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Small Craft Advisory 352, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 19, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 19, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 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.
051 FZAK51 PAFC 192304 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 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. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL WEAKEN THIS EVENING ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN THROUGH SUNDAY. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND AND THE WESTERN GULF FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WEAKENS THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 .TONIGHT...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. .FRI...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 SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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515 FZAK51 PAFC 201142 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 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. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND AND THE WESTERN GULF FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WEAKENS THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
910 FZAK51 PAFC 202348 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 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. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF AND NEAR KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
572 FZAK51 PAFC 211150 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 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. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF AND NEAR KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 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 IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
405 FZAK51 PAFC 211419 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 620 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 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. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF AND NEAR KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 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 IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
422 FZAK51 PAFC 211454 CCB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 655 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 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. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF AND NEAR KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 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 IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
722 FZAK51 PAFC 212323 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 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. PKZ197-221500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF AND NEAR KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
011 FZAK51 PAFC 221156 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 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. PKZ197-230300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND NORTH GULF COAST. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE BY SUNDAY EVENING. A SECOND WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL PASS OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...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 SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at May 19, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 19, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FROM THE VERY STABLE SYNOPTIC PATTERN CONSISTING OF A LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA AND A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA. A SOUTH TO NORTH ORIENTED JET IS BRINGING ABUNDANT MOISTURE BETWEEN THESE TWO MAIN FEATURES. NUMEROUS LOWS ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE LARGE SCALE CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER THE BERING SEA AND NORTHERN PACIFIC REGION...THE STRONGEST ONE CURRENTLY LOCATED SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WITH GALE FORCE WINDS IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS IN THE REGION. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. TIMING DIFFERENCES REGARDING THE SIGNIFICANT SHORT WAVE TO MOVE INLAND FRIDAY APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN RESOLVED. ONLY MINOR DIFFERENCES WITH THE LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AS IT BEGINS TO WEAKEN AND DRIFT EAST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE WILL REFLECT MINOR CHANGES CONSISTENT WITH THE LATEST RUN OF THE GFS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL...AN OCCLUDED FRONT IS MOVING UP ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING GALE FORCE WINDS AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE TO THE REGION. THE INCREASED CLOUD COVERAGE HAS HELPED KEEP TEMPERATURES A BIT LOWER TODAY...ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR ANY FIRE WEATHER WARNINGS. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH TOMORROW AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK ALONG THE COAST. THE FEATURE THAT WE WILL BE WATCHING CLOSELY IS A STRONG SHORTWAVE THAT WILL MOVE INLAND FRIDAY MORNING. THE AIR BEHIND THIS SHORTWAVE IS MUCH DRIER...SO EXPECTING PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES TO RESUME FRIDAY AFTERNOON ALONG WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS. THE COMBINATION OF DRIER WEATHER AND INCREASED WINDS WILL RESULT IN SOME FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND MATANUSKA VALLEY. THERE IS ALSO AN OUTSIDE CHANCE OF SEEING OUR FIRST LIGHTNING STRIKES TOMORROW AFTERNOON ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. THE SHORTWAVE WILL BE NEARING THE ALASKA RANGE IN THE AFTERNOON DURING MAXIMUM HEATING. THE INCREASED INSTABILITY COULD LEAD TO AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IN THIS AREA...BUT THE HIGHER POTENTIAL WILL BE OUT WEST OVER THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS THROUGH THE WEEKEND LEADING TO PLEASANT WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE ON THE INCREASE ALONG WITH AFTERNOON INSTABILITY SO EXPECTING SCATTERED SHOWERS TO DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND ALEUTIANS...VERY SIMILAR WEATHER FOR THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WITH SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG WITH LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS. THE AFOREMENTIONED SHORTWAVE MOVES INLAND FRIDAY...FURTHER ENHANCING THE SHOWER ACTIVITY AND AS MENTIONED BEFORE AN OUTSIDE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. FURTHER WEST...THE LOW SOUTH OF THE CHAIN WILL WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS EAST. THIS WILL LEAD TO WINDS SHIFTING FROM THE EAST TO THE NORTH AS AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRIDAY. ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE CHAIN AND FOLLOW A SIMILAR PATH AS THE PREVIOUS LOWS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...120 125 129 170 171 172 FIRE WEATHER...FIRE WEATHER WARNING 111 141 AB MAY 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| May 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 26 hr |
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Sources
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