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Small Craft Advisory 404, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jun 9, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 9, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
155 FZAK51 PAFC 092350 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 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. PKZ197-101500- 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI AFTERNOON THEN BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-101500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-101500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-101500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-101500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SE WIND 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-101500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
509 FZAK51 PAFC 101137 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 10 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. PKZ197-110300- 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT MORNING AND REMAIN STATIONARY. $$ PKZ120-110300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-110300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
138 FZAK51 PAFC 102308 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 10 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. PKZ197-111500- 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FROM KALGIN ISLAND S...RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM KALGIN ISLAND S...RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JAM
286 FZAK51 PAFC 111137 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 11 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. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE SUN. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 11 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 11 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 11 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 11 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 11 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 11 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 11 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jun 9, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT THU JUN 9 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH MONDAY. A BLEND OF THE NAM AND GFS WAS PREFERRED IN THE SHORT TERM...WITH THE GFS PREFERRED MORE IN THE LONG TERM FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A DEEP AND STATIONARY UPPER LEVEL LOW REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA INTO EARLY THIS WEEKEND. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS EAST-SOUTHEAST OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA TO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. THIS FEATURE WILL DRIFT EAST IN VERY WEAK UPPER FLOW ALOFT AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SATURDAY OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST REGION. A TRANSITORY UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS SITUATED TO THE SOUTH OF THE NORTHERN BERING LOW ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN BERING AND ALASKA PENINSULA COASTAL WATERS...WHICH WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF TODAY. A SLOWLY WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM A FEW HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS NEAR THE DATELINE WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA BY FRIDAY NIGHT. WEAK RIDGING ALOFT WILL ALLOW FOR VERY WEAK FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE THROUGH SATURDAY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE... INSTABILITY SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING UNDER PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION TOWARDS THIS WEEKEND...WITH CONTINUED DIURNAL ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWER COVERAGE MOST OF THE REGION. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... WITH UPPER LEVEL RIDGING MOVING EAST ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY REGION...AREAS OF DENSE FOG SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND BECOME WIDESPREAD BY EARLY MORNING...THEN PERSIST ACROSS MOST OF THE BRISTOL BAY PUBLIC ZONE AND COASTAL ZONE THROUGH LATE MORNING BEFORE INCREASED MIXING AND DAYTIME HEATING HELPS TO DISSIPATE THE FOG. OTHERWISE...WITH A CONTINUED MOIST AIR MASS AND ANY AMOUNT OF DAYTIME HEATING EXPECT TO SEE INSTABILITY SHOWERS DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. CLOUD COVER SHOULD IMPROVE BY FRIDAY AS SOUTHEAST FLOW INCREASES OUT AHEAD OF THE NEXT LOW TO APPROACH THE BRISTOL BAY REGION. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO NEAR UNIMAK ISLAND BY THE WEEKEND...STALL AND THEN SLOWLY MOVE EAST TOWARDS THE GULF. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE GREATEST DISAGREEMENT IN THE MODELS CURRENTLY LIES WITH THE TRAJECTORY OF THE STATIONARY LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. MODELS INDICATE THIS FEATURE WILL ROTATE SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS THE BERING SEA THIS WEEKEND BEFORE HEADING TO THE GULF AND WEAKENING. .LONG TERM FORECAST... MODELS INDICATE THE PERIOD WILL BE DOMINATED BY DIURNAL SHOWER DEVELOPMENT OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA UNDER WEAK RIDGING ALOFT. A MEAN TROUGH IN THE BERING WILL HELP USHER SYSTEMS EAST TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN GULF...WHERE THEY WILL LIKELY WEAKEN AND SPLIT AS THEY ENCOUNTER THE DOWNSTREAM RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THIS MEANS THAT FOR THE MOST PART WE WILL LIKELY SEE A CONTINUATION OF THE STABLE PATTERN WE ARE IN THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. CC JUN 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jun 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 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.