Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 660, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 14, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 16, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
376 FZAK51 PAFC 142306 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 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. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA MOVES INLAND TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT MOVES TO THE NORTH AND EAST GULF LATE THU NIGHT. AN AREA OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE GULF THU NIGHT AND CONTINUES THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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259 FZAK51 PAFC 151140 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 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. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND MOVES TOWARD CORDOVA TODAY. A 994 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND THU AFTERNOON MOVES 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI NIGHT AT 1002 MB AND THEN DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT BY MORNING. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
261 FZAK51 PAFC 151524 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 715 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 UPDATE TO ZONES 120 121 138 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. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND MOVES TOWARD CORDOVA TODAY. A 994 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND THU AFTERNOON MOVES 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI NIGHT AT 1002 MB AND THEN DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 715 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 715 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT BY MORNING. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 715 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
010 FZAK51 PAFC 151643 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 840 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 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. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND MOVES TOWARD CORDOVA TODAY. A 994 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND THU AFTERNOON MOVES 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI NIGHT AT 1002 MB AND THEN DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 715 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 840 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT BY MORNING. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 715 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
908 FZAK51 PAFC 152259 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 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. PKZ197-161500- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA MOVES TO THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT...THEN WEAKENS. A 999 MB LOW NEAR 150 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY TONIGHT REMAINS STATIONARY AND WEAKENS TO 1002 MB SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
743 FZAK51 PAFC 161202 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 16 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. PKZ197-170300- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK 998 MB LOW 125 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY REMAINS STATIONARY AND DISSIPATES LATE SAT NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 280 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 981 MB LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO THE NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
302 FZAK51 PAFC 162320 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 16 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. PKZ197-171500- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. A 962 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Sep 14, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 14, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS WERE REASONABLE. FORECAST TRENDS THROUGH THU NIGHT ARE REASONABLE IN GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT. THERE IS POOR CONSENSUS BETWEEN MODEL SOLUTIONS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT TERM (84 HRS). MAJOR DIFFERENCES ARE IN THE HANDLING OF THE WEAKENING LOW MOVING TOWARD SW ALASKA THIS EVENING AND TRIPLE POINT PLACEMENT IN THE GULF. ALSO THE ECMWF BRINGS AN ANOMALOUSLY INTENSE LOW INTO THE SE GULF SAT AFTERNOON. SO CONFIDENCE IS FAIRLY LOW IN THE LATTER PORTION OF THE SHORT TERM. PLAN FOR NOW IS TO BLEND CURRENT GRIDS DURING THIS TIME FRAME WITH THE GFS FOR CONSISTENCY. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... .UPPER LEVELS(500 MB)...A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM A LOW SW OF THE PRIBILOFS TO A LOW CENTER NEAR KODIAK...THEN TO THE SE GULF. THE TROUGH OVER THE GULF LIFTS NORTH TO OVER THE MAINLAND TONIGHT AND WEAKENS. THE LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOFS MOVES TO BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT...THEN RETROGRADES TO OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND BECOMES STATIONARY THROUGH SAT MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED TROUGH ELONGATES SE TO OVER THE GULF THU NIGHT AND FRI THEN LIFTS NORTH AND WEAKENS SAT AFTERNOON. .SURFACE... THE A LOW NEAR KODIAK AND ASSOCIATED TROUGH OVER THE GULF LIFTS NORTH TONIGHT AND WEAKENS. A 984 MB LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOFS MOVES THE OVER KUSKOKWIM BAY THU AFTERNOON THEN RETROGRADES AND WEAKENS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT EXTENDING SE ACROSS THE WESTERN AK PEN MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT. THEN FRONT THEN SLOWS NORTHWARD MOVEMENTS AS THE SOUTHERN PORTION MOVES EAST AND ELONGATES OVER THE SE GULF THU NIGHT AND FRI. A WEAK TRIPLE POINT CENTER DEVELOPS OVER THE GULF THU AND THEN BECOMES STATIONARY AND WEAKENS THROUGH FRI. A STRENGTHENING LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRI AFTERNOON MOVES RAPIDLY EAST...UNDER A STRONG UPPER JET...TO OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SAT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... STRONG WINDS/GALES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND SPREAD NORTH AND EAST SAT AHEAD OF THE FRONT MOVING INTO THE GULF. INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENTS WITH A BUILDING RIDGE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND LOW TO WEST WILL PRODUCE STRONG GAP LOWS ACROSS PORTIONS OF MAINLAND (TURNAGAIN ARM...PORTAGE...COPPER RIVER) BEGINNING EARLY THU MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THU EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION LATE THU NIGHT/FRI AS GRADIENTS RELAX. SHOWERS TODAY WILL BE REPLACED BY RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF THU/THU NIGHT...WITH THE COASTS AND SE EXPOSURES CATCHING THE MAJORITY OF UPSLOPE PRECIPITATION. EXPECT RAIN TO BRING MOSTLY INTO SHOWERS FRI AND SAT. SOUTHWEST...A FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COASTS AND BRISTOL BAY. EXPECT STRONG GAP FLOWS ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RAIN TONIGHT. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW WEAKENS. RAIN WITH FRONT TONIGHT WILL GIVE WAY TO SHOWERS THU AND FRI. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN AK PEN THU WITH COLD AIR ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE EASTERN BERING SEA LOW. WINDS SHOULD THEN DIMINISH FRI NIGHT. ALEUTIANS...PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS LOW CENTERS TRANSIT EAST THE AREA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 120 130 132 155 170 171 AND 172 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC SEP 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Sep 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 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.