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Small Craft Advisory 220, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 22, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
481 FZAK51 PAFC 222258 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 22 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. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI AFTERNOON. A 1002 MB LOW WILL FORM ALONG THIS FRONT IN THE VICINITY OF KODIAK ISLAND LATE FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. E OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. . .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 22 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 22 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 22 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING THEN INCREASING TO NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
100 FZAK51 PAFC 231128 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 23 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. PKZ197-240300- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI AFTERNOON. A 1004 MB LOW WILL FORM ALONG THIS FRONT IN THE VICINITY OF KODIAK ISLAND LATE FRI AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 85 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI NIGHT AT 1003 MB...THEN MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT WHILE MAINTAINING STRENGTH. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
383 FZAK51 PAFC 232301 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 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. PKZ197-241500- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR KODIAK CITY THIS EVENING AND MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SATURDAY EVENING AT 1002 MB. THIS LOW SLOWLY DRIFTS SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATES SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND... E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT... SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
224 FZAK51 PAFC 241139 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 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. PKZ197-250300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MOVES TO 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1004 MB SAT NIGHT...THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATES BY SUN EVENING WHILE REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT SUBSIDING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Mar 22, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 22, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT THU MAR 22 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE FOCUS TODAY IS A RAPIDLY DEEPENING
LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA. THIS SYSTEM IS TRACKING NORTHWARD
UP THE WEST SIDE OF A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN
BERING SEA. UPPER LEVEL JET DYNAMICS ARE STRONG AND ARE HELPING TO
PUMP LOTS OF MOISTURE AND WARM AIR NORTHWARD. THIS IS CREATING SOME
VERY STRONG TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS AS WARM SUBTROPICAL AIR MOVES INTO
AN ENVIRONMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DOMINATED BY COLD ARCTIC AIR IN RECENT
DAYS. TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED INTO THE MID 40S IN THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS IN THE WARM SECTOR...WHILE OUT AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONT
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE BEING OBSERVED ON THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S. THEREFORE...EXPECT A
DRAMATIC WARM UP IN TEMPERATURES AND TRANSITION IN PRECIP TYPE FROM
SNOW TOWARD MIXED PRECIP OR RAIN AS THIS SYSTEM PROGRESSES EASTWARD
ACROSS THE BERING SEA.
DOWNSTREAM OF THE UPPER RIDGE CLEAR AND COLD CONDITIONS DOMINATE
MAINLAND ALASKA. THERE ARE SOME LOCALIZED GAP WINDS ALONG THE GULF
COAST DUE TO A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT CAUSED BY A SYSTEM JUST
SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS LOW IS TRACKING AWAY FROM THE
AREA SO WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS WE HEAD THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE NAM IS AN OUTLIER WITH TRACK OF TRIPLE
POINT LOW WHICH FORMS NEAR KODIAK ISLAND FRIDAY AFTERNOON...TAKING
IT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. PREFER THE MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK
WHICH HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY DEPICTED BY THE GFS AND ECMWF. THE
TRACK OF THIS LOW WILL DETERMINE HOW STRONG THE WINDS WILL BE
THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY. AND MORE GENERALLY
ACROSS THE KENAI MOUNTAINS. THIS IN TURN AFFECTS HOW STRONG THE
DOWNSLOPE DRYING AFFECT WILL BE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE KENAI
AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY HEAD DOWNHILL FRIDAY
AS FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE BERING TODAY MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF.
OVERRUNNING OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL SPREAD LIGHT SNOW INTO
THE COOK INLET REGION FRIDAY MORNING SPREADING NORTH AND EASTWARD
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL THEN FORM NEAR KODIAK
ISLAND LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE OUT INTO THE GULF FRIDAY NIGHT.
THIS WILL CHANGE THE WHOLE DYNAMIC OF THE SYSTEM BY CAUSING FLOW
OVER SOUTHCENTRAL TO GRADUALLY BACK TOWARD THE NORTH AND CUT OFF
OR AT A MINIMUM LIGHTEN UP THE SNOWFALL.
THE GREATEST UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST IS WITH THE STRENGTH OF
EASTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA AND ANCHORAGE...AND THE
MORE SPECIFIC FORECAST THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM.
THERE WILL CERTAINLY BE A PRESSURE GRADIENT WIND AS THE FRONT NEARS.
