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Small Craft Advisory 342, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 15, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 15, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
104 FZAK51 PAFC 152348 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-161500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO NEAR SAND POINT AND WEAKENS TO 984 MB TONIGHT. WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS SECONDARY LOW CENTERS FORM. HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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524 FZAK51 PAFC 160204 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 605 PM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-161500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO NEAR SAND POINT AND WEAKENS TO 984 MB TONIGHT. WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS SECONDARY LOW CENTERS FORM. HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
310 FZAK51 PAFC 161154 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 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. PKZ197-170300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 70 NM SE OF SAND POINT MOVES TO 170 NM EAST OF SAND POINT AT 991 MB LATE MON NIGHT THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
504 FZAK51 PAFC 161158 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 121 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. PKZ197-170300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 70 NM SE OF SAND POINT MOVES TO 170 NM EAST OF SAND POINT AT 991 MB LATE MON NIGHT THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
148 FZAK51 PAFC 162116 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 110 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 UPDATED 130 138 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. PKZ197-170300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 70 NM SE OF SAND POINT MOVES TO 170 NM EAST OF SAND POINT AT 991 MB LATE MON NIGHT THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 110 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 110 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
310 FZAK51 PAFC 162347 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 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. PKZ197-171500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK DRIFTS NORTHWEST ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AT 995 MB TUESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
670 FZAK51 PAFC 170550 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 950 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 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. PKZ197-171500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK DRIFTS NORTHWEST ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AT 995 MB TUESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 950 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
180 FZAK51 PAFC 171145 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 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. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 110 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK DRIFTS NORTHWEST ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AT 998 MB TUESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT . RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
236 FZAK51 PAFC 172248 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 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. PKZ197-181500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 997 MB THURSDAY MORNING...THEN DISSIPATES. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
681 FZAK51 PAFC 181141 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 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. PKZ197-190300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF CASTLE CAPE WILL MOVE TO 25O NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 1006 MB THURSDAY EVENING AND DISSIPATE. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 15, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 15, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM. THE NAM IS BEING USED IN THE EAST AND WEST FOR ITS BETTER HANDLING OF TERRAIN FEATURES. WE ARE ALSO MORE SATISFIED WITH THE NAMS STRENGTH AND POSITION OF THE LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH MON NIGHT. FOR THE LONG TERM THE GFS HAS HAD THE BEST RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY SO WE USED A BLEND OF THE GFS AND HPC GUIDANCE. .UPPER LEVELS...A LONGWAVE TROUGH IS THE MAJOR FEATURE FOR THE BERING WITH SEVERAL EMBEDDED LOWS. THE IMPACT COMES FROM THE LOW OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THAT IS SLOWLY MAKING ITS WAY TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AS IT WEAKENS. AHEAD OF THIS LOW THE WEAKENING RIDGE OVER THE GULF CONTINUES TO BE A FACTOR FOR THE EAST. THE MAIN ENERGY OF THE JET IS TO THE SOUTH OF THE LOW AND ITS ZONAL FLOW WILL ELONGATE THE TROUGHING ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW OUT OVER THE GULF. .AT THE SURFACE...THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONTAL TROUGH THAT WAS OVER THE WESTERN GULF CONTINUES TO PUSH IN OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL WHERE IT WILL EVENTUALLY STALL COMPLETELY. WITH THIS FRONTAL TROUGH STRATUS OVER THE GULF IS MOVING TOWARDS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. FLOW FOR THE SOUTHCENTRAL WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST DUE TO THE LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA. FRONTAL TROUGHING WILL CONTINUE OVER THE INTERIOR AS THE MAIN ENERGY OF THE LOW WILL BE TO THE SOUTH. ALONG THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS RAIN SHOWERS AND STRATUS WILL CONTINUE WITH THE CURRENT PATTERN. LOW STRATUS AND FOG DOMINATE MUCH OF THE BERING AND WILL ALSO REMAIN WITH THE CURRENT PATTERN. TUE NIGHT INTO WED A SHORT WAVE RIDGE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...FOR THE EAST...DIURNAL WINDS THROUGH THE GAPS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE EAST DUE TO THE CONTINUED THERMAL RIDGING OVER THE INTERIOR AND THE WEAK RIDGE OVER THE GULF. THE OLD FRONTAL TROUGH AND LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL KEEP MOISTURE IN THE MID LEVELS FOR THE EAST AND SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. THIS WILL BRING IN MID LEVEL CEILINGS TO THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA TONIGHT. CONTINUED EASTERLY FLOW OVER KODIAK WILL CONTINUE TO BRING RAIN. .FOR THE WEST...THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING RAIN SHOWERS TO SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A SERIES OF LOWS AND TROUGHS WILL PROGRESS THROUGH THE BERING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WHICH WILL BRING CONTINUED RAIN SHOWERS TO THE ALEUTIANS. .LONG TERM FORECAST...AN ACTIVE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE WITH LOW PRESSURE DOMINATING THE BERING AND GULF AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGING OVER THE INTERIOR. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD WATCH...KUSKOKWIM RIVER...ZONE 152 MARINE...GALES...170 FIRE WEATHER...NONE DWK MAY 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 16, 1:10 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| May 16, 3:30 PM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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Sources
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