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Small Craft Advisory 239, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 29, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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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 28, 1:45 PM AKDT, 14 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 1:45 PM AKDT, 14 hours 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 145 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE JET STREAM REMAINS WELL SOUTH OF ALASKA KEEPING THE MAJORITY OF THE ACTIVITY OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE ZONAL FLOW IS SENDING WAVE AFTER WAVE TOWARD THE COAST OF WASHINGTON AND OREGON. MEANWHILE UP NORTH...A BROAD TROUGH PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WHILE AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE NOSES OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF ALASKA EXTENDING FROM CANADA. AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS NEAR KODIAK AND OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. SOUTHEASTERLY WAVES FLOWING AROUND THE BASE OF TROUGH ARE LINING UP FROM THE PANHANDLE THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST AK. PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO FALL OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AS WELL AS LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW OVER BRISTOL BAY. THE STRONGEST OF THE SHORTWAVES IS HEADING TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON SO EXPECTING PRECIP TO GET ENHANCED AS THIS APPROACHES. .MODEL DISCUSSION...NO MAJOR CHANGES EXPECTED AS MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN FAIR AGREEMENT AND CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS RUNS. THE EXCEPTION IS THE 12Z NAM WHICH AGAIN HAS INITIALIZED VERY POORLY OFF OF THE 18Z SATELLITE AND IS A CLEAR OUTLIER VS THE OTHER OPTIONS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... 12Z SOUNDING OVER ANCHORAGE SHOWS THE WARM-UP IS UNDERWAY WITH 925 MB TEMPS 7 DEG CELCIUS WARMER THAN MONDAY MORNING. EVEN WITH THE CLOUD COVER...TEMPERATURES ARE APPROACHING 40 DEGREES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WE ARE WATCHING AN AREA OF CLEARING DIRECTLY AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING SHORTWAVE THAT COULD GIVE US A PARTLY CLOUDY AFTERNOON. IF THIS HAPPENS...TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY JUMP UP INTO THE MID 40S VERY QUICKLY. BESIDES THE CHALLENGES OF CLOUD COVERAGE AND TEMPERATURES...A FAIRLY STRAIGHT FORWARD FORECAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. THE GRADIENT ACROSS THE GULF COAST WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS THE LOW IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC FILLS AND A SLIGHTLY COOLER AIRMASS FILTERS BACK IN OVER THE REGION. THE REMNANTS OF THE PARENT LOW WILL STILL REMAIN AT THE END OF THE WEEKEND AS THE CENTRAL PRESSURE INCREASES FROM THE 970S TO THE 990S WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN THE POSITION. THIS WILL ALLOW A FEW MORE SHORTWAVES TO TRAVERSE SOUTHCENTRAL BRINGING RAIN AND SNOW TO THE COAST AND INCREASED CLOUDS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIP INLAND. THE BEST CHANCE OF PRECIP OVER THE INTERIOR LOOKS TO BE FRIDAY EVENING ASSOCIATED WITH ONE OF THE MORE POTENT WAVES MOVING FROM EAST TO WEST. SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND ALEUTIANS... LIGHT PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO FALL OVER MANY AREAS OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE DEFORMATION ZONE EXTENDING FROM THE LOW IN THE PACIFIC TO THE DECAYING LOW IN THE BERING IS SERVING AS THE FOCUS FOR LIFT ACROSS THE REGION. ONE CHALLENGE TO THE SHORT TERM FORECAST INCLUDES THE ADVECTION OF WARMER AIR ALOFT LATE TONIGHT OVER THE SOUTHWEST. THE KODIAK ISLAND SHORTWAVE WILL CROSS THE ALASKA RANGE LATE TONIGHT AND INTRODUCE WARMER TEMPERATURES ALOFT TO BRISTOL BAY AND THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. SURFACE TEMPERATURES TOWARD THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING SO THE POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN EXISTS BRIEFLY THURSDAY MORNING. SINCE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LIGHT...IF THIS HAPPENS WE ARE ONLY EXPECTING A FEW HOURS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE SO NO ADVISORIES ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. OTHERWISE CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE FROM MARGINAL TO VFR BY FRIDAY WITH LOCAL AREAS OF STRATUS AND FOG IN THE MORNING. AS SKIES BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLEAR THIS WEEKEND...EXPECTING TEMPERATURES TO ONCE AGAIN DROP BACK DOWN BELOW CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. VERY BENIGN WEATHER PATTERN PERSISTS OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA. COLD AIR ADVECTION WRAPPING AROUND THE EASTERN BERING LOW WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ALONG WITH THE NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS. FLOW GRADUALLY DIMINISHES OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE NEXT SEVERAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS DEVELOP WELL SOUTH OF OUR DOMAIN. IT IS NOT UNTIL LATE IN THE WEEKEND THAT THE NEXT SURGE OF WARM AIR ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW BRINGS GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...130 170 172 412 413. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AB MAR 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Mar 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 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.