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Small Craft Advisory 884, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 3, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 3, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 5, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
576 FZAK51 PAFC 040011 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 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. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER THE ALEUTIANS MOVES TO WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY MORNING THEN TO THE EASTERN GULF SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 50 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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019 FZAK51 PAFC 041246 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 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. PKZ197-050300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG COLD FRONT JUST WEST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF THIS EVENING THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EARLY MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S END OF INLET...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 12 FT S END OF INLET. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
354 FZAK51 PAFC 041552 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 650 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 UPDATE TO 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. PKZ197-050300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG COLD FRONT JUST WEST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF THIS EVENING THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 650 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EARLY MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S END OF INLET...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 12 FT S END OF INLET. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
733 FZAK51 PAFC 050013 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 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. PKZ197-051500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA MOVES TO THE EAST GULF TONIGHT. AN AREA OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JAM
191 FZAK51 PAFC 051154 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 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. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUE. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN GULF FROM THE WEST ON TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
897 FZAK51 PAFC 060014 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 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. PKZ197-061500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF AND WEAKEN TUE NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT DIMINISHING TO 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JAM
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 Dec 3, 1:20 PM AKST, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 1:20 PM AKST, 2 hours 40 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
120 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE GENERALLY IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE
SYNOPTIC FEATURES THROUGH 60-72 HRS...ESPECIALLY WITH FRONTAL TROUGH
MOVEMENT THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. MODELS HOWEVER STRUGGLE WITH
MOISTURE ADVECTION INTO SOUTHCENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON AND THE NEXT
STORM CENTER TO ENTER THE BERING SEA TUE.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
.IN THE EAST...SHALLOW COLD AIR IS TRAPPED UNDER ABOVE FREEZING AIR
OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MATANUSKA/SUSITNA VALLEY. MOISTURE MOVING
IN FROM THE GULF HAS PRODUCED LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OVER THE ANCHORAGE
BOWL AND POSSIBLY SOME ISOLATED AREAS OVER THE MATANUSKA AND SUSITNA
VALLEY. ABUNDANT MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP SUBTROPICAL FETCH IS
SPREADING NORTH...BUT INITIALLY IS BEING MITIGATED WITH STRONG
DOWNSLOPE FLOW IN THE LOWER LAYERS. STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS ARE
EVIDENT ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WITH WINDS APPROACHING WARNING
LEVELS ACROSS TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
IN THE WEST...THE DOMINANT FEATURE CONTINUES TO BE THE LARGE LOW
NEARING SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SUPPORTED BY A 150 KT 300 MB JET. AN
ASSOCIATED FRONT NEARING THE COAST AND AKPEN IS FOR THE MOST PART
KEEPING PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM IS IN THE FORM OF RAIN.
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE AND WARM ADVECTION HAS PUSHED WELL INTO THE
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WITH WIDESPREAD SURFACE TEMPERATURES ABOVE
FREEZING AND EVEN 40S OVER EASTERN BRISTOL BAY AND LOWER
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH THIS SYSTEM
HAS PRODUCED WIDESPREAD STORM FORCE WINDS THROUGH THE BERING
SEA...WITH WINDS PEAKING IN THE 65 TO 70 KT RANGE IN THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
MOST OF THE ACTION ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL WILL BE AHEAD OF AND WITH THE
PASSAGE OF THE FRONTAL TROUGH APPROACHING SOUTHCENTRAL. THE FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND EXTEND SOUTH THROUGH
COOK INLET TO JUST EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND SUN MORNING. THE FRONT THEN
MOVES INTO WESTERN CANADA SUN NIGHT. STRONG MOISTURE ADVECTION AND
WARMING WITH DEEP SOUTHERLY FETCH IN ADVANCE OF FRONT WILL CONTINUE
TO PRODUCE RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL UNTIL FRONTAL
PASSAGE SUN. TRAPPED COLD AIR IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND ANCHORAGE
BOWL WILL BE SCOURED OUT THIS EVENING WITH WARM ADVECTION AND
TURBULENT MIXING AND END THE FREEZING RAIN THREAT. TEMPERATURES WILL
WARM THROUGH THE NIGHT IN THE LOWER SUSITNA VALLEY WITH MIXED
PRECIPITATION LIKELY...THOUGH THE VALLEY NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA
WILL REMAIN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS EXPECTED
INTO SUN AFTERNOON. TEMPS WILL COOL OFF AND PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME
SHOWERY AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE ON SUN. STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY STRONG GAP FLOWS
WHICH WILL PEAK JUST PRIOR TO FRONTAL PASSAGE SUN MORNING. STRONG
PERPENDICULAR (SE) FLOW ACROSS THE CHUGACH COMBINED WITH A STRONG
STABLE LAYER AND INTENSE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL PRODUCE WARNING
LEVEL WINDS ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE/TURNAGAIN ARM ALONG WITH
WIDESPREAD MOUNTAIN WAVE TURBULENCE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE SUN.
SOUTHWEST...
WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH SOME WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AS THE
FRONT DRAGS THROUGH. A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD ADVECTION WILL FILTER
IN BEHIND THE FRONT AND ALLOW PRECIPITATION TO END AS ALL SNOW. SOUTH
TO EAST WINDS WILL BACK TO THE WEST CONCURRENT WITH FROPA...AND WIND
STRENGTH WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AS THE LOW WEAKENS OVER NORTHERN AK
THROUGH MONDAY.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE PEAKING OVER THE BERING SEA...AND WILL
DIMINISH FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS THE LOW DEPARTS THE REGION THROUGH
SUNDAY. MORE SEASONABLY COOLER TEMPERATURES IN THE SYSTEM'S WAKE WILL
ALLOW FOR FOR SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH
THE NEXT PACIFIC LOW LOOKS TO BRING A SWATH OF STORM FORCE WINDS TO
THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...WITH SOLID
GALES ADVANCING TO THE CENTRAL CHAIN/BERING ON MONDAY. THE WINDS TO
BE ACCOMPANIED BY ANOTHER SLUG OF STEADY PRECIPITATION...MAINLY IN
THE FORM OF RAIN.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A JET STREAM TRACKING FROM THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND LOOKS TO KEEP THE PATTERN ACTIVE IN THE LONG TERM FORECAST
PERIOD.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING...101
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...101
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW/FREEZING RAIN...145
MARINE...STORM...120 125 175 176 180 185 412 414
GALE...129 130 132 150 160 165 170 172 179 351 352 411 413
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...185
RMC/JAM DEC 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 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.