Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 485, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
628 FZAK51 PAFC 151201 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 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. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TODAY...S AND WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
458 FZAK51 PAFC 151514 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...AMENDED 715 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 UPDATED ZONE 129 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. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TODAY...S AND WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 715 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
685 FZAK51 PAFC 152302 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 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 FRI JUL 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...AFTERNOON AND EVENING S WIND 10 KT...OTHERWISE VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. STRONGER SW GUSTS 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
999 FZAK51 PAFC 161158 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 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 SAT JUL 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY...SOUTH AND WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEA 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING 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. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ..TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SW 10 KT ALONG THE COAST N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
248 FZAK51 PAFC 161504 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 129 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 SAT JUL 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY...SOUTH AND WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEA 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING 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. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SW 10 KT ALONG THE COAST N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
810 FZAK51 PAFC 162301 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 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 SAT JUL 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF COAST. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT PASSES OVER KODIAK ISLAND SUN MORNING AND STALLS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Jul 14, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LOW MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING FRI AND SAT. BY SAT EVENING SOLUTIONS RANGE FROM JUST WEST OF THE PRIBILOFS TO NORTH OF ATTU. WE WENT WITH THE GFS BASED ON CONTINUITY FROM THE PREVIOUS PACKAGE AND THE GFS POSITION IS AN AVERAGE OF THE OTHER MODELS. IN THE LONG TERM...MODELS AGREE IN BUILDING A RIDGE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST MON AND WITH THE POSITION AND STRENGTH OF THE NEXT LOW MOVING TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... .UPPER LEVELS...A COLD CORE LOW LIES OVER ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. A SHORTWAVE ROTATING AROUND THIS LOW IS MOVING OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA BRINGING RAIN AND LOW CLOUDS WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SECOND WAVE IS MOVING SLOWLY ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL. THIS WAVE BROUGHT SHOWERS TO ANCHORAGE EARLIER TODAY. SHOWERS WILL END FROM THE WEST OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TONIGHT AS THIS WAVE MOVES OVER. A SMALL SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE FROM THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA FRI. .AT THE SURFACE...A SURFACE LOW LIES BENEATH THE UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE NORTH BERING. THE WESTERLY FLOW SOUTH OF THIS LOW IS BRINGING LOW CLOUDS AND RAIN TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY IS CAUSING GUSTY NORTH AND WEST WINDS OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA INCLUDING RESURRECTION BAY AND WHITTIER. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTH CENTRAL...SHOWERS WILL END FROM THE WEST OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AS AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. CONDITIONS SHOULD DRY OUT TONIGHT AND STAY RELATIVELY DRY UNTIL A NEW SYSTEM APPROACHES FRI NIGHT AND SAT. MEANWHILE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AS THE THERMAL TROUGH PERSISTS IN THE BASIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY IN THE BASIN FRIDAY. .SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVES CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA REGION BRING RAIN. THESE WAVES WILL WEAKEN AS THEY APPROACH BRISTOL BAY SO ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THERE. WITH THE UPPER LEVEL LOW IN PROXIMITY WEAK WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO BRING RAIN TO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .BERING AND ALEUTIANS...SURFACE RIDGING IS SUPPORTING FOG AND STRATUS ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN BERING. A WEAK LOW WILL DEVELOP AND APPROACH THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT BRINGING RAIN TO THE CENTRAL AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. A MORE IMPRESSIVE LOW WILL FOLLOW QUICKLY ON ITS HEELS AND APPROACH SHEMYA BY FRIDAY MORNING. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE CURRENT PATTERN OF UPPER LEVEL RIDGING OVER THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC AND LOWS IN THE BERING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MON. MODEL GUIDANCE RAPIDLY BECOMES UNCERTAIN AFTER MON NEXT WEEK. THE CURRENT FORECAST SUPPORTS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER WESTERN ALASKA THROUGH FRI NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 130 138 132 351 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RHH JUL 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jul 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jul 15, 5:26 AM AKDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 3 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.