Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 562, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 11, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 11, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 11, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
848 FZAK51 PAFC 111140 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1016 MB LOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATES. A 1015 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
566 FZAK51 PAFC 111435 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 635 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 UPDATED ZONE 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1016 MB LOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATES. A 1015 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 635 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
379 FZAK51 PAFC 111511 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 710 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 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. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1016 MB LOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATES. A 1015 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 710 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 635 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
996 FZAK51 PAFC 111621 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 820 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 UPDATED ZONE 125 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1016 MB LOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATES. A 1015 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 820 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 710 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 635 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
471 FZAK51 PAFC 112327 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-121500- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN GULF THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT...GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 11 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ JAM
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 10, 12:50 PM AKDT, 15 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 12:50 PM AKDT, 15 hours 10 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1250 PM AKDT WED AUG 10 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...UPPER RIDGE IS BUILDING OVER THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING SEA WHICH IS CAUSING UPPER LOW AND TROUGH OVER SOUTHCENTRAL THIS MORNING TO DIG SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA. SKIES HAVE STARTED TO CLEAR ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL UNDER DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW AND THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE TODAY AND TONIGHT. A FORMER TROPICAL SYSTEM IS NOW AN EXTRA-TROPICAL LOW SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. IT IS TRACKING SLOWLY NORTHWARD UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE UPPER RIDGE. VERY WARM AIR IS ADVECTING NORTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN BERING AS SEEN IN THE 12Z SOUNDING FROM SHEMYA (+18 DEGREES CELSIUS AT 1600 FEET). THIS IN TURN IS PRODUCING STEEP SURFACE BASED INVERSIONS WHICH ARE TRAPPING MOISTURE NEAR THE SURFACE AND RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD FOG...DENSE IN AREAS. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS DEEP MOISTURE MOVING OVER TOP OF THE RIDGE TO WESTERN ALASKA...SO THE RECENT BREAK IN WET WEATHER WILL NOT LAST MUCH LONGER. WIDESPREAD STRATUS AND RADIATION FOG HAS DOMINATE MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING WITH THE SURFACE HIGH RIGHT OVERHEAD. VISIBILITIES ARE IMPROVING BUT IT LOOKS LIKE STRATUS WILL PERSIST. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS HANDLING OF SYNOPTIC SCALE FEATURES IS VERY SIMILAR. NAM IS A BIT FASTER IN SPREADING MOISTURE EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. MORE SIGNIFICANT...THE NAM IS AN OUTLIER DEPICTS AN UNORGANIZED GROUP OF UPPER LEVEL IMPULSES TRACKING ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA THURSDAY NIGHT AND THEN TO KODIAK ISLAND AND THE WESTERN GULF ON FRIDAY...DROPPING LARGE AMOUNTS OF QPF ALONG ITS PATH. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE THIS HAPPEN DUE TO EXTENT OF MOISTURE ADVECTION OVER THE RIDGE...BUT NOT READY TO ACCEPT THE NAM SOLUTION QUITE YET. WILL STICK CLOSER TO GFS/ECMWF SOLUTION FOR PRECIP AND CLOUD FORECAST...WHICH IS NOT TOO FAR FROM CURRENT FORECAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SUNNY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO SOUTHCENTRAL THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS AS THE BERING RIDGE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN AND SLIDE EASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL. SURFACE HIGH WILL BUILD FROM SOUTHWEST ALASKA TO INTERIOR ALASKA AND SUPPORT LOW LEVEL OFFSHORE FLOW. THIS WILL CAUSE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO TIGHTEN ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WITH A TROUGH FORMING SOUTH OF THE COASTAL RANGE. THIS IN TURN WILL PRODUCE LOCALIZED GUSTY WINDS WHICH WILL WORK AGAINST SEA BREEZE FORMATION AND RESULT IN COMPRESSIONAL WARMING ALONG THE COAST AS AIR MOVES DOWN THE LEE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS. THEREFORE...EXPECT TEMPERATURES IN NORMALLY COOL COASTAL LOCATIONS SUCH AS SEWARD WHITTIER AND VALDEZ TO REACH 70 DEGREES OR HIGHER ON THURSDAY...WHICH IS 10 DEGREES OR MORE ABOVE NORMAL HIGHS. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL WEAKEN A BIT ON FRIDAY SO TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER...BUT STILL ABOVE NORMAL. THE BERING RIDGE WILL NOSE UP TOWARD SIBERIA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND CAUSE ENERGY OVER THE ARCTIC TO DROP DOWN THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIDGE. THEREFORE...CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF RAIN WILL RETURN TO SOUTHCENTRAL AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND. NORTHWEST FLOW TENDS TO BE DRIER...SO DON'T EXPECT ANY WASHOUTS LIKE WE'VE EXPERIENCED LATELY. A MORE LIKELY SCENARIO IS SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH OCCASIONAL BREAKS OF SUN. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE INFLUENCE OF THE BERING RIDGE MEANS AREAS OF FOG AND STRATUS WILL HANG AROUND THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. WEAK IMPULSES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE FLOW OVER TOP OF THE RIDGE WILL WORK WITH THE DEEP MOISTURE ALSO MOVING OVER THE RIDGE TO BRING A RETURN TO RAIN OR SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AS WE HEAD THROUGH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE BERING RIDGE WILL GRADUALLY BE SUPPRESSED SOUTHWARD AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND...SO COOL AND MOIST CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AS WEAK FEATURES MOVE ACROSS THE BERING SEA TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...WIDESPREAD FOG AND AREAS OF RAIN WILL PERSIST AS LOW LEVEL WARM ADVECTION CONTINUES TO PUMP NORTHWARD UP AND OVER THE RIDGE AND AS THE LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC PASSES WEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THERE IS A LARGE SPREAD IN ENSEMBLES AS WE HEAD THROUGH NEXT WEEK...SPECIFICALLY WITH HANDLING OF A DEEP UPPER LOW DROPPING DOWN FROM THE ARCTIC INTO MAINLAND ALASKA AND PLACEMENT OF THE PACIFIC RIDGE. THEREFORE...FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS LOW. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB AUG 11
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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