Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 370, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 26, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 26, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
135 FZAK51 PAFC 261203 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 26 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. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 26 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 FRIDAY NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT NORTH AND EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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886 FZAK51 PAFC 262302 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 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. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 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 SAT. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF CAPE CLEARE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS SE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NW OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
690 FZAK51 PAFC 262347 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 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. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 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 SAT. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF CAPE CLEARE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS SE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NW OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
656 FZAK51 PAFC 270123 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 520 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 UPDATE TO 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. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 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 SAT. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF CAPE CLEARE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS SE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NW OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 520 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
262 FZAK51 PAFC 271118 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 27 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. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 27 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 SAT. A 998 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT WHILE A 1004 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS MOVES TO 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 27 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 27 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN 2 FT IN THE EVENING. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 27 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 27 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 27 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 27 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 27 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT BY MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 27 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS BY MIDNIGHT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 25, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 25, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF COLD BAY HAS A WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND THE WESTERN GULF. THE RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT HAS BEEN CONFINED TO KODIAK ISLAND BUT CLOUDS HAVE SPREAD NORTH INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. CLEAR AND WARM WEATHER CONTINUES OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR. A SURFACE RIDGE IS STILL HOLDING OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND THE CENTRAL GULF COAST BUT HAS BEEN WEAKENED A LITTLE BY THE WEATHER FRONT. EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR HAS MOVED DRIER WARMER AIR INTO THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND PARTS OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. A TROUGH EXTENDS NORTHWEST OF THE LOW INTO THE BERING SEA AND IS PRODUCING SHOWERS OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA...EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE CENTRAL BERING. .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE NAM AND THE EC ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE GFS THE OUTLIER OF THE GROUP BEYOND THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ABOUT 300 MILES SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY WEAKEN. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE LATE THURSDAY. THE SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRIDAY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF...PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL REMAIN OVER THE INTERIOR THROUGH FRIDAY. PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER PRINCE WILLIAMS SOUND AND THE KENAI PENINSULA THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE RAIN OVER KODIAK WILL BECOME SHOWERS AS THE FRONT WEAKENS LATE THURSDAY. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA... THE EAST OT SOUTHEAST FLOW ACROSS THIS REGION WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSPORT DRY WARM AIR FROM SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR INTO THE LOW KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND INLAND SECTION OF BRISTOL BAY REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. CLOUDS AND SHOWERS WILL MOVE THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE COASTAL SECTION OF BRISTOL BAY. THE GUSTY WINDS OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY AS THE LOW WEAKENS. .BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE TROUGH ACROSS THE BERING WILL WEAKEN THROUGH FRIDAY WITH THE AREAS OF SHOWERS DIMINISHING THROUGH THE PERIOD. .LONG TERM FORECAST... A UPPER HIGH OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN INTERIOR OVER THE WEEKEND. AN UPPER LOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING...ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE SOUTHERN GULF. SUNNY AND WARM WEATHER WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL MAINLAND AND THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR THROUGH SCATTERED SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. THE BERING SEA...ALASKA PENINSULA AND WESTERN GULF WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH AREAS OF RAIN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 132 150 160 172 FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. NM MAY 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.