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Small Craft Advisory 400, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jun 7, 2011, 5:50 AM AKDT. It was in force for 34 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 7, 2011, 5:50 AM AKDT (13:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
503 FZAK51 PAFC 071350 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 550 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 UPDATED ZONE 130 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. PKZ197-080300- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT STEMMING FROM A 1003 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 1015 MB AS IT DRIFTS TO 85 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E WIND 25 KT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 550 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
738 FZAK51 PAFC 072322 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 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. PKZ197-081500- 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1006 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN TO 1015 MB AND DRIFT TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND WED AFTERNOON. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .THU THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
370 FZAK51 PAFC 081114 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 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. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1012 MB LOW 75 NM NORTH OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1014 MB BEFORE DISSIPATING AS IT MOVES TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND BY THIS AFTERNOON. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 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. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
119 FZAK51 PAFC 082349 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 8 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. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1015 MB LOW OVER SHELIKOF STRAIT DISSIPATES TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT THIS EVENING DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .FRI THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Jun 7, 5:00 AM AKDT, 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 5:00 AM AKDT, 50 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...00Z MODELS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT ON KEY FEATURES THROUGH SHORT TERM. GFS WAS USED FOR BOTH DOMAINS AS IT HAS BEEN SHOWING GOOD CONSISTENCY LAST SEVERAL DAYS AND IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN BORDER REGIONS. HPC FORECASTS WERE PRIMARILY USED FOR THE EXTENDED PERIOD. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...UPPER RIDGING EXTENDS N FROM PACIFIC THROUGH ERN GULF COAST INTO INTO ERN INTERIOR. VERTICALLY STACKED LOW JUST S OF PASD WITH 1003 MB SURFACE REFLECTION HAS OCCLUDED FRONT OVER PADQ WITH GOOD MOISTURE FEED DROPPING S WELL INTO SUBTROPICS. ANOTHER STRONG LOW WITH 980 SURFACE REFLECTION WELL S OF PASY HAS OCCLUSION N OF IT...SLOWLY LIFTING N AND E. FRONT FROM LOW IN WRN GULF WILL WEAKEN AND SPLIT TONIGHT AS IT MOVES INTO RIDGING OVER THE ERN GULF. RIDGING WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLAND THROUGH AT LEAST THU...PROBABLY LONGER. WEAK UPPER TROUGH THOUGH WILL REMAIN OVER WRN GULF THROUGH THU. FRONT FROM LOW WELL S OF PASY WILL MOVE OVER WRN/CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT/WED...THEN OVER ERN ALEUTIANS WED/WED NIGHT. IT TOO WILL WEAKEN AND SPLIT AS IT MOVES INTO DOWNSTREAM RIDGING THU. SO AK PEN. WILL ONLY GET SMALL DOSE OF WIND AND PRECIP. FROM IT LATE THU/FRI. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS TODAY AND TONIGHT AROUND BRISTOL BAY AND AK PEN WITH LOW HANGING IN THERE. DRY SLOT MOVING OVER KODIAK TODAY BUT SHOWERS WILL INCREASE THERE THIS EVENING AS UPPER LOW IMPINGES. RAIN SPREADING E TODAY ALONG GULF COAST AND N TO AROUND CLAM GULCH ON KENAI. CONSOLIDATED MODERATE SERLY FLOW OVER ANC BOWL WILL PRECLUDE ANY PRECIP. WITH FRONT. WITH SHORT-WAVE SPLITTING WED/WED NIGHT...MAY NOT GET ANY THERE. WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY MAY PICK UP SOME TODAY WITH FRONT ...BUT ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS TONIGHT AND WED LIKELY. RAIN WITH INCREASING WINDS WRN ALEUTIANS DEVELOPING LATE TODAY...SPREADING E TONIGHT WITH FRONT FROM LOW WELL TO S. RAIN SPREADING TO ERN ALEUTIANS WED AFTERNOON/EVENING. SERLY WIND FLOW TODAY COPPER RIVER BASIN WITH JUST HIGH CLOUDS SHOULD ALLOW ENOUGH WARMING FOR RH'S TO DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT...SO RED FLAG WARNING THERE STILL IN ORDER. .LONG TERM FORECAST...LITTLE CHANGE IN BASIC PATTERN FORESEEN BY EITHER GFS OR ECMWF WITH SOME FORM OF RIDGING IN THE INTERIOR AND LOWS MOVING FROM BERING AND N PACIFIC INTO GULF AK. THIS WILL KEEP COASTAL MARGINS WET OVERALL THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. BUT LITTLE OR NONE FOR ANC BOWL...MOST OF SUSITNA VALLEY...AND COPPER RIVER BASIN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES: 130 175 176 FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY 141 STRONG WIND 025 JUN 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 days | |
| Jun 6, 4:13 PM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Jun 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jun 7, 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.