONES FOR THE ALEUTIANS AND WESTERN COAST OF ALASKA. AS IT CONTINUES TO SLOWLY TRACK EAST THE LOW IS STARTING TO WEAKEN. FOR THE EAST...RIDGING OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC EXTENDS INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. THERE IS VERY WEAK UPPER LEVEL FLOW OVER MAINLAND ALASKA NORTH OF THE RIDGE. WEAK DISTURBANCES ARE MOVING THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND BRINGING ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS WITH THEM. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...THERE IS A WEAK UPPER SHORT-WAVE JUST AHEAD OF THE LARGER ONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BERING LOW. BUT IT WILL BE SPLITTING AND WEAKENING AS IT MOVES OVER S-CENTRAL TONIGHT. BUT IT COULD BE ENOUGH TO KEEP ISOLATED SHOWERS GOING INTO THE EVENING. THE FRONT IN THE BERING WILL ADVANCE TO THE WESTERN REACHES OF THE GULF OF AK EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...AND WEAKEN/SPLIT AS IT APPROACHES THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH FRIDAY. STEADY RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND ADVANCE (PERHAPS WITH SOME WET SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS) TO THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA AND EVENTUALLY PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WITH THE FRONT. GUSTY TURNAGAIN ARM WINDS WILL RETARD STEADY PRECIPITATION TO JUST ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL/MAT-SU VALLEY THU NIGHT INTO FRI. SOUTHWEST... ACROSS THE AKPEN AND SW MAINLAND...WET SNOW CURRENTLY OVER THE AKPEN WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN BY EVENING AS THE FRONT ADVANCES FROM WEST TO EAST...CURTAILING ACCUMULATIONS. GUSTY EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH PRECIPITATION TAPERING TO SHOWERS AT THAT TIME...EXCEPT FOR WINDWARD FACING SLOPES OF BRISTOL BAY WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO SEE STEADY PRECIPITATION INTO FRIDAY. THIS BECAUSE THE SUPPORTING LOW TO THE W WILL STALL THU NIGHT AND FRI AS IT TRIES TO MOVE INTO THE DOWNSTREAM UPPER RIDGE AND THE UPPER FLOW BECOMES SOUTHERLY. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... ABUNDANT RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE ERN ALEUTIOANS WILL CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT OVER THE ALEUTIANS...CHANGING OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS AS COLD AIR FILTERS BEHIND THE LOW. THE COLD-AIRMASS IS NOT ALL THAT COLD OR LARGE IN EXTENT...SO SHOWERS TOMORROW WILL BE MIXED WITH RAIN ALL AREAS. THOUGH THERE COULD BE SMALL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE WRN AND CENTRAL CHAIN. GALE-FORCE WINDS WILL SLOWLY ABATE AS THE PARENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WEAKENS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... 12Z ECMWF AND GFS ARE ACTUALLY IN MODEST AGREEMENT MAINTAINING A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND INTO THE GULF OF AK INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. NET UPPER-RIDGING WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER WRN CANADA N INTO THE YUKON AND SERN AK INTERIOR THOUGH. THIS WILL KEEP THE GREATEST IMPACTS OF WIND AND PRECIPITATION TO THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND GULF COAST. THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WOULD REMAIN ON THE PERIPHERY OF LOWS MOVING INTO THE GULF...BUT SOME SHOWERS WOULD AT LEAST REMAIN A THREAT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...150 155 160 165 170 172 175 FIRE WEATHER...NONE DK/MAR APR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 28, 3:45 PM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 30 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.