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Small Craft Advisory 224, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 24, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 7 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 7 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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115 FZAK51 PAFC 242303 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-251500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SLOWLY DISSIPATES BY SUN EVENING WHILE REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 6 FT WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING S OF CLAM GULCH. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
954 FZAK51 PAFC 251145 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 25 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. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1004 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 320 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MON NIGHT AND MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK TUE MORNING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
066 FZAK51 PAFC 252253 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 25 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. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WARM FRONT OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF MON MORNING AND THEN TRACK TO THE WESTERN GULF EARLY TUE. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS INCREASING TO E 30 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
480 FZAK51 PAFC 261157 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 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. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF WILL TRACK TO THE WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING AND WEAKEN. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
595 FZAK51 PAFC 262017 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1215 PM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 UPDATED 138 140 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. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF WILL TRACK TO THE WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING AND WEAKEN. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1215 PM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1215 PM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
899 FZAK51 PAFC 262315 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 26 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. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF WILL TRACK TO THE WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING AND WEAKEN. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N WIND 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E TO NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY TUESDAY MORNING. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
816 FZAK51 PAFC 271143 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 27 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. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF WED AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION ON THU. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N WIND 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
014 FZAK51 PAFC 272309 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 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. PKZ197-281500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN BY WED MORNING. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WED AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION ON THU. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 30 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
581 FZAK51 PAFC 280545 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 945 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 UPDATED ZONES 121 129 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. PKZ197-281500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN BY WED MORNING. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WED AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION ON THU. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 945 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT...BECOMING N 10 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 945 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 30 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
269 FZAK51 PAFC 281147 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 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. PKZ197-290300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION ON FRI. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING AT 972 MB THU AFTERNOON...THEN TRACK TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 980 MB FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
580 FZAK51 PAFC 282328 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 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. PKZ197-291500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION ON FRIDAY. A 972 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 360 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN TO 984 MB 280 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-291500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-291500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-291500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-291500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-291500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-291500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-291500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-291500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-291100- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
640 FZAK51 PAFC 291150 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 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. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 967 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WEAKENS TO 972 MB THU NIGHT 250 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. THE LOW CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO 987 MB FRI NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 350 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 30 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
301 FZAK51 PAFC 292254 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 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. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 971 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WEAKENS TO 981 MB AS IT MOVES TO 270 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO 993 MB AS IT DRIFTS TO 400 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
857 FZAK51 PAFC 301153 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 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. PKZ197-310300- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 974 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WEAKENS TO 987 MB FRI EVENING 200 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. THIS LOW CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO 991 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT. $$ PKZ120-310300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 30 KT EAST OF HINCHINBROOK. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 20 KT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 20 KT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
877 FZAK51 PAFC 301303 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 505 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 132 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. PKZ197-310300- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 974 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WEAKENS TO 987 MB FRI EVENING 200 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. THIS LOW CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO 991 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT. $$ PKZ120-310300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 30 KT EAST OF HINCHINBROOK. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 20 KT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 20 KT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
830 FZAK51 PAFC 302304 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 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. PKZ197-311500- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WEAKENS TO 994 MB AS IT MOVES TO 480 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-311500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-311500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N WIND 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ125-311500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-311500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-311500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-311500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-311500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-311500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-311500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 23, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 23, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE LARGE LOW STEERING THE WEATHER
ACROSS THE STATE IS ANCHORED JUST OFF OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
COAST. A STRONG FRONT EXTENDS FROM THIS LOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA
AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. AN IMPRESSIVE FETCH OF MOISTURE
CAN BE SEEN ON THE SATELLITE EXTENDING WELL INTO THE SUBTROPICS. SNOW
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN MODERATE TO HEAVY OVER SOUTHWEST
ALASKA. A TRIPLE POINT LOW IS DEVELOPING RIGHT ALONG THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND OVER KODIAK ISLAND. OVERRUNNING MOISTURE IS EVIDENT ON
RADAR AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE REACHING UP COOK INLET...APPROACHING
KENAI EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A VERY WEAK RESIDUAL LOW THAT HAS BEEN
LINGERING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF IS MOVING INLAND NEAR CORDOVA WITH
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE NAM CONTINUES TO BE THE OUTLIER REGARDING THE
DEVELOPING TRIPLE POINT LOW. CAN NOT SEE ANY OBVIOUS REASONS FOR THE
DISCREPANCY AS ALL MODELS APPEAR TO INITIALIZE WELL ON THE MAJOR
FEATURES...BUT THE NAM CONTINUES TO SEND THE LOW ABOUT 60 NM NORTH OF
ANY OTHER SOLUTION LATER TONIGHT. THE GFS AND ECMWF HAVE BEEN MUCH
MORE CONSISTENT WITH THIS LOW SO WE WILL BE MAKING VERY FEW CHANGES
AS EVERYTHING APPEARS ON TRACK.
