Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 618, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 31, 2011, 10:18 AM AKDT. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2011, 10:18 AM AKDT (18:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2011, 7:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
696 FZAK51 PAFC 311819 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1018 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 UPDATED ZONES 120 125 129 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. PKZ197-010300- 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1008 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1002 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WED NIGHT. A 1004 MB LOW 290 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK ON THU AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-010300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1018 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E WIND 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-010300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-010300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1018 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-010300- PASSAGE CANAL 1018 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ130-010300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-010300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-010300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-010300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-010300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 312333 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 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. PKZ197-011500- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1005 MB LOW 90 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1002 MB AS IT MOVES TO 55 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND. A 1005 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE EAST COAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BECOMING 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. STRONGER WINDS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...WEST WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
046 FZAK51 PAFC 010042 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 440 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 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. PKZ197-011500- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1005 MB LOW 90 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1002 MB AS IT MOVES TO 55 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND. A 1005 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE EAST COAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BECOMING 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 440 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. STRONGER WINDS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...WEST WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
003 FZAK51 PAFC 011149 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 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. PKZ197-020300- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR SITKA THIS AFTERNOON. A 1004 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK THIS AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 988 MB AND MOVE TO 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DURING THE MORNING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
808 FZAK51 PAFC 011326 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 CORRECTED 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. PKZ197-020300- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR SITKA THIS AFTERNOON. A 1004 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK THIS AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 988 MB AND MOVE TO 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DURING THE MORNING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
349 FZAK51 PAFC 011803 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 UPDATED ZONE 121 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. PKZ197-020300- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR SITKA THIS AFTERNOON. A 1004 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK THIS AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 988 MB AND MOVE TO 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 1000 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DURING THE MORNING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
566 FZAK51 PAFC 012344 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 1 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. PKZ197-021500- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1004 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 986 MB AS IT MOVES TO 110 NM EAST OF SITKINAK FRI MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 992 MB AS IT MOVES TO 170 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT...BECOMING E 35 KT S OF NAKED ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 13 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 31, 5:00 AM AKDT, 5 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 5:00 AM AKDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A PROGRESSIVE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN CONTINUES TO BRING SEVERAL LOWS ACROSS THE BERING AND CONTINUING ON ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA. ONE LOW IS MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE EASTER BERING NOW...WHILE ANOTHER ON ITS HEELS CURRENTLY OVER EASTERN SIBERIA. AT THE SURFACE...THERE IS A FRONT LAYING NEARLY RIGHT OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA. WIDESPREAD RAIN IS FALLING OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...AND IS SPREADING INTO THE MAT-SU VALLEY...ANCHORAGE BOWL AND KENAI PENINSULA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... ONCE AGAIN...THERE ARE TIMES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WHERE THE MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT...BUT THERE REMAINS SOME LARGE DIFFERENCES ESPECIALLY WITH THE STRENGTH OF LOWS TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. IN THE SHORT TERM...THE NAM WAS DEEMED AN OUTLIER...AND THEREFORE THE GFS IS THE PREFERRED MODEL. HOWEVER...LATER IN THE FORECAST PERIOD...THE GFS REMAINS INCONSISTENT FROM RUN TO RUN WHILE THE ECMWF HAS BEEN MORE CONSISTENT. THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE SHOWS UP ON SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...AS A LOW TRACKS FROM THE EASTERN BERING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA OR PACIFIC. THE GFS HAS HAD EVERYTHING FROM A WEAK 1004 MB LOW WEST OF THE GULF TO A 955 MB LOW RIGHT IN THE GULF. THE KEY FEATURE TO WATCH OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS IS THE STRENGTH OF THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGING OVER THE WEST COAST OF THE US. THE ECMWF HAS MUCH STRONGER RIDGING...AND IS THEREFORE KEEPING THE LOW MORE WEST (SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA) WHILE THE GFS HAS A FLATTER RIDGE AND STRENGTHENS THE LOW AND MOVES IT EASTWARD MUCH QUICKER. FOR THE EXTENDED PART OF THE FORECAST...WE CONTINUE TO STICK WITH A MOSTLY ECMWF SOLUTION SINCE IT HAS A BETTER TRACK RECORD IN THAT TIME FRAME. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE... RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL MAINLAND TODAY...AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING...ALTHOUGH IT WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE RAIN OVERALL ON THURSDAY AS BRIEF RIDGING MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. THEN ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN (ALBEIT LESS THAN WHAT THE AREA WILL SEE TODAY) WILL MOVE THROUGH ON FRIDAY. WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE... THE SURFACE LOW IS NORTH OF BETHEL THIS MORNING. PRECIPITATION HAS ALREADY BECOME MUCH MORE SHOWERY ALONG THE WEST COAST...AND THAT TREND WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD TODAY. AFTER A BRIEF BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION TONIGHT...THE NEXT LOW MOVING ACROSS THE BERING WILL BRING MORE RAIN TO THIS AREA FOR THURSDAY. THIS LOW WILL BRING SOME STRONG WINDS TO PORTIONS OF THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...BUT WINDS ON THE MAINLAND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE TOO STRONG. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE MAIN CONCERN IN THE LONG TERM IS THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW THAT WILL SOMEHOW AFFECT THE AREA ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THE EXTENT OF RAIN AND WIND REMAINS UNCERTAIN DUE TO THE MODEL DIFFERENCES...HOWEVER CONFIDENCE IS RELATIVELY HIGH THAT PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND INTO NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 130 176 179 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Aug 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Aug 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Aug 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Aug 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Aug 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Aug 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Aug 31, 10:18 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | 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.