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Small Craft Advisory 313, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 3, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 3, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
412 FZAK51 PAFC 031153 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 3 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. PKZ197-040300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 235 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1000 MB WED MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN DRIFT TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA AT 1002 MB LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO N 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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558 FZAK51 PAFC 032246 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 3 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. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1005 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 998 MB 360 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WED MORNING THEN DISSIPATE 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT THU MORNING. A 995 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS AND W...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
884 FZAK51 PAFC 040321 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 720 PM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 CORRECTED TYPO IN ZONE 125 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. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1005 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 998 MB 360 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WED MORNING THEN DISSIPATE 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT THU MORNING. A 995 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS AND W...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
406 FZAK51 PAFC 041145 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 4 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. PKZ197-050300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL DISSIPATE 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT THU MORNING. A 995 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 330 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 4 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 4 2011 .TODAY...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 4 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 4 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 4 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 4 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 4 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
516 FZAK51 PAFC 042244 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 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. PKZ197-051500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF SITKA WILL DISSIPATE 80 NM WEST OF SITKA TONIGHT. A 990 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB 220 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 1004 MB 260 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1FOOT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1FOOT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
859 FZAK51 PAFC 051157 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 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. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN TO 1004 MB 550 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 1002 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI MORNING AND MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF KETCHIKAN FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
075 FZAK51 PAFC 052245 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 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. PKZ197-061500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE 170 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
380 FZAK51 PAFC 061144 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 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. PKZ197-070300- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF SAT. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT BY MIDNIGHT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 May 2, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 2, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 2 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE REBOUNDING FROM A MISS WITH THE AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER AND PRECIPITATION FROM PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION WERE MUCH FARTHER WEST THAN INDICATED THE PAST FEW DAYS. IN SPITE OF THIS THEY SEEM TO HAVE CAUGHT UP TO THE WAVE AND HAVE IT MOVING OUT OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. OTHER THAN THAT THEY ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THOUGH THEN NAM SEEMS TO BE DOING A LITTLE BETTER IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA. IT HAS THE TRIPLE POINT LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK WEAKENING BUT HOLDING TOGETHER AS IT DRIFTS INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TUESDAY. OTHER MODELS SEEM TO DISSIPATE IT TOO FAST. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN IS NOW BEGINNING TO SETTLE DOWN INTO A MORE ZONAL FLOW WITH THE JET STREAM REMAINING SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA AND FLATTENING INTO A DUE WEST TO EAST FLOW. A LONG WAVE TROUGH PERSISTS OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE SOUTHWEST AND OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THERE IS AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND EACH OF THESE FEATURES IS MOVING EASTWARD. AT THE SURFACE THE LOW IN THE GULF HAS AN ELONGATED TROUGH THAT EXTENDS NORTHWEST OUT OF IT WHICH IS BRINGING CLOUD COVER FROM PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN EAST. THERE IS ALSO SOME PRECIPITATION IN THE CORDOVA AREA AS A SMALL SURFACE LOW SPUN UP THIS MORNING NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WHICH IS BRINGING MOISTURE AND LIFTING OVER THAT AREA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...IN ADDITION TO THERE BEING MORE CLOUD COVER OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THERE IS LESS CLOUD COVER AND SHOWERS DEVELOPING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TODAY. THIS IS LIKELY RELATED TO THE TROUGH IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AMPLIFYING SOME SUBSIDENCE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WHICH RESULTED IN A SUNNIER DAY THAN EXPECTED. THIS WILL CHANGE TOMORROW AS A DECAYING TRIPLE POINT LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND BRINGS MORE MOISTURE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TOMORROW. THERE IS A SMALL AMOUNT OF LIFTING EXPECTED IN THE COOK INLET REGION TOMORROW BUT THIS MAY BE JUST ENOUGH TO CAUSE SOME STRATIFORM RAIN TO DEVELOP AS THERE WILL NOT BE ENOUGH LIFTING FOR CONVECTIVE STORMS. THE BRISTOL BAY REGION IS UNDER THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS WHICH IS HELPING SOME CUMULUS CLOUDS TO DEVELOP WITH A LITTLE MORE INSTABILITY IN THAT AREA. .LONG TERM FORECAST...A FAIR AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY EXISTS BEYOND THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF THE FORECAST. MODELS DO SEEM TO AGREE THAT GENERAL STORM TRACK WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE STATE...KEEPING WEATHER IMPACTS TO MAINLAND ALASKA RELATIVELY MINIMAL FOR THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW AFTERNOON SHOWERS TO DEVELOP OVER FAVORED INLAND LOCATIONS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. MAY 11
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.