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Small Craft Advisory 164, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 1, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
502 FZAK51 PAFC 011255 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 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. PKZ197-020300- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW FORMS ALONG A FRONT 55 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK THIS MORNING AND THEN MOVES TO NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND WHILE MAINTAINING STRENGTH. THIS LOW THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING TO 995 MB. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E WIND 20 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 12 FT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT...SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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045 FZAK51 PAFC 011656 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 138 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. PKZ197-020300- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW FORMS ALONG A FRONT 55 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK THIS MORNING AND THEN MOVES TO NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND WHILE MAINTAINING STRENGTH. THIS LOW THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING TO 995 MB. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E WIND 20 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 12 FT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT...SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO THE NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
793 FZAK51 PAFC 020014 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 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. PKZ197-021500- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR SEWARD AT 991 MB FRI AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 998 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 982 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL DISSIPATE OVER KODIAK ISLAND THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT...SEAS 24 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
494 FZAK51 PAFC 021245 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 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. PKZ197-030300- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW NEAR SEWARD WILL MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT NEAR THE COAST FROM HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE WEST. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Feb 29, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 29, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND CONSISTENT WITH THE PREVIOUS RUN.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER LOW WHICH SAT ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE KENAI
PENINSULA YESTERDAY HAS MOVED OVER ANCHORAGE AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
THIS AFTERNOON. THE TROUGH PRODUCED AREAS OF SNOW OVER ANCHORAGE AND
THE KENAI PENINSULA. ANOTHER UPPER LOW HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS. AN UPPER RIDGE SITS OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE
EASTERN BERING AND IS MOVING EAST.
A SURFACE TROUGH REMAIN OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND THE NORTHERN GULF
OF ALASKA. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTED AROUND PRINCE WILLIAM
TODAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS IS
BEGINNING TO TURN EAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE TROUGH OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE
SOUTHEAST ALASKA TONIGHT. THE UPPER RIDGE ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE
STATE WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT AND INTO SOUTHEAST
ALASKA AND BRITISH COLUMBIA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE UPPER LOW OVER
THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH OVER
THE NORTHERN GULF FRIDAY.
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE AREAS OF SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE
EAST ACROSS ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. A LOW NEAR THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE GULF THURSDAY NIGHT. A STRONG
WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO
THE NORTHERN GULF THURSDAY AND DISSIPATE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST
THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT THEN SPREAD
INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST, SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA AND WESTERN
SUSITNA VALLEY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BECOME SNOW
SHOWERS MAINLY ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST FRIDAY. GUSTY WINDS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE
CENTRAL GULF COAST AND KENAI PENINSULA THURSDAY.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO
NEAR CHIGNIK. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF WED
NIGHT THEN SWING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THU THEN WILL MOVE INTO THE
GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS
EVENING THEN SPREAD INTO BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY WEATHER
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF WED NIGHT THEN SWING INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF THURSDAY. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE LOW NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL
MOVE EAST ALONG THE CHAIN INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA THURSDAY THEN
MOVE INTO THE GULF FRIDAY. SNOW OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS WILL SPREAD TO THE PRIBILOFS TONIGHT THEN BECOME SNOW
SHOWERS FROM THE WEST THURSDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
WILL DEVELOP OVER THE PRIBILOFS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY
WEAKEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. CLOUDS AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH SUNDAY. NORTHERLY FLOW OVER WESTERN
ALASKA WILL PRODUCE SOME CLEARING OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE PRIBILOFS.
MARINE...STORM 120 170 172
GALE 130 132 150 155 175 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM FEB 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 3:49 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Feb 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray 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.