Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 64, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 23, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2011, 6:25 PM AKST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
011 FZAK51 PAFC 231226 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 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. PKZ197-240300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT ENTERING THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS MORNING REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THIS EVENING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 250 NM SE OF KODIAK MON AFTERNOON...THEN TO 40 NM S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON NIGHT AT 976 MB. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE LATE THIS AFTERNOON RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...WINDS INCREASING THIS MORNING TO NE 45 KT EXCEPT NE 60 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS BUILDING 18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. NE WINDS BRIEFLY GUSTING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY NOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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476 FZAK51 PAFC 232237 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 135 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 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. PKZ197-240300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT ENTERING THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS MORNING REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THIS EVENING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 250 NM SE OF KODIAK MON AFTERNOON...THEN TO 40 NM S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON NIGHT AT 976 MB. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE LATE THIS AFTERNOON RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...WINDS INCREASING THIS MORNING TO NE 45 KT EXCEPT NE 60 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS BUILDING 18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. NE WINDS BRIEFLY GUSTING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 135 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY NOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
889 FZAK51 PAFC 240004 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 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. PKZ197-241500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE GULF WILL REACH THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SUN EVENING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 973 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN TO THE BARREN ISLANDS AT 983 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
816 FZAK51 PAFC 240323 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 625 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 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. PKZ197-241500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE GULF WILL REACH THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SUN EVENING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 973 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN TO THE BARREN ISLANDS AT 983 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 625 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Jan 22, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 22, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A LONGWAVE TROUGH ENCOMPASSES THE BERING SEA AND MUCH OF MAINLAND
ALASKA. IN THE BASE OF THIS TROUGH IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW SOUTH
OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS THAT IS SUPPORTING A STRONG 958 MB LOW AT THE
SURFACE. FURTHER EAST...A 981 MB SURFACE LOW HAS MOVED ONSHORE NEAR
YAKUTAT AND IS RAPIDLY WEAKENING. AS THIS LOW MOVES AWAY...MODEST
COLD AIR IS MOVING BACK INTO THE COOK INLET REGION FROM THE WEST AND
IS SUPPORTING CONTINUED FLURRIES AND ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS FROM KENAI
NORTH TO THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. MEANWHILE...VERY COLD AIR REMAINS
ENTRENCHED OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND IS COMBINING WITH GUSTY WINDS TO
PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO 40 BELOW ZERO OVER THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS HAVE COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT FROM
PREVIOUS DAYS. ALL MODELS NOW KEEP A WEAK RESIDUAL LOW NEAR THE
EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA TONIGHT...WHICH THEN GETS ABSORBED INTO THE
STRONG FRONT THAT MOVES INTO THE GULF ON SUNDAY. THERE REMAINS SOME
UNCERTAINTY ABOUT WHETHER A TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE COOK
INLET REGION SUNDAY EVENING. THE AFTERNOON FORECAST WILL ADOPT A
COMPROMISE SOLUTION AND BLEND TOWARD THE GFS MODEL...WITH THE RESULT
OF DEVELOPING A WEAK LOW NEAR KENAI.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...WIDESPREAD SNOW THAT FELL OVERNIGHT HAS LARGELY
DISSIPATED...WITH COLD ADVECTION LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTING
GENERALLY NORTH OF KACHEMAK BAY. MORE SUBSTANTIAL SNOWFALL IS NOW
CONFINED TO THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN...AND WILL BE DIMINISHING
THROUGH THE EVENING. A STRONG FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE BERING LOW
MOVES INTO THE AREA TOMORROW...INCREASING EASTERLY WINDS TO NEAR
STORM-FORCE IN THE GULF AND MORE NORTHERLY IN COOK INLET. WINDS WILL
INCREASE THROUGH THE USUAL GAPS SUCH AS TURNAGAIN ARM AND THOMPSON
PASS. THESE WINDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW WARNING LEVEL DUE TO THE
FORECAST WEAK TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPING IN COOK INLET. HEAVY
PRECIPITATION WILL FALL WITH THIS FRONT ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE
KENAI PENINSULA AS WELL AS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. MEANWHILE...THE
ANCHORAGE AREA WILL REMAIN LARGELY PROTECTED FROM SNOW ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS FRONT DUE TO DOWNSLOPING ON THE CHUGACH AND KENAI
MOUNTAINS.
.SOUTHWEST AND BERING SEA...DEEP LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE
SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE PRIBILOFS LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY SUNDAY. WARMER CONDITIONS OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA SHOULD KEEP THE PRECIPITATION AS
MAINLY RAIN IN THOSE AREAS. WARMING TREND EXPECTED FOR THE SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH INCREASING CLOUDS AND
WARMING TEMPERATURES ALOFT.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 195.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 130 165 170 172 179.
GALE WARNING 120 132 138 140 150 155 160 171 175 176 180 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AMD/BL JAN 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:20 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 41 hr | |
| Jan 22, 6:15 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Jan 22, 7:10 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:55 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Jan 23, 6:55 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Jan 23, 6:55 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Jan 23, 1:35 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 2 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.