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Small Craft Advisory 337, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 14, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 14, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
328 FZAK51 PAFC 150545 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...UPDATED 950 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 UPDATED 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. PKZ197-151500- 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. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 950 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
425 FZAK51 PAFC 150549 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 950 PM 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. PKZ197-151500- 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. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 950 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
377 FZAK51 PAFC 151149 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 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. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. A NARROW RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SUNDAY. A 983 MB LOW MOVES TO NEAR SAND POINT SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 14, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 14, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN GENERAL ARE IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM WITH SYNOPTIC FEATURES. THOUGH THE GFS IS A BIT OF AN OUTLIER WITH THE HANDLING OF WEST ALEUTIAN GALE CENTER AS IT TRACKS EAST. THE GFS ELONGATES THE FRONTAL TROUGH WHICH IS REASONABLE...BUT THEN PLACES THE DOMINATE LOW CENTER SOUTH OF THE AK PEN MON. THE EC/UK/NAM ALL HOLD THE CENTER CLOSER TO THE AK PEN. CURRENT THINKING IS THAT A SECONDARY CENTER WILL FORM SOUTH OF THE AK PEN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A STRONG UPPER JET...BUT THAT PRIMARY LOW SHOULD HOLD FURTHER NORTH...AT LEAST EARLY ON. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS OVER MUCH OF THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN/AK PEN WITH A SHARP RIDGE EXTENDING NORTH ALONG 150W FROM THE GULF TO OVER THE WEST CENTRAL INTERIOR. THERE ARE TWO SIGNIFICANT LOW CENTERS EMBEDDED WITHIN THE BERING SEA TROUGH. THE FIRST CENTER SE OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS...ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAKENING GALE CENTER...WEAKENS AND MOVES TO NEAR THE GULF OF ANADYR SUN. THE SECOND AND MORE SIGNIFICANT CENTER APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON...ASSOCIATED WITH ANOTHER GALE CENTER APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS...MOVES TO THE WESTERN AK PEN LATE SUN. ITS ASSOCIATED TROUGH ELONGATES SE INTO THE SE GULF OF ALASKA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... THE MAIN WEATHER ISSUES WILL BE GUSTY GAP WINDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. PRESSURE GRADIENTS HAVE INCREASED ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. THE MAIN FEATURES ARE A THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE INTERIOR...A WEAKENING LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY WITH TRAILING FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE WESTERN GULF...AND BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE NORTH GULF. GUSTY GAP WINDS ARE BLOWING ACROSS TURNAGAIN ARM...PORTAGE VALLEY...PORTIONS OF THE KNIK/MAT VALLEY...AS WELL AS ALONG THE COPPER RIVER. WINDS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY GUSTY THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN SHOULD START TO SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT AS THE INTERIOR TROUGH WEAKENS AND THE LOW NEAR SAINT PAUL MOVES NW AND WEAKENS. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA SUN AFTERNOON AS THE NEXT LOW MOVES SOUTH OF THE AK PEN. THE ORIENTATION OF THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT AND THE MAIN BRUNT OF WIND WILL BE THROUGH GAPS IN THE 101 AND 125 ZONES. STILL WILL SEE SOME GUSTY WINDS IN THE 111 AND 141 IN THE AFTERNOON SUN. ANY RAIN THAT DEVELOPS OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO WILL BE MAINLY CONFINED TO THE COASTS AND SE/E EXPOSURES. FIRE WEATHER...MAIN CONCERN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ARE GUSTY WINDS AND RH VALUES AT OR BELOW 30 PERCENT IN THE MAT VALLEY/KNIK VALLEY AND ALONG THE COPPER RIVER. WILL BE BRINGING IN A LITTLE MORE CLOUD COVER AND MOISTURE ON SUN WITH WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH...SO THIS SHOULD DIMINISH THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT SOME IN THE MAT. THERE STILL MAY BE POTENTIAL FOR RH VALUES TO REACH CRITICAL THRESHOLDS ALONG WITH MARGINAL SOUTHERLY GUSTS SUN AFTERNOON. .SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...RAIN OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL GIVE WAY TO SHOWERS AS THE LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA MOVES NW AND WEAKENS AND THE TRAILING FRONTAL BAND MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS. STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY CHANNELED TERRAIN AND ALONG EXPOSED GAPS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE LOW CENTER WEAKENS AND MOVES NW. A SECOND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FOLLOWS QUICKLY ON ITS HEELS...AND BRINGS ANOTHER ROUND OF WINDS AND RAIN SUN AND MON. .BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NORTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWARD AWAY FROM THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS LOW WILL SUPPORT WIND GUSTS AND LIGHT PRECIPITATION IN THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY. MEANWHILE...OUT WEST A 977 MB LOW IS APPROACHING THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING GALES ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AS IT MOVES RAPIDLY EASTWARD OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE ACCESS TO A GOOD MOISTURE SUPPLY SO STEADY SHOWERS WILL OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF THE ALEUTIANS THIS WEEKEND. .LONG TERM FORECAST...AN ACTIVE PATTERN WILL DOMINATE ALASKA OVER THE NEXT WEEK WITH A SERIES OF LOWS AND FRONTS MOVING FROM THE BERING INTO THE GULF. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 414 150 155 165 170 171 172 175 176. FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING ZONES 111 AND 141. RMC 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 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 14, 6:50 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| May 14, 9:50 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| May 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 days | |
| May 15, 7:40 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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