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Small Craft Advisory 697, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 30, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 30, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
827 FZAK51 PAFC 301157 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 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. PKZ197-010300- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW 40 NM NW OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 210 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI AFTERNOON AT 986 MB THEN WEAKEN TO 992 MB 360 NM S OF SAND POINT SAT MORNING. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ120-010300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-010300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-010300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-010300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-010300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-010300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-010300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-010300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 7 FT S OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-010300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 302359 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 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 FRI SEP 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 54N 156W WILL MOVE TO 52N 151W SAT MORNING AT 992 MB AND DISSIPATE SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. N OF NAKED ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT S OF NAKED ISLAND. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W...NE WIND 35 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 30 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
506 FZAK51 PAFC 010101 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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 FRI SEP 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW 175 NM EAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 385 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT SAT MORNING AT 992 MB AND DISSIPATE SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. N OF NAKED ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT S OF NAKED ISLAND. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W...NE WIND 35 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 30 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 29, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 29, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...INITIALIZATIONS LOOK REASONABLE. 500MB/SURFACE PATTERN IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THE GFS/ECMWF CONTINUE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON WITH A STRONG 500 MB CENTER AND ACCOMPANYING SURFACE REFLECTION NEAR KODIAK. THE NAM JUST HAS AN OPEN 500 MB TROUGH AND WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN. .UPPER LEVELS... .500 MB...TROUGH EXTENDING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL INTO THE GULF OF AK WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN FRI AFTERNOON AND INTO THE YUKON FRI NIGHT. THE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN GULF/SW AK MOVES EAST AND BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTH GULF AND SOUTHERN MAINLAND FRI AND SAT. LOW OVER THE PRIBILOFS MOVES TO THE SW GULF FRI EVENING AND CUTS OFF. A SECONDARY CENTER DEVELOPS NEAR KODIAK AND LIFTS NORTH SUN AS A STRONG LOW CENTER MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND SETS UP STRONG ZONAL FLOW OVER MUCH OF THE NORTH PACIFIC. .SURFACE... WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF DRIFTS EAST WITH AN UPPER SHORT WAVE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE NORTH GULF FRI AND SAT. A STRONG CENTER OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA MOVES SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL AK PEN FRI MORNING THEN WEAKENS OVER THE FAR SW GULF THRU SAT AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT CLIPS SW AK AND MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF. THE FRONT THEN MOVES THE NORTHERN AND EAST GULF FRI AND WEAKENS SAT. EXPECT STRONG SE/EAST WINDS AHEAD/WITH FRONT OVER GULF WATERS WITH THE BRUNT OF THE RAIN CONFINED TO GULF COASTAL AREAS. HIGH PRESSURE SETS UP OVER THE NE BERING SEA FRI AND BRINGS DRYING CONDITIONS TO SW AK THROUGH SAT...EXCEPT FOR BRISTOL BAY WHICH CONTINUES UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE GULF FRONTAL TROUGH. A STRONG LOW CENTER MOVES TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRI NIGHT AND THEN TO THE CENTRAL BERING SUN AFTERNOON. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES RAPIDLY EAST...UNDER A STRONG UPPER JET...TO THE EAST ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT AND THE WESTERN AK PEN/PRIBILOFS SUN AFTERNOON. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... SHOWERS/RAIN AND SOME MIX OF SNOW(HIGHER ELEVATIONS) WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES EAST. PATCHY FOG AND STRATUS WITH SUBSIDENCE ON THE BACKSIDE OF TROUGH MAY FORM OVER COOK INLET LATE TONIGHT/EARLY FRI. FRONT MOVING IN FROM THE EAST AND SOUTH WILL BRING RAIN TO COASTS FRI AND SAT...WITH SOME SHOWERS INLAND. EXPECT THAT THE STRONG WINDS OVER THE GULF FRI MORNING WILL SPREAD TO THE NORTH GULF FRI EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SAT. .SW ALASKA...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS BRISTOL BAY/COASTS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BACK AROUND TO THE E AND NE OVERNIGHT AS LOW MOVES SOUTH OF THE AK PEN. GENERALLY BRISK NE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE INTO SAT. RAIN OR SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WILL GIVE WAY TO DRYING FRI AND SAT. HOWEVER...THE PROXIMITY OF THE FRONT NEAR BRISTOL BAY COULD HOLD IN THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS INTO SAT. .BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...WEST TO NW GALES WITH STORM GUSTS WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AS THE LOW HEADS SOUTH OF THE AK PEN. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN SECTIONS FRI AFTERNOON. SE GALES WILL SPREAD TO WESTERN PORTIONS FRI NIGHT AND TO CENTRAL SECTIONS SAT. RAIN IN THE EASTERN BERING THIS EVENING WILL BE REPLACED BY SHOWERS OVER MUCH OF THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS TONIGHT/FRI. RAIN SPREADS ACROSS THE CHAIN FRI NIGHT AND SAT WITH NEXT FRONT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 120 130 155 165 170 171 172 175 179 411 412 413 414 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 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Sep 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Sep 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Sep 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Sep 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 27 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.