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Small Craft Advisory 598, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 24, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 24, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
783 FZAK51 PAFC 242345 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 24 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. PKZ197-251500- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AND SLIDE EAST AS A 985 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND THU WEAKENS AND MOVES TO 250 NM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND FRI AT 996 MB. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 35 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
242 FZAK51 PAFC 251200 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 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. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 290 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 996 MB 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN DRIFT WESTWARD AND DISSIPATE 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
663 FZAK51 PAFC 251532 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 720 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 UPDATE TO ZONES 120 125 129 130 AND 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. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 290 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 996 MB 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN DRIFT WESTWARD AND DISSIPATE 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 720 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 720 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 720 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 720 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 720 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
335 FZAK51 PAFC 252333 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 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. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON AT 996 MB. THIS LOW WILL MOVE WEST ACROSS THE BARREN ISLANDS EARLY SAT MORNING. A 998 MB LOW WILL BE 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 24, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 24, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL SYNOPTIC SCALE INITIALIZATIONS WERE REASONABLE. FORECAST SOLUTIONS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM AND IN LINE WITH CURRENT THINKING. STRONG DYNAMICS (DIGGING COLD UPPER TROUGH AND LEFT EXIT REGION OF JET CORE) ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING LOW CENTER APPROACHING THE GULF OF AK WILL CAUSE THE CENTER TO DEEPEN AND HOLD TOGETHER A LITTLE LONGER THAN MODEL SOLUTIONS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... .500MB...PROGRESSIVE PATTERN CONTINUES. THE LOW CENTER NEAR ST. LAWRENCE ISLAND CONTINUES TO ACT AS THE FULCRUM FOR WAVES MOVING ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND MAINLAND. A STRONG TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTH FROM ST. LAWRENCE CENTER TO ALONG 165W...SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS IS CONTINUING TO DIG SOUTH. THE MORNING SOUNDING AT SAINT PAUL SHOWED SIGNIFICANT COOLING WITH PASSAGE OVERNIGHT. AS THIS TROUGH CONTINUES TO SHARPEN AND ROTATE EAST A CENTER DEVELOPS NEAR THE BASE AT 50N 155W BY THIS EVENING. THIS CENTER INTENSIFIES AS IT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF THU THEN SLOWLY WEAKENS AND BECOMES NEARLY CUT-OFF AS THE RIDGE BUILDS FROM WESTERN CANADA TO OVER THE MAINLAND THU NIGHT. YET ANOTHER TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING LOW WITHIN THE TROUGH NEAR UNALASKA KICKS THE WEAKENING GULF CUT-OFF NORTH AS IT HEADS NE TO TAKE ITS PLACE. RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA/EAST ALEUTIANS SAT AFTERNOON AS WELL AS A TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA/WEST ALEUTIANS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...LOWER CLOUDS THIS MORNING WITH SUBSIDENCE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE TROUGH IS STARTING TO BREAK UP THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW WEAK UPPER WAVES MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF SHOWERS AND INCREASE CLOUD COVER INTO TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE BUILDING RIDGE ALONG THE GULF AND TROUGH OVER WESTERN ALASKA IS PRODUCING LOCALLY BRISK GAP WINDS ACROSS TURNAGAIN ARM. PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH THIS EVENING AND CAUSE FURTHER STRENGTHENING OF GAP FLOWS BEFORE RELAXING SOME LATER THU. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NE PACIFIC MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THU MORNING WITH A PRESSURE IN THE UPPER 970S TO LOWER 980S. THIS CENTER THEN SLOWLY WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES TO THE NORTH GULF COAST THU NIGHT THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INLAND FRI. EXPECT GALES IN ADVANCE OF FRONT AND WITH TRAILING LOW CENTER. THE BRUNT OF RAIN WILL BE ALONG THE NORTH GULF AND TO A LESSER EXTENT INLAND THRU THU NIGHT. SOUTHWEST AND BERING SEA...A COLD FRONT OVER THE EASTERN DELTA IS SLOWLY MOVING EAST AND WILL STALL OVER EASTERN BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN THRU THU. EXPECT WIDESPREAD RAIN AHEAD OF THIS FRONT TO SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. COOLER AND SHOWERY WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE FRONT OVER THE DELTA THROUGH THU AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMES MORE STABLE WITH WARMING ALOFT THU NIGHT. A LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA MOVES EAST AND STALLS NW OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THU NIGHT...THEN WEAKENS. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL LIKELY CLIP COASTAL AREAS OF THE DELTA THU NIGHT...BUT THE ONSET OF SE FLOW ALOFT WILL SNOW PUSH THE RAIN BACK NW. A DEVELOPING LOW APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING MOVES SOUTH OF UNALASKA FRI MORNING WITH A PRESSURE IN THE 980S. THE LOW THEN WEAKENS AS A TRIPLE POINT FEATURE FORMS ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AS IT ELONGATES EASTWARD FRI EVENING. THE TRIPLE POINT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT. .LONG TERM FORECAST...NO HUGE CHANGES TO THE LARGE-SCALE WEATHER PATTERNS OVER THE COMING WEEK. GENERAL FLOW TO REMAIN HIGHLY PROGRESSIVE...MEANING MOST AREAS WILL SEE A DAY OR TWO OF CLOUDS/RAIN/WIND FOLLOWED BY A PERIOD OF DRIER WEATHER WITH SOME SUN POSSIBLE. AT THIS POINT IT LOOKS LIKE MOST INLAND LOCATIONS IN SOUTHCENTRAL SHOULD STAY MOSTLY DRY FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS THE STORM TRACK STAYS SUFFICIENTLY FAR SOUTH IN THE GULF. OUT WEST...THE ALEUTIANS WILL CATCH THE GLANCING BLOWS OF THE LOWS PASSING BY...WHILE THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND MAY START TO DRY OUT A BIT BEGINNING THIS WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 170 172 175 351 352 411 412. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC AUG 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Aug 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Aug 25, 7:20 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Aug 25, 7:20 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 21 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.