OUT WEST THERE ARE A FEW MORE DISCREPANCIES LATE IN THE WEEKEND WITH
THE NEXT SYSTEM DEVELOPING WEST OF THE ALEUTIANS AND MOVING TOWARD
THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. THE LAST FEW RUNS OF THE GFS HAS BEEN
TRENDING SLOWER WHILE THE ECMWF HAS SLIGHTLY SPED UP THE SYSTEM.
CONFIDENCE IS GROWING IN A SOLUTION NEAR THE MIDDLE OF THESE TWO
MODEL CHOICES...SO A BLEND OF THE 12Z GFS AND ECMWF WAS USED OUT WEST
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
LIGHT SNOW IS SPREADING NORTH AS EXPECTED UP COOK INLET. THERE IS A
SLIGHT DELAY IN THE ONSET OF THIS MOISTURE BUT OTHERWISE THE FORECAST
IS LOOKING GOOD.
WEBCAMS AND AUTOMATED OBSERVATIONS FROM THE KACHEMAK BAY AREA HAVE
BEEN LESS THAN IMPRESSIVE AS THE SNOW ARRIVED A FEW HOURS AGO. THIS
LIGHT SNOW SHOULD ARRIVE IN ANCHORAGE IN A FEW HOURS WITH STILL ONLY
MINOR ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.
THE OVERRUNNING MOISTURE WILL ONLY LAST BRIEFLY BEFORE SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS INCREASE ACROSS THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS. THIS CROSS BARRIER FLOW
WILL HELP TO DOWNSLOPE ANCHORAGE AND MOST OF THE WESTERN KENAI
PENINSULA BY THIS EVENING. A MID LEVEL JET MAX MOVING OVER THE REGION
THIS EVENING WILL BRIEFLY PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIFT...BUT AGAIN ONLY
EXPECTING A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW WITH ACCUMULATION OVER
ANCHORAGE TO BE LESS THAN 1 INCH.
THAT IS NOT THE CASE FOR THE SUSITNA VALLEY WHERE SOUTH TO
SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL PROVIDE UPSLOPE CONDITIONS FOR THE WESTERN
HALF OF THE VALLEY. THE LATEST MODEL RUNS HAVE BACKED OFF ON SNOW
TOTALS SO WE MAY NEED TO SCALE BACK OR CANCEL THIS WITH THE AFTERNOON
FORECAST PACKAGE.
PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM WILL LIKELY SEE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS LATER THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT ARRIVES. NO CHANGES
EXPECTED WITH THIS WARNING.
THE TRIPLE POINT LOW FULLY OCCLUDES AND BEGINS TO WEAKEN LATER
TONIGHT. AS THIS FEATURE BECOMES ISOLATED FROM THE MAIN FLOW IT WILL
LOSE MOMENTUM AND SLOWLY WEAKEN IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA DURING
THE WEEKEND. SHOWERS WILL LINGER ALONG THE COAST BUT GENERALLY EXPECT
CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE WITH PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
RETURNING BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SIGNIFICANT SNOW FALLING OVER PORTIONS OF THE
BRISTOL BAY ZONE AND UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. VISIBILITY IN MANY AREAS
IS RESTRICTED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WITH
WINDS GENERALLY UNDER 25 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS ARE RESULTING IN SOME
WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS.
AS THE FRONT MOVES FARTHER INLAND...SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO
USHER IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE OFF OF THE BERING SEA. THIS WILL RESULT
IN PERIODS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG FOR MUCH OF THE COASTAL AREAS
THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHILE THE INTERIOR CLEARS OUT UNDER UPPER LEVEL
RIDGING.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...RELATIVELY BENIGN WEATHER OUT WEST WITH PARTLY
CLOUDY SKIES AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS PREVAILING OVER MOST OF THE
BERING SEA. ONE WAVE THAT IS ALREADY EVIDENT ON THE REGIONAL
SATELLITE IMAGE WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE CHAIN BUT ZONAL FLOW WILL
NOT ALLOW FOR THIS SYSTEM TO CROSS THE ALEUTIANS. THE NEXT SYSTEM HAS
MUCH MORE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND AND WILL
LIKELY BRING MUCH OF THE BERING SEA GALE FORCE WINDS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 125.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 145 161
MARINE...STORM WARNING...185.
GALE WARNING...120 130 132 175 176 411.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AB MAR 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 65 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:53 PM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 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.