Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 682, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 21, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 21, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 23, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
058 FZAK51 PAFC 211148 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER KODIAK ISLAND AT 976 MB WEAKENS TO 990 MB THU EVENING 125 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT DIMINISHING TO 1 FT BY LATE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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739 FZAK51 PAFC 212222 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-221500- 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 979 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 140 NM WEST OF KETCHIKAN AT 962 MB THU NIGHT THEN MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
431 FZAK51 PAFC 221144 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 22 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. PKZ197-230300- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON AT 1000 MB. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
113 FZAK51 PAFC 222311 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 22 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. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW 70 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE ON FRI. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
722 FZAK51 PAFC 231147 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 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 AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS W FT OR LESS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Sep 21, 4:00 AM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 21, 4:00 AM AKDT, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT IN SHORT TERM...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER MAINLAND AK PERSISTS INTO THE WEEKEND. IN THE BERING CONTINUED NORTHWEST FLOW GIVES WAY TO NORTH PACIFIC SYSTEM THAT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI MORNING. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED NEAR BRISTOL BAY IS THE MAIN DRIVER OF CURRENT WEATHER. THIS SYSTEM PERSISTS IN SOME FORM THROUGH SATURDAY. AT THE SURFACE A SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF MOVES ONSHORE IN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE THIS EVENING. A WEAK TROUGH IN THE SOUTHERN BERING TODAY MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE GENERALLY OUTLOOK IS FOR CONTINUED CLOUDS WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. FREEZING LEVELS ON THE ORDER OF 5000 FT IN SOUTHCENTRAL AND 3500 FT IN THE SOUTHWEST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...LITTLE CHANGE OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS OVER MOST OF THE REGION. GENERALLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. IN THE BERING PERSISTENT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. .LONG TERM FORECAST...NEXT SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM ENTERS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI. MODELS INDICATING THAT THIS SYSTEM IS REMNANTS OF TYPHOON ROKE CURRENTLY ON THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU. STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS SHOULD TRANSPORT THIS SYSTEM INTO THE WESTERN AL OVER THE NEXT 60 HOURS. ECMWF AND GFS INDICATE A WEAKENING OF THE CENTRAL PRESSURE INTO THE 985-990 RANGE BY FRI. CURRENT MODEL TRACK TAKES IT ACROSS AL CHAIN AND THEN NEAR 50N 155W SAT EVENING WITH SOME MODEST INTENSIFICATION AS IT MOVES SOUTHWARD. CURRENT MODEL RUNS INDICATE A NORTHEAST TRACK TOWARDS THE PANHANDLE MON AND TUE BUT TO EARLY TO GLEAM DETAILS. LOOKS AS IF STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATE WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE ON THE BACK SIDE...THAT IS NORTHERLIES. RAINFALL COULD OF COURSE BE POTENTIALLY HEAVY OVER THE ALEUTIANS AT TIMES BUT WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE LATER MODEL SOLUTIONS. SPEED OF SYSTEM WILL PROBABLY SOMEWHAT NEGATE HEAVY RAIN IN TERMS OF PROLONGED RAINFALL TOTALS AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE AL CHAIN PRETTY RAPIDLY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...NONE FIRE WEATHER...NONE JMP SEP 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Sep 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 days | |
| Sep 21, 4:37 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 12 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.