Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 171, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 3, 2012, 6:20 AM AKST. It was in force for 46 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2012, 6:20 AM AKST (15:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 46 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
388 FZAK51 PAFC 031524 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 620 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 UPDATED ZONES 120 129 130 138 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. PKZ197-040300- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO 40 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1003 MB SAT AFTERNOON THEN TO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 1012 MB SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 620 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 620 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 620 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT W 55 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 620 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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375 FZAK51 PAFC 040028 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 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. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 35 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE ABOUT 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON MON. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF 147W...NW WIND 30 KT. E OF 147W...W TO SE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 147W. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .SUN...W OF 147W...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. E OF 147W...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 11 FT FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 147W IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT W 55 KT FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W IN THE EVENING. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
470 FZAK51 PAFC 041250 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 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. PKZ197-050300- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON. A 1007 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 75 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD MON EVENING AND MOVE TO 50 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
868 FZAK51 PAFC 041537 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 635 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 UPDATED ZONES 125 AND 130 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 MAR 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON. A 1007 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 75 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD MON EVENING AND MOVE TO 50 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 635 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 635 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
264 FZAK51 PAFC 050005 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 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. PKZ197-051500- 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON MORNING AND TRACK TO THE EASTERN GULF TUE MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON TUE. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT W 10 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT DIMINISHING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT W 15 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
395 FZAK51 PAFC 051259 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 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. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON MORNING AND TRACK TO THE EASTERN GULF TUE MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON TUE. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW DEVELOPING BY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW DEVELOPING BY LATE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW DURING THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
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 Mar 3, 5:00 AM AKST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 5:00 AM AKST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND THIS MORNING...WITH A LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER MUCH OF THE
ALASKA MAINLAND. THE MAIN SURFACE FEATURE IS A 996 MB LOW THAT
REMAINS JUST SOUTH OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND WILL CONTINUE TO SPIN
THERE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO. THIS LOW IS PRODUCING SHOWERS OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS MORNING...WHILE THERE IS MORE STRATIFORM
PRECIPITATION OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MAINLAND.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE SHORT TERM MODELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THIS MORNING.
HOWEVER...THERE IS A LARGE SPREAD OF POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS ADVERTISED BY
THE MODELS FOR THE MIDDLE TO END OF NEXT WEEK...ESPECIALLY IN THE
GULF OF ALASKA. THE GFS IS THE MODEL OF CHOICE FOR THE SHORT
TERM...AND HPC GUIDANCE WAS USED HEAVILY FOR THE LATTER PART OF NEXT
WEEK.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
SNOW SHOWERS ARE ONGOING OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THIS MORNING...AND
WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE AROUND THE LOW THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. AN AREA
OF MORE STEADY SNOW HAS BEEN OVER THE MATANUSKA AND SUSITNA VALLEYS
AS WELL AS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND KENAI PENINSULA OVERNIGHT. MUCH OF
THIS AREA SHOULD SEE THE STEADY SNOW THROUGH MUCH OF THE
MORNING...BECOMING MORE SHOWERY TOWARD THE EVENING AND EVENTUALLY
ENDING TONIGHT OR TOMORROW.
SOUTHWEST/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
A FRONT WILL WORK ITS WAY EASTWARD ALONG THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
TODAY...BRINGING RAIN AND SNOW TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.
SOME GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AS IT MOVES
EASTWARD...SO SOME STRONG WIND HEADLINES WILL BE NECESSARY. SNOW WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA TODAY...AND WILL
GRADUALLY MOVE EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
WHAT HAPPENS IN THE LONG TERM DEPENDS WHICH MODEL CURRENTLY HAS A
BETTER HANDLE ON THE SITUATION. THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN AT THIS
POINT. HOWEVER...IT DOES CONTINUE TO LOOK LIKE THERE WILL BE
CONTINUED CHANCES FOR SNOW AND RAIN ON AND OFF FOR THE NEXT WEEK FOR
MOST OF THE AREA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORMS...411
GALES...130 132 138 150 172 175 176 179 185 352 412 413
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...130 132 138 140 141 150 155 165 412
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 days | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 3, 6:20 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Mar 3, 6:20 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 46 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.