Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 211, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 20, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 20, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
414 FZAK51 PAFC 201138 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 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. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH SITS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N 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. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
460 FZAK51 PAFC 202053 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1245 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 UPDATED AREAS 130 132 AND 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. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH SITS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N 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. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1245 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1245 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1245 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
700 FZAK51 PAFC 202343 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 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. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
836 FZAK51 PAFC 211121 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 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. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
200 FZAK51 PAFC 212312 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 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. PKZ197-221500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT IS REPLACED BY HIGH PRESSURE ON THU AND FRI. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG LOW IN THE BERING SEA MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF EARLY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 19, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE SNAPSHOT OF THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN
TODAY HAS A LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE WITH
A PRONOUNCED RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. THE JET STREAM
REMAINS WELL SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA.
AT THE SURFACE THERE IS A STRONG LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF THAT IS
HEADING TOWARD THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS BUT THIS LOW WILL REMAIN
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE GULF WILL REMAIN UNDER THE
COMPLEX LOW THROUGH MID WEEK.
IN THE WEST THE SURFACE RIDGE IS ALSO IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND
MOVING EASTWARD AS A STRONG FRONT IS PUSHING INTO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS SEEMS TO HAVE A HANDLE ON THE MAJOR
FEATURES FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO BUT THERE ARE SOME SIGNIFICANT
ISSUES TO ADDRESS PAST THAT. IN THE EAST THE MODELS ALL SHOW A
COMPLEX LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA, BUT AS IT OFTEN THE CASE WITH SUCH
A FEATURE THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENT IDEAS AS TO WHERE THE INDIVIDUAL
CENTERS WILL DEVELOP AND HOW THEY WILL MOVE. THIS WILL NOT CREATE TOO
BIG OF A PROBLEM OVER MOST OF THE AREA BUT COULD IMPACT COASTAL AREAS
OF THE GULF.
IN THE WESTERN BERING THERE IS A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SOLUTIONS FROM
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE NAM AND GFS BOTH DEVELOP A
MODERATE CLOSED CENTER LOW THAT MOVES FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH
THAT AREA. THE UKMET HAS THIS LOW BUT IS SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKER THAN
THE GFS OR NAM. THE ECMWF ONLY HAS AN OPEN WAVE FOR THIS FEATURE. THE
ECMWF HAS BEEN MOSTLY CONSISTENT FROM RUN TO RUN BUT IS NUDGING ITS
OPEN WAVE TO MATCH THE PHASE THE GFS AND NAM ARE SHOWING. THE LOW ON
THE UKMET IS NEW. ALL THIS TO SAY THAT THERE WILL PROBABLY BE A
CLOSED LOW AS THE NAM/GFS/UKMET SHOW BUT THE STRENGTH WILL LIKELY BE
CLOSER TO THE UKMET STRENGTH. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THE ECMWF STARTS
TO STRENGTHEN THIS FEATURE OVER THE NEXT FEW RUNS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL...A WEAK LOW IS MOVING THROUGH PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND
OVER THE ANCHORAGE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. THIS MAY
BRING SOME SNOW SHOWERS TO THOSE AREAS AS IT WEAKENS OVER THE AREA
OTHER THAN THIS WAVE THERE IS NOT MUCH CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION THE
NEXT FEW DAYS EXCEPT FOR THE IMMEDIATE GULF COAST.
SOUTHWEST...BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH CLEAR AND BREEZY
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FOR THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND.
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND AK PENINSULA...WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND
THE ICE PACK ENTRENCHED TO THE NORTH, THE BERING SEA SOUTH OF THE ICE
EDGE REMAINS UNDER SNOW SHOWERS. THESE SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AND BRIEF BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS. THE DURATION OF ANY
WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT FOR A BLIZZARD WARNING
HOWEVER.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LONG WAVE TROUGH WILL REST OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND EXTEND
OUT INTO THE GULF FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK. THURSDAY NIGHT OR FRIDAY A
STRONG RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA FROM THE WEST PUSHING THE
TROUGH OFF TO THE EAST. THIS RIDGE WILL BE TRANSIENT IN NATURE AND
USHER IN MORE ZONAL FLOW FOR THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 150 155 165 170 175 176 185.
HEAVY SPRAY 121 129 130 132 138 140 150 155 170 171.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
MAR 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 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.