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Small Craft Advisory 355, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 21, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 21, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 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.
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. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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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. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
768 FZAK51 PAFC 221312 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 CORRECTED TYPO 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. PKZ197-230300- 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. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
025 FZAK51 PAFC 222307 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM 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 MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE BY MON MORNING. A SECOND WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL PASS OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10. WEST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 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 SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
020 FZAK51 PAFC 230126 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 525 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 120 TYPO 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. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM 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 MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE BY MON MORNING. A SECOND WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL PASS OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. WEST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 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 SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
059 FZAK51 PAFC 231152 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 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. PKZ197-240300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 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. THE WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY TUE MORNING. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH KODIAK ISLAND FROM THE WEST TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND 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. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
352 FZAK51 PAFC 232345 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 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. PKZ197-241500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 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 THROUGH WED. THE WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY MON NIGHT. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH KODIAK ISLAND FROM THE WEST TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. E WIND 10 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT E 15 KT IN THE MORNING W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
805 FZAK51 PAFC 241201 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 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. PKZ197-250300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH WED NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH KODIAK ISLAND TUE NIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. VARIABLE WIND 10 KT NORTH AND EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. VARIABLE WIND 10 KT NORTH AND EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .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...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 21, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 21, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT SAT MAY 21 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT ESPECIALLY IN THE EAST. THERE ARE SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES WITH THE LOW TO THE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. GFS IS THE OUTLIER HERE MOVING THE LOW ABIT TOO FAR TO THE NORTHWEST. ALL OTHER MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT. SO THE SHORT TERM FORECASTS THIS MORNING ARE LEANING TOWARD THE NAM RESULTING IN ONLY MINOR CHANGES FOR BOTH EAST AND WEST. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE BROAD LONGWAVE TROUGH STILL DOMINATES THE BERING STRETCHING FROM THE EASTERN RUSSIA TO THE WESTERN HALF OF THE MAINLAND ALONG WITH A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA EXTENDING INTO THE EASTERN PART OF ALASKA. THIS PATTERN HAS HELD FOR THE PAST COUPLE DAYS AND LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. AT THE SURFACE OUT WEST A LOW JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MERGE WITH SERIES OF DEVELOPING LOWS NORTH PACIFIC LOWS REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. IN THE EAST AN ASSOCIATED FRONT FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA LOW WILL MOVE SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF AND NEAR KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH SUNDAY .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL... THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BEGIN BUILDING BACK IN ACROSS THE GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DRIER AIR HAS MOVED IN OVER MUCH OF THE AREA ALONG WITH SOME WINDY CONDITIONS AS A RESULT FIRE WEATHER MAY BECOME AN ISSUE THIS AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY IN THE COPPER RIVER AND MATANUSKA VALLEY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS AGAIN TODAY WITH THE SOUTHEASTERLY PUSH AHEAD OF THE NEXT APPROACHING FRONT. .SOUTHWEST... CONTINUED MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITION ALONG WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. .ALEUTIANS/BERING... BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE BERING WILL BRING SCATTERED AREAS OF RAIN SHOWERS ALONG WITH LOW CLOUDS AND FOG TO THE PRIBILOFS AND MOST OF THE BERING. RAIN WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL THE FAIRLY STATIONARY SURFACE LOW TO THE SOUTH. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE WEATHER PATTERN FOR MOST OF NEXT WEEK SHOULD FEATURE LOWS MOVING WEST TO EAST FROM THE SOUTHERN BERING TO THE NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PACIFIC OCEAN...WITH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING ALOFT OVER THE CANADIAN INTERIOR NOSING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THIS WILL KEEP RAIN WELL TO THE SOUTH AND WEST OVER THE ISLANDS AND SOUTHWEST COASTAL LOCATIONS. WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY WAVES WHICH MAY CONTINUE TO IMPACT EASTERN PARTS OF SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH MIDWEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. MAY 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| May 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| May 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.