Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 302, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 28, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-291500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
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 28, 12:00 PM AKDT, 4 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 12:00 PM AKDT, 4 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1200 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A LARGE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW DOMINATES THE BERING SEA THIS MORNING WITH AN OCCLUDED FRONT HEADED ONSHORE OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA. A DOWNSTREAM RIDGE OVER THE GULF IS BUILDING NORTHWARD OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND SLOWING DOWN THE EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE FRONT. TEMPERATURES ARE COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT AREAS OF SNOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING...BUT WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES PRIMARILY ABOVE FREEZING DON'T EXPECT MUCH IN THE WAY OF ACCUMULATION. WARMER AIR IS ALSO MAKING ITS WAY ONSHORE WITH THE FRONT SO EXPECT A CHANGE-OVER TO MOSTLY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. ALSO...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS ALONG THE FRONT ARE DIMINISHING AS THE FRONT MOVES ONSHORE. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SUNDAY WITH JUST SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES IN TRACK OF NEXT ALEUTIAN LOW. 12Z GFS AND 00Z ECMWF ARE VERY CLOSE ON THIS LOW SO WILL UPDATE FORECAST BASED ON THAT SOLUTION. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE BUILDING RIDGE OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL CAUSE THE NORTH END OF THE FRONT TO STALL. THE SOUTH END OF THE FRONT WILL PIVOT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF. THIS IN TURN WILL RESULT IN A FAIRLY STRONG SURFACE RIDGE AND TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ON FRIDAY. SO FOR TONIGHT THE BULK OF RAIN WILL BE CONFINED TO KODIAK ISLAND TO THE SOUTHERN KENAI AND UP COOK INLET TO THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY WITH JUST A FEW SHOWERS EXPECTED TO MAKE IT NORTH AND EAST OF THIS ZONE. AS THE RIDGE STRENGTHENS SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE USUAL GAPS OF TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE KNIK RIVER VALLEY ALONG WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS ALONG THE COPPER RIVER. THERE WILL BE A LITTLE WIND IN THESE AREAS THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING BUT MUCH MORE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND MODELS INDICATE A MODERATE SHORT-WAVE MOVING NORTHWARD RIGHT THROUGH THE RIDGE. THIS WILL BRING RAIN TO THE NORTH GULF COAST AND A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS INLAND. SURFACE RIDGE WILL GIVE WAY AS REMNANTS OF FRONT MOVE THROUGH BUT THEN BUILD BACK IN PLACE. THEREFORE...THE LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WILL CONTINUE EACH DAY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AREAS OF RAIN OR SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WITH THE NORTHERN END OF THE FRONT STALLED OUT OVER THE REGION. COASTAL AREAS WILL REMAIN DRIER BUT WITH WEAK FLOW GENERALLY OFF THE BERING SEA LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL BE PRESENT. THERE WILL BE SOME MARGINAL IMPROVEMENT BY SUNDAY AS THE FRONT COMPLETELY WASHES OUT. HOWEVER...WITH UPPER TROUGH STILL OVERHEAD MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS EAST-SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. A NEW SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS SATURDAY AS THE NEXT TROUGH IN LINE MARCHES IN FROM THE WEST. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE CHAIN SO MOST OF THE BERING SEA LOOKS CALM AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .LONG TERM FORECAST...UPPER FLOW ILL REMAIN PROGRESSIVE THROUGH THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD. THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS SUNDAY WILL HEAD SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC EARLY NEXT WEEK WHILE ANOTHER LOW MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. MODELS INDICATE THIS LOW TAKING A MORE NORTHERLY TRACK REACHING SOUTHWEST ALASKA LATE IN THE WEEK. PRIOR TO THAT THE MAINLAND WON'T SEE ANY MAJOR STORMS...SO SHOULD SEE SOME SUN ON MOST DAYS ALONG WITH SOME DIURNAL CONVECTION. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...172. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB APR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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