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Small Craft Advisory 773, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 26, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Oct 26, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 26, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Oct 28, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

717 
FZAK51 PAFC 262311
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 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.

PKZ197-271500-
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 991 MB LOW WILL CROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND MOVE TO 100 
NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THU MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST
OF KODIAK CITY AT 991 MB THU EVENING. THIS LOW WILL MERGE WITH A
LARGE LOW IN THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC FRI MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-271500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-271500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-271500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-271500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30
KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-271500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 
FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 
10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-271500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-271500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-271500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-271500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

3 follow-up statements

622 
FZAK51 PAFC 271147
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 27 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.

PKZ197-280300-
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 991 MB LOW NEAR SITKINAK AND A 1001 MB NORTH PACIFIC
LOW WILL MERGE INTO A SINGLE 968 MB LOW 120 NM WEST OF HYDABURG
TONIGHT. THE COMBINED LOW WILL THEN DISSIPATE 60 NM SOUTH OF SKAGWAY
FRI NIGHT. A 975 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 90
NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-280300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-280300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-280300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-280300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATER THIS MORNING.
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-280300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 25 KT
INCREASING TO E 35 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS TO 12 FT EXCEPT 9 FT NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-280300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-280300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-280300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATER THIS MORNING. SEAS 9
FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-280300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

911 
FZAK51 PAFC 272303
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 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.

PKZ197-281500-
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 992 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE 200 NM
SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU EVENING. A 976 MB LOW OVER THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO 75 NM NORTHWEST OF CHIGNIK FRI
AFTERNOON AND TO 75 NM SOUTH OF HOMER AT 978 MB SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-281500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-281500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-281500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-281500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS W...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT
BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-281500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

448 
FZAK51 PAFC 281145
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 28 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.

PKZ197-290300-
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...AN ELONGATED 977 MB LOW NEAR PORT HEIDEN FRI EVENING
MOVES 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON AT 972 MB AND
THEN DISSIPATES TO 992 MB SUN AFTERNOON 30 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT. THIS
SYSTEM MOVES ONSHORE THAT EVENING.

$$

PKZ120-290300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-290300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-290300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-290300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-290300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-290300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-290300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-290300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. N
OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-290300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.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 Oct 26, 3:00 PM AKDT, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 26, 3:00 PM AKDT, 1 hour before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
300 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
IT HAS BEEN A QUIETER DAY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN ALASKA AS THE MAINLAND
REMAINS BETWEEN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEMS. A BROAD UPPER TROUGH EXTENDS
FROM EASTERN ALASKA INTO WESTERN CANADA WHILE A SHARPER TROUGH/UPPER
LOW SETUP EXTENDS FROM THE BERING STRAIT SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE AKPEN.
BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS A WEAKER ZONAL FLOW WILL BRING A SHORT
PERIOD OF QUIET WEATHER FOR MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.
AT THE SURFACE...THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE FROM DAYS PREVIOUS HAS
FILLED AND MOVED INTO THE EASTERN GULF. A MORE COMPACT POTENT SURFACE
LOW LIES OVER BRISTOL BAY BRINGING RAIN TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND
LIGHT SNOW TO COASTAL AREAS OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. BETWEEN THE
TWO SURFACE SYSTEMS A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT ALLOWS FOR LIGHT WINDS
AND SOME OCCASIONAL BREAKS IN THE OVERCAST.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
GUIDANCE PACKAGE IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE FIRST 48 HOURS BOTH AT THE
UPPER LEVELS AND AT THE SURFACE. DIFFERENCES IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE
UPPER LEVEL WAVE CURRENTLY OVER BRISTOL BAY ARISE ONCE THAT FEATURE
PROPAGATES INTO THE EASTERN GULF BUT SHOULD MAKE LITTLE DIFFERENCE
FOR THE ANCHORAGE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. THE MOST PROMINENT FEATURE
IS A DEFORMATION ZONE THAT WILL SET UP TO THE EAST OF THE UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR THIS EVENING. MULTIPLE MODELS
SUPPORT THIS FEATURE BRING AND PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOWFALL FOR AREAS
NORTHWEST OF DILLINGHAM THROUGH SLEETMUTE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING
FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AS THE TROUGH AXIS MOVES EAST. SEASONABLE
TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL REMAIN THE PROMINENT CONDITION
THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT KODIAK
ISLAND AND OFFSHORE MARINE ZONES LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
EXPECT PERIODS OF RAIN FOR MAINLY COASTAL AREAS AS WELL AS SPORADIC
SHOWERS ON THE KENAI PENINSULA. A VERY PROGRESSIVE PATTERN WILL BRING
IN THE NEXT DISTURBANCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN SIMILAR FASHION TO THE
LAST TWO.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE BRISTOL BAY LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING RAIN MIXED
WITH SNOW TO COASTAL AREAS OF THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR THIS AFTERNOON
CHANGING BACK TO SNOW THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND BRISTOL BAY ZONES. THE SNOW BAND WILL LINGER
OVER THESE AREAS OVERNIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY TRANSLATING EAST DURING THE
DAY CHANGING TO A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ON THURSDAY LINGERING
IN THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND BRISTOL BAY. MORE
RAIN IS IN STORE FOR THE AKPEN BY THE WEEKEND AS ANOTHER SYSTEM
PROGRESSES TO THE AREA.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE NEXT FRONT IN A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN
MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON. A PERIOD OF RAIN AS
THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH IS EXPECTED. THE FRONT WILL PROGRESS EASTWARD
INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND BE REPLACED BY A
BROAD AREA OF SHOWERS. THE MAIN FEATURE WITH THE SYSTEM IS THE COLD
ADVECTION STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE LOW PRESSURE. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS
OF STORM FORCE WILL PICK UP ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM
OCCASIONALLY FLIRTING WITH WARNING LEVEL.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
ACTIVE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE FOR THE ALEUTIANS AS THE LONG WAVE
PATTERN STAYS IN PLACE BRINGING WAVES OFF OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS AND INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE MAINLAND WILL
SEE PERIODS OF UNSETTLED WEATHER AS THE SYSTEMS MOVE INTO THE GULF
BUFFERED BY QUIET PERIODS BETWEEN SYSTEMS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 152 161.
MARINE...GALE 155 160 165 170 171 172.
         STORM 175 176.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

MTL OCT 11

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 26, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Oct 26, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Oct 26, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	48 hr
Oct 26, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	48 hr
Oct 26, 4:01 PM AKDT	Winter Weather Advisory	AFC	11 hr
Oct 27, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Oct 27, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Oct 27, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Oct 27, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Oct 27, 4:00 AM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	36 hr
Oct 27, 5:02 AM AKDT	High Wind Watch	AFC	11 hr
Oct 27, 3:56 PM AKDT	High Wind Warning	AFC	24 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.