THE BIGGER QUESTION IS THE TRACK OF THE LOW AND WHETHER STRONG
EASTERLY WINDS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOW WILL MAKE IT TO TURNAGAIN
ARM AND THE KENAI PENINSULA OR REMAIN FURTHER SOUTH. RIGHT NOW WE
THINK THEY WILL REMAIN FURTHER SOUTH. BASED ON THIS MORE SOUTHERLY
TRACK IT STILL APPEARS THERE IS JUST ENOUGH WIND TO CAUSE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM...SO
WILL ISSUE A BLIZZARD WATCH FOR FRIDAY NIGHT. FOR ANCHORAGE...THE
MAT VALLEY...AND WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA...AFTER THE INITIAL
OVERRUNNING SNOW EXPECT THE EASTERLY FLOW TO CUT SNOW OFF BY FRIDAY
EVENING. WITH THE SURFACE LOW AND MOST OF THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY
BECOMING CENTERED OVER THE GULF FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...SNOW
WILL GRADUALLY END ACROSS THE SOUTHCENTRAL. A VERY WEAK SHORT-WAVE
TROUGH WILL CROSS SOUTHCENTRAL SATURDAY NIGHT...PERHAPS CAUSING SOME
LIGHT SNOW BUT WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION.
A WEAK UPPER RIDGE WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM BRINGING A RETURN
TO DRY CONDITIONS. IT IS NOTABLE THAT THERE WON'T BE ANY COLD AIR
MOVING BACK IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM. THEREFORE...EXPECT TEMPERATURES
TO BE WARMER THAN THEY HAVE BEEN RECENTLY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE
DAYTIME.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE ALREADY IN EFFECT ALONG
THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND WESTERN CAPES OF THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE
AS THE FRONT REACHES THE COAST THIS EVENING. EVEN THOUGH THE FRONT
WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ONSHORE IT LOOKS STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE
BLOWING SNOW OVER OTHER PARTS OF BRISTOL BAY...PRIMARILY FROM
DILLINGHAM NORTHWARD. WITH STRONG DYNAMICS AND LOTS OF MOISTURE
TO WORK WITH ALSO EXPECT ADVISORY LEVEL SNOW AMOUNTS FOR THOSE
SAME AREAS OF BRISTOL BAY AND APPROACHING THOSE LEVELS IN THE
SOUTHERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THEREFORE...PLAN TO ISSUE A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FOR DILLINGHAM NORTHWARD
AND CONSIDER AN ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THE
FRONT WILL BECOME OCCLUDED BEFORE IT REACHES MOST OF SOUTHWEST
ALASKA...SO PRECIP WILL REMAIN ALL SNOW. THE ONE EXCEPTION WILL BE
THE AREA FROM KING SALMON SOUTHWARD ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA WHERE
THE COMBINATION OF WARMER AIR AND STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS MAY RESULT
IN A PERIOD OF MIXED PRECIP OR ALL RAIN DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. THIS
SYSTEM WILL EXIT TO THE EAST FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY WITH HIGH
PRESSURE MOVING BACK AND PROVIDING DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE REST OF
THE WEEKEND. THERE IS NO SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR LIKE OFTENTIMES OCCURS
BEHIND THESE SYSTEMS...SO DON'T EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO BE AS COLD
AS THEY HAVE BEEN RECENTLY.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...AS FRONT PROGRESSES EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING WARMER AIR WILL MAKE IT TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND
TO THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA CAUSING A CHANGE TO MIXED
PRECIPITATION OR RAIN. THERE LIKELY WILL BE A PERIOD OF FREEZING
RAIN AS THE WARM AIR RIDES OVER TOP OF THE VERY COLD AIR NEAR THE
SURFACE. HOWEVER...DO NOT EXPECT THIS TO BE LONG LIVED OR CAUSE
ANY SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS. THE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO OCCLUDE TONIGHT
AND ARCTIC AIR WILL MOVE BACK IN TO THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL BERING
AND ALEUTIANS BY LATE TONIGHT AND THE EASTERN BERING AND ALASKA
PENINSULA FRIDAY MORNING. THE CURRENT SYSTEM WILL CAUSE THE
UPPER LEVEL PATTERN TO BECOME MUCH MORE PROGRESSIVE. EXPECT A
PACIFIC STORM TO TRACK TO THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH ANOTHER SYSTEM TO FOLLOW ALONG THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS ON SUNDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...ZONAL FLOW WILL SET UP IN THE WAKE OF THE
CURRENT SYSTEM AND KEEP STORMS ALONG THE SOUTHERN TIER OF THE
FORECAST AREA...ALONG THE ALEUTIANS AND INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA.
MODELS DO INDICATE A DEEPENING UPPER LOW IN THE GULF AS WE HEAD
THROUGH NEXT WEEK...WHICH MEANS SOMETHING COULD ALWAYS ROTATE
NORTHWARD AND AFFECT SOUTHCENTRAL. OTHERWISE...CONDITIONS LOOK
DRY FOR THE ALASKA MAINLAND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 155 161 195.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...185.
GALE WARNING...120 130 132 155 160 165 170 175 176 179 180.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 130.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB MAR 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:28 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:28 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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