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Small Craft Advisory 192, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 11, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 11, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 11, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 12, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

364 
FZAK51 PAFC 112350
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 11 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.

PKZ197-121500-
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 986 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE
150 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST MON MORNING AND
PERSIST THROUGH MON NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 45 NM SOUTHEAST
OF KODIAK TUE AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-121500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-121500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-121500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-121500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-121500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-121500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING
S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-121500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-121500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-121500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
2 follow-up statements
421 
FZAK51 PAFC 121133
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 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.

PKZ197-130300-
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 992 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE BY 
MON AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 75 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD 
MON EVENING AND STRENGTHEN TO 979 MB 60 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK
CITY TUE NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-130300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES 
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-130300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING 
SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-130300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES 
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-130300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 1 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-130300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-130300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-130300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-130300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
012 
FZAK51 PAFC 122351
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 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.

PKZ197-131500-
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD THIS EVENING AND
STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB 30 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY TUE NIGHT...THEN
DISSIPATE AS IT DRIFTS WEST WED MORNING. A 976 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO
100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-131500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT
INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-131500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-131500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-131500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E 10 KT TOWARD EVENING.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-131500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8
FT SUBSIDING T 4 FT TOWARD MORNING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-131500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
$$

PKZ138-131500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-131500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT N 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ141-131500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Mar 11, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 11, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT. NAM PREFERRED IN THE EASTERN DOMAIN FOR
ITS BETTER RESOLUTION. GFS PREFERRED OUT WEST FOR ITS BETTER GRASP OF
EASTERN HEMISPHERE LOWS...SUCH AS THE 976 MB LOW PRESENTLY HEADED
TOWARDS SHEMYA.

.UPPER LEVELS...

A BROAD LONG WAVE TROUGH EXTENDS ACROSS THE ALASKAN MAINLAND...GULF OF
ALASKA...AND INTO THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC. THE MAIN TROUGH LINE
GRADUALLY TRANSLATES EASTWARD...BUT A NEW CUT OFF LOW IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME
THE DOMINANT FEATURE ALOFT.

MEANWHILE OUT WEST...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BRIEFLY BUILDS OVER THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA THIS EVENING IN ADVANCE OF A DEVELOPING LOW TO THE
WEST. CUT OFF UPPER CENTER DEVELOPS JUST SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA TODAY...STRENGTHENS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT THEN
WEAKENS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MONDAY NIGHT.

.SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SHORT TERM FORECAST...

COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST IN GULF OF ALASKA. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL RELAX TODAY AS AN EMBEDDED 983 MB
LOW PRESENTLY NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND DRIFTS SOUTHWARD AND DISSIPATES BY
LATE TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA...PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND...AND BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY ARE PRESENTLY
PEAKING IN THE 40 TO 60 MPH RANGE BUT ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO RETIGHTEN ON MONDAY
WHEN A WELL DEFINED TROUGH LINE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE
NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF COASTS. AT WHICH TIME...GUSTY NORTH WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THOUGH NOT QUITE AS STRONG.

COLD AIR ADVECTION SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE DETECTED ON SATELLITE ACROSS
THE LENGTH OF THE NORTHERN GULF COAST...KODIAK ISLAND WATERS...EASTERN
ALEUTIANS...AND EASTERN BERING SEA. THE GREATEST CONCENTRATION OF
SHOWERS CAN BE FOUND JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE BERING SEA ICED EDGE AND
TO THE NORTH OF ALASKA PENINSULA. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST
FOR ANOTHER 24 TO 36 HOURS. MORE INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND
SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA WILL REMAIN UNDER COLD DRY OFF CONTINENT FLOW
THROUGH MONDAY. WIND CHILLS TO 45 BELOW ZERO POSSIBLE THIS MORNING
ACROSS THE YUKON KUSKOKWIM DELTA.

FAR OUT WEST...A 976 MB IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL RAPIDLY
STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB WEST OF SHEMYA LATE TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO IN THE
SOUTH CENTRAL BERING SEA MONDAY NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT WILL
BE RAPIDLY OCCLUDING AS IT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE
TONIGHT. THE FRONT PRESSES EASTWARD ON MONDAY...TRAVERSING THE
ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN BERING...THEN BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS
THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND SOUTHERN BERING MONDAY NIGHT.

A NARROW BAND OF STORM FORCE WINDS PRECEDES THE ADVANCING OCCLUDED
FRONT. THE COMBO OF STRONG EAST WINDS AND FRESH NEW SNOW MAY YIELD
ANOTHER YET ANOTHER BLIZZARD FOR THE PRIBILOFS ON MONDAY. FURTHER
SOUTH ALONG THE CHAIN...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH THE SNOW AND
FREEZING SPRAY TO CREATE AN ICY WINTRY MIX.

OF GREATER CONCERN IS THE IMPACT OF THE RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW ITSELF.
WEST WINDS ALONG THE SOUTHERN FLANK OF THE LOW ARE EXPECTED TO REACH
HURRICANE FORCE ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
SHOULD RECEIVE THE FULL BRUNT OF THIS STORM WINDWISE.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...

REMAINS OF BERING LOW MOVE INTO WESTERN GULF ON TUESDAY AND
RESTRENGTHEN WITH THE AID OF THE DEVELOPING LOW ALOFT. LITTLE WIND
EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM BUT UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS COULD TRIGGER SNOW
OR SNOW SHOWERS AS FAR INLAND AS THE SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY.

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE ALEUTIANS EVEN AS WEAK
HIGH PRESSURE ATTEMPTS TO BUILD OVER THE BERING SEA. SHOWERY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER ACROSS THE CHAIN THROUGH THE WEEK
BUT LITTLE IN THE WAY OF WIND IS EXPECTED.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 195
MARINE...GALE 121 129 130 132 138 150 155 170 179 185 352 414
         STORM 172 176 411 412 413
         HURRICANE FORCE 175
         HEAVY SPRAY...121 129 130 132 138 140 141 150 155 165 170 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

ASB MAR 12

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 11, 4:00 PM AKDTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC24 hr
Mar 11, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC5 days
Mar 11, 8:19 PM AKDTBlizzard WarningAFC32 hr
Mar 12, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Mar 12, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 12, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC7 days
Mar 12, 4:00 AM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC4 days
Mar 12, 4:00 AM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC60 hr
Mar 12, 3:45 PM AKDTWind Chill AdvisoryAFC24 hr

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