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Small Craft Advisory 896, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 7, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
579 FZAK51 PAFC 080043 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 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. PKZ197-081500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF THU. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 110 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THIS EVENING AND DRIFT TO 35 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1010 MB FRI. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JAM
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067 FZAK51 PAFC 081155 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 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. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1008 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO 50 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON AT 1011 MB THEN TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND... E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. NEAR KAMISHAK BAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
272 FZAK51 PAFC 090028 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 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. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1009 MB LOW 35 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI AND THEN DRIFT EAST AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...WIND BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
118 FZAK51 PAFC 091236 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 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. PKZ197-100300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 1009 MB LOW 35 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI AND THEN DRIFT EAST AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT NE 45 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE AMPLIFIED UPPER LEVEL RIDGE RUNS OUT
OF THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND ALONG THE ALCAN BORDER THIS
AFTERNOON. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE NORTHER BERING SEA IS RAPIDLY
WEAKENING AS A SECONDARY LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA HAS BECOME
THE STRONGER FEATURE. THE MEAN TROUGH AXIS WILL REMAIN OVER KAMCHATKA
INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL KEEP THE JET STREAM BETWEEN THESE
FEATURES RUNNING SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA IN THE
WEEKEND.
THE LARGE LOW IN THE BERING SEA IS SLOWLY WEAKENING AS IT MOVES
NORTHEAST WHILE A NEW LOW IS DEVELOPING OFF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF
KAMCHATKA WHICH WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN AND THEN MOVE INTO THE
NORTHWEST BERING SEA. THIS PATTERN IS CONDUCIVE FOR SPINNING UP
STRONG LOWS THAT FOLLOW THIS TRACK FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST
THROUGH THE BERING SEA.
A TRIPLE POINT LOW ON THE FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA IS
DEVELOPING NEAR KODIAK ISLAND AND WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH TO
NORTHWEST GULF COAST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL IN THE SHORT TERM WITH
HANDLING ALL THE MAIN FEATURES. BERING SEA AREA IS ACTUALLY DOING
QUITE WELL. THE AREA OF BIGGEST UNCERTAINTY IN ALONG THE NORTHWEST
GULF COAST WHERE THE TRIPLE POINT LOW IS DEVELOPING. THIS DEVELOPMENT
COULD BE SEEN WELL SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND. THIS COULD BE INDICATIVE
OF THE LOW BEING STRONGER THAN THE MODELS HAVE BEEN SUGGESTING SO
FAR.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...WINDS IN THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA AND
THROUGH PASSES IN THE CHUGACH AND KENAI MOUNTAINS WILL DIMINISH THIS
EVENING. THIS WILL DIMINISH THE DOWNSLOPING OVER THE ANCHORAGE AND
MATSU AREAS AND BRING IN MORE STEADY SNOW. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
TO RISE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE PORTAGE AREA SO RAIN WILL MIX
IN WITH THE SNOW AND END THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY.
THE PATTERN REMAINS GOOD TO GET ADVISORY LEVEL SNOWFALL IN THE UPPER
SUSITNA VALLEY OVERNIGHT.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA WITH RAIN SHOWERS ALONG
THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...FOR THE EXTENDED FORECAST THE PATTERN BEGINS TO
CHANGE SLIGHTLY AS THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC RIDGE MIGRATES EASTWARD. THE
LARGE SCALE TROUGHING OVER THE BERING WILL BE IN PLACE WITH A
WEST/SOUTHWEST FLOW FROM THE ALEUTIANS TO THE MAINLAND KEEPING A
SIMILAR STORM TRACK IN PLACE. LARGE LOWS IN THE BERING SEA WITH
FRONTS/TRIPLE POINT LOWS MOVING OVER THE GULF AND MAINLAND WILL BE
THE PATTERN FOR THE TIME BEING.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...SNOW ADVISORY 145. BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY 125.
MARINE...GALE 125 130 172 175 176 179 185.
STORM 120. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
DEC 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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Sources
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