Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 416, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jun 15, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 15, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 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.
306 FZAK51 PAFC 152300 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 15 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. PKZ197-161500- 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A 1008 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY 210 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THU NIGHT AND WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1008 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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963 FZAK51 PAFC 161138 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 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. PKZ197-170300- 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 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. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
040 FZAK51 PAFC 162246 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 16 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. PKZ197-171500- 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND MOVES TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT DIMINISHING TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT DIMINISHING TO 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
787 FZAK51 PAFC 171125 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 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. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL DRIFT NORTHEASTWARD AND DISSIPATE BY SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO EAST 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT... VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO EAST 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
912 FZAK51 PAFC 171136 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 132 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. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL DRIFT NORTHEASTWARD AND DISSIPATE BY SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO EAST 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT... VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO EAST 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
537 FZAK51 PAFC 172246 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 17 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. PKZ197-181500- 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL DRIFT TOWARD THE PANHANDLE AND DISSIPATE BY SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS BY MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
374 FZAK51 PAFC 181104 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 18 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. PKZ197-190300- 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 18 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 18 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 18 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 18 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 18 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 18 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 18 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 18 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 18 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 15, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 .ANALYSIS...LONG WAVE TROUGH REMAINS ENTRENCHED OVER MOST OF THE STATE WITH SEVERAL WEAK UPPER LOWS SPINNING IN THE BROAD ANTICYCLONIC CIRCULATION. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IS A POTENT WAVE JUST SOUTH OF THE KENAI PENINSULA. NUMEROUS SHOWERS CAN BE FOUND THROUGHOUT SOUTHCENTRAL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE. A SECOND WAVE LOCATED NEAR FAIRBANKS IS PRODUCING WIDE SPREAD RAIN ACROSS THE INTERIOR. SEVERAL WEAKER LOWS ARE SPINNING OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS. AN OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDS EAST ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS INITIALIZE WELL ON ALL OF THE MAJOR FEATURES AND ARE CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS RUNS AS WELL AS EACH OTHER. VERY MINOR CHANGES WILL BE MADE BASED ON THE LATEST MODEL RUNS. CONFIDENCE IN THE CURRENT SOLUTIONS IS ABOVE AVERAGE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...VERY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAYS WEATHER...WIDESPREAD RAIN TAPERED OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. NOW THAT THERE ARE SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS...WE COULD SEE SHOWERS REDEVELOP AGAIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING THANKS TO THE VERY COLD AIR ALOFT. AS THE UPPER LOW DRIFTS EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF...WILL GRADUALLY SEE A DRYING TREND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT BY THE END OF THE WEEK. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NEWS FEW DAYS AS COLD AIR REMAINS ALOFT AND SURFACE TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY WARM TOWARD CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMS. THE RESULT WILL BE HIGH LAPSE RATES ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. ABUNDANT MOISTURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION SO ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE HEAVY RAIN PRODUCERS. THE COLD AIR ALOFT COULD ALSO LEAD TO SMALL HAIL...SOMETHING ELSE TO WATCH OUT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE ALREADY BUILDING OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA LEADING TO MORE PLEASANT CONDITIONS. MUCH FEWER SHOWERS IN THE REGION EXPECTED OVER THE NEW FEW DAYS WITH SOME SHALLOW FOG A POSSIBILITY OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING. THE REMNANTS OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE OVER BRISTOL BAY AND EFFECT THE COASTAL AREAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON WHILE HIGH PRESSURE HOLDS TOUGH FURTHER INLAND. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... GALE FORCE WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY A FRONTAL BOUNDARY AS IT APPROACHES THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY. THE FRONT LOSES STEAM SO ONLY EXPECTING SMALL CRAFT WINDS LATER TONIGHT AND TOMORROW OVER THE COASTAL WATERS BY THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE LOW SLOWLY FILLS THROUGH SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING LATE IN THE WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES...170 171 172 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AB JUN 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jun 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jun 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 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.