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Small Craft Advisory 336, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 13, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 13, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
150 FZAK51 PAFC 132348 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-141500- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A NARROW RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SUNDAY. A 978 MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TO NEAR DUTCH HARBOR BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E 15 KT WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
402 FZAK51 PAFC 140039 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 440 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011 CORRECTED AREAS 130 132 AND 138 FOR PRECIPITATION TYPE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-141500- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A NARROW RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SUNDAY. A 978 MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TO NEAR DUTCH HARBOR BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E 15 KT WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
188 FZAK51 PAFC 141201 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 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. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A NARROW RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
934 FZAK51 PAFC 141228 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 430 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 138 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. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A NARROW RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 430 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
331 FZAK51 PAFC 142345 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 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. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A NARROW RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SUNDAY. A 986 MB LOW MOVES TO NEAR SAND POINT MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUNDAY NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 13, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 13, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH EARLY MON. BY TUE THE MODELS DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE BERING WHILE MAINTAINING AGREEMENT ELSEWHERE. THE NAM WAS USED BECAUSE OF TOPOGRAPHIC ADVANTAGE. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA DOMINATES THE BERING WITH AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH STRETCHING TOWARDS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. A SHARP UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS CENTERED OVER SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA. TO THE EAST...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW JUST NORTHEAST OF YAKUTAT IS STATIONARY. .AT THE SURFACE...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS DEVELOPING SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR ALONG A NORTH SOUTH FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT STRETCHES ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA BY LATE THIS EVENING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORMING FROM SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THE TANANA VALLEY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTH CENTRAL... ONSHORE FLOW AT LOW LEVELS AND AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL HELP TO BUILD HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE EASTERN GULF COAST TONIGHT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE COAST RIDGE AND THE TROUGH NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE WILL SUPPORT SOUTHERLY ONSHORE FLOW OVER SOUTH CENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY OVER THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN. CLOUDS WILL MOVE OVER COOK INLET SAT NIGHT AND SUN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. OTHERWISE SUNNY SKIES WILL DOMINATE MOST OF THE REGION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE ALEUTIANS... A DEVELOPING LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR IS BRINGING GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SWITCH TO WEST WINDS SAT MORNING AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. RAIN WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST WITH THE FRONT WITH BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS OPENING UP AFTER THE FRONT PASSES BY. ANOTHER BAND OF WIND AND RAIN WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA OVER THE WEEKEND WITH THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN STABLE MOST OF NEXT WEEK WITH A STATIONARY LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE ALEUTIANS...A THERMAL LOW IN THE INTERIOR AND A RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH GULF COAST. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD WATCH...KUSKOKWIM RIVER...ZONE 152 MARINE...GALES...150 155 160 165 170 172 175 180 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RHH MAY 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 14, 7:24 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 13 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.