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Small Craft Advisory 586, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 20, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 21, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
698 FZAK51 PAFC 201146 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 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. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF HOMER WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE LATE SAT NIGHT OVER SOUTHERN COOK INLET. A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY SUN MORNING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
479 FZAK51 PAFC 201432 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 630 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 UPDATED 129 FIRST PERIOD 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. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF HOMER WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE LATE SAT NIGHT OVER SOUTHERN COOK INLET. A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY SUN MORNING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 630 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
437 FZAK51 PAFC 201447 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 630 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 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. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF HOMER WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE LATE SAT NIGHT OVER SOUTHERN COOK INLET. A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY SUN MORNING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 630 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
887 FZAK51 PAFC 202352 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 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. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 250 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE SUN MORNING AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. SHOWERS AND PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SHOWERS AND PATCHY FOG. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W WIND 25 KT SOUTH END OF STRAIT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
273 FZAK51 PAFC 211139 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 21 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. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE MON AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION. A 994 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD EARLY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$
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 19, 1:00 PM AKDT, 15 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 1:00 PM AKDT, 15 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 100 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...NAM AS WELL AS GFS AND EC IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT IN SYNOPTIC FEATURES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. MAIN PATTERN IS A PARENT LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING WITH A DEVELOPING LOW TODAY OVER KODIAK ISLAND. THE SURFACE LOW MOVES OVER NORTHERN KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING AND INTO SOUTHERN COOK INLET BEFORE MOVING ONSHORE IN KAMISHAK BAY. THE UPPER LOW CENTER MOVES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF SAT EVENING WHERE IT SLOWLY DISSIPATES ON SUN. FORECASTERS TENDING TO LEAN TOWARDS NAM SOLUTION FOR NEXT 36 HOURS DUE TO ITS HIGHER RESOLUTION. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...CURRENTLY A WARM FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF IS GENERATING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FROM SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA OVER TO ICY BAY. STRONG SOUTH WINDS OVER THE GULF WILL HELP TO TRANSPORT GULF MOISTURE ONSHORE THROUGH FRI EVENING. SSMI IMAGERY INDICATES COPIOUS MOISTURE OVER THE GULF HOWEVER THE PROGRESSIVE EASTWARD MOVEMENT OF THIS PATTERN WILL ALLEVIATE ANY SERIOUS FLOODING IN ANCHORAGE AOR. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... BERING REGION..LOW CLOUDS WITH PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEAK LOW MOVING JUST SOUTH OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MAY GENERATE SOME LIGHT RAIN BUT OTHERWISE MINIMAL IMPACT. SOUTHWEST...CONTINUED CLOUDY WITH RAIN THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. RAIN TURNING TO SHOWERS ON SUNDAY FROM WEST TO EAST. AREAS OF FOG ALONG THE COAST SAT. MODERATE NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING ON SAT WITH COOLER AIR MOVING IN MON MORNING FROM THE NORTHERN BERING. SOUTHCENTRAL...RAIN OR SHOWERS OVER MOST OF THE REGION. RAIN HEAVY ALONG THE COAST AT TIMES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. NOT EXPECTING ANY FLOODING WITH CURRENT MODEL RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND LOW RIVER LEVELS. MAIN AREA OF RAIN MOVES EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. WOULD EXPECT LIGHT RAIN SAT MORNING BUT MODERATE AMOUNTS AGAIN SAT AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. .LONG TERM FORECAST... RESIDUAL LOW IN THE GULF SLOWLY DISSIPATES TUE AND WED...WOULD EXPECT SOME SHOWERS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ZONES. MODELS INDICATING A TROUGH FROM SIBERIA MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN BERING TUE MORNING BRINGING A FRONT AND CHANCE OF RAIN TO WESTERN ZONES AND EASTERN HALF OF BERING TUE EVENING THROUGH WED. NEXT LOW IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES THROUGH WED EVENING. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES 120 125 129 FIRE WEATHER...DONE FOR SEASON JMP AUG 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Aug 20, 6:30 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 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.