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Small Craft Advisory 412, NWS Anchorage, AK

June 13, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jun 13, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 13, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

833 
FZAK51 PAFC 132351
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON JUN 13 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.

PKZ197-141500-
400 PM AKDT MON JUN 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1006 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO NEAR CORDOVA TUE
AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-141500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON JUN 13 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-141500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON JUN 13 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-141500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON JUN 13 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-141500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON JUN 13 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-141500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON JUN 13 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-141500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON JUN 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-141500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON JUN 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FOOT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-141500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON JUN 13 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-141500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON JUN 13 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
2 follow-up statements
902 
FZAK51 PAFC 141149
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 14 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.

PKZ197-150300-
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE
BY TUE NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN OVER THE GULF OF
ALASKA THROUGH WED NIGHT.  
$$

PKZ120-150300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 14 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   

$$

PKZ121-150300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 14 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-150300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 14 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-150300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 14 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-150300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 14 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-150300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-150300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 14 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   

$$

PKZ140-150300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 14 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ141-150300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 14 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
325 
FZAK51 PAFC 142301
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 14 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.

PKZ197-151500-
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THU
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-151500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 14 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-151500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 14 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT AFTERNOON AND EVENING
S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-151500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 14 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-151500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 14 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-151500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 14 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-151500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 14 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-151500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 14 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-151500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 14 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-151500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 14 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF
FOG.
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...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 Jun 13, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT MON JUN 13 2011

CORRECTED TYPO

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD GENERAL AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. AGAIN
THE ONLY DISCREPANCY BEING HOW THE UPPER LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY TRACKS.
THE MODEL SPREAD WITH THIS FEATURE HAS BECOME LESS OVER THE PREVIOUS
DAYS AND SEEMS TO BE CLOSELY RELATED TO THE STRENGTH OF THE TROUGH
OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTHERN BEAUFORT SEA UPPER
LOW. THE SOLUTIONS DIVERGE AS THE LOW DRIFTS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST/SOUTHERN MAINLAND.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LEVEL LOW CONTINUES TO DRIFT OVER THE PRIBILOFS BRINGING A
STRAY SHOWER TO SAINT PAUL AND SAINT GEORGE ISLANDS. TROUGH OVER THE
ALASKAN PENINSULA AND SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND CONTINUES TO SHEAR APART
BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS TO BRISTOL BAY. NORTHERN ALASKA CONTINUES
TO STAY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A TROUGH ANCHORED JUST WEST OF BANKS
ISLAND EXTENDING SOUTHWEST TOWARDS THE NORTH SLOPE COMBINING WITH THE
SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH TO BRING ROUNDS OF SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE
CENTRAL INTERIOR. A WEAK DIRTY RIDGE LIES OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND
BETWEEN THE COMPLEX OF UPPER LEVEL LOWS. AT THE SURFACE THREE WEAK
SURFACE REFLECTIONS OF THE UPPER SYSTEMS EXTENDS FROM THE PRIBILOFS
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE ALASKAN PENINSULA DOWN TO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF.
A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. SURFACE
RIDGING OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF COAST REMAINS SANDWICHED
BETWEEN THE AFOREMENTIONED GULF TROUGH AND THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE
CENTRAL INTERIOR.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE WEAK RIDGE OVER THE AREA WILL BE SLOWLY
PUSHED TO THE NORTH OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AHEAD AN IMPULSE SLOWLY
DRIFTING EAST OVER THE GULF. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH THE CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS MAINLY OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND THE SOUTHWEST KENAI PENINSULA.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN POSSIBLE OVER THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND
MORE NUMEROUS SHOWERS OVER BRISTOL BAY TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS WITH THE CHANCE FOR A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY
IN THE EVENING.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...LOOK FOR A PERIOD OF QUIET WEATHER OVER
THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BETWEEN SIGNIFICANT SYSTEMS. THE
NEXT TROUGH CURRENTLY SOUTHEAST OF KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL BEGIN TO
SEND MULTIPLE IMPULSES TOWARD THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN BEGINNING TUESDAY
AND CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
CURRENT SHORTWAVE OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL DRIFT EASTWARD TOWARD
THE SOUTHEAST MAINLAND BRINGING AN INCREASED CHANCE OF SHOWERS
ESPECIALLY ALONG COASTAL AREAS. THE UPPER LOW OVER THE PRIBILOFS WILL
CONTINUE EASTWARD TOWARD THE MAINLAND AND BRING SHOWERS TOWARD
MIDWEEK. THE WEAK PATTERN BREAKS DOWN TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK AS A
NORTH PACIFIC LOW SENDS MULTIPLE SHORTWAVES AND ASSOCIATED
FRONTS/INCREASES IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...NONE
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

MTL JUN 11

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC23 hr
Jun 13, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Jun 14, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Jun 14, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Jun 14, 3:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC25 hr
Jun 14, 3:01 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC61 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.