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Small Craft Advisory 559, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 9, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 9, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 9, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Aug 10, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

214 
FZAK51 PAFC 092327
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 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 TUE AUG 9 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN OVER THE EASTERN GULF WED AND
THU.

$$

PKZ120-101500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ125-101500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF
NORTHERN BAYS. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-101500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS
3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-101500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO W 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS. SEAS 4
FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT.
.WED...NE 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

3 follow-up statements

937 
FZAK51 PAFC 100030 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

CORRECTED ZONE 120

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 TUE AUG 9 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN OVER THE EASTERN GULF WED AND
THU.

$$

PKZ120-101500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS
4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ125-101500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF
NORTHERN BAYS. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-101500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS
3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-101500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO W 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS. SEAS 4
FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT.
.WED...NE 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

991 
FZAK51 PAFC 100039 CCB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

CORRECTED ZONE 120

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 TUE AUG 9 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN OVER THE EASTERN GULF WED AND
THU.

$$

PKZ120-101500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS
4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ125-101500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF
NORTHERN BAYS. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-101500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS
3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-101500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO W 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS. SEAS 4
FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT.
.WED...NE 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

366 
FZAK51 PAFC 101158
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 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 WED AUG 10 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK 1010 MB LOW WILL ROTATE AROUND THE NORTHEAST GULF THROUGH 
THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 10 2011

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

$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 10 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4
FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   

$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 10 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 10 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-110300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 10 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 10 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW 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 Aug 9, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before

SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.  ALL
MODELS ARE CLOSE WITH THE TRACK AND SPEED OF THE REMNANTS OF EX
TYPHOON MERBOK PUTTING IT WEST OF ATTU BY FRI MORNING.  IT LOOKS LIKE
MOST OF THE ENERGY OF THIS STORM WILL STALL IN THE WESTERN BERING AND
THEN BE ABSORBED BY A LOW OVER THE SEA OF OKHOSTK.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A BROAD LONG WAVE TROUGH SITS OVER EASTERN SIBERIA AND MAINLAND
ALASKA WITH A WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA. AN
UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE OVER COOK INLET WILL MOVE TO THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN TONIGHT WITH AN UPPER LOW FORMING IN THE TROUGH OVER THE
NORTHEASTERN GULF ON WED.  AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS BUILDING OVER THE
BERING SEA WITH AN AXIS ALONG 170W BY THU AND THEN BECOME STATIONARY
THROUGH SAT.

.AT THE SURFACE...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE COVERS MOST OF THE
MAINLAND.  SHOWERS ARE ENDING FROM THE WEST OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AS THE
UPPER TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.  HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING
ACROSS THE BERING AND IS SUPPORTING STRATUS AND FOG ACROSS THE
REGION. EX TYPHOON MERBOK IS ABOUT 500 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ATTU AND
MOVING NORTHWARD.  MODELS PUT THIS STORM AT 50N 167W WED AFTERNOON
THEN WEAKEN IT AS IT MOVES TO 200 MILES WEST OF ATTU BY FRI
AFTERNOON.  THIS STORM WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS AND RAIN TO THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...SHOWERS ENDING FORM THE WEST WITH THE UPPER
TROUGH PASSAGE TONIGHT.  LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
SHOWERS ALONG THE EASTERN GULF INTO WEDNESDAY UNTIL OFFSHORE FLOW
BEGINS WEDNESDAY EVENING AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA.  AS
A RESULT OF THE RIDGE OFFSHORE FLOW ALONG THE GULF COAST LATE WED AND
THU WILL HELP TO DRY AND WARM MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL EAST OF CORDOVA
INTO THE WEEKEND.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...A STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BUILD
JUST OFFSHORE OF WESTERN ALASKA TONIGHT THEN MOVE INLAND WED AND WED
NIGHT.  STRONG SUBSIDENCE FROM THE RIDGE ALOFT AND LIGHT SURFACE
WINDS SHOULD HELP TO SUPPORT THE FORMATION OF FOG ACROSS THE EASTERN
BERING AND ALONG THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND COAST AT NIGHT OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.

.BERING SEA...ALEUTIANS... THE MAIN FOCUS FOR THIS FORECAST IS THE
APPROACH OF THE REMNANTS OF EX TYPHOON MERBOK TO THE WESTERN BERING
WED NIGHT. GALES AND STEADY RAIN WILL IMPACT THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS AND WESTERN CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
MEANWHILE...A STRONG RIDGE WILL KEEP CONDITIONS RELATIVELY DRY AND
CALM ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE BERING SEA RIDGE IS FORECAST TO BREAK DOWN BY SUN WITH LOW
PRESSURE BRIDGING ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS INTO THE GULF BY MID WEEK.
THE GULF OF ALASKA MID WEEK LOW WILL BEGIN OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA FRI
AND MOVE TO THE GULF BY MON.  A LARGE ARCTIC HIGH WILL PERSIST NORTH
OF BARROW FROM SAT THROUGH WED.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 175 176 410
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

RHH AUG 11

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Aug 9, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Aug 9, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	6 days
Aug 10, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	16 days
Aug 10, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr

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