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Small Craft Advisory 245, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 1, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
354 FZAK51 PAFC 011151 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 1 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. PKZ197-020300- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF ICY CAPE REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATES BY SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 1 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 1 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 1 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 1 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 1 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 1 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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373 FZAK51 PAFC 012306 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 1 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. PKZ197-021500- 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF ICY CAPE REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATES BY SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 1 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 1 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 1 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 1 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 1 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
254 FZAK51 PAFC 021142 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 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. PKZ197-030300- 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT SW 10 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
446 FZAK51 PAFC 021529 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 725 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 UPDATE TO ZONE 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. PKZ197-030300- 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 725 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT SW 10 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
533 FZAK51 PAFC 021540 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 740 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 UPDATE TO ZONE 121 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. PKZ197-030300- 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 740 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 725 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT SW 10 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
136 FZAK51 PAFC 022107 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 105 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 UPDATE TO ZONE 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. PKZ197-030300- 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 740 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 105 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT SW 10 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
164 FZAK51 PAFC 022312 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 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. PKZ197-031500- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 964 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MOVES SOUTHEAST AND WEAKENS WEDNESDAY. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT...GUSTING TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT...GUSTING TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY OF THE BARREN ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS DURING THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ JM
582 FZAK51 PAFC 030030 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 CORRECTED 130 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. PKZ197-031500- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 964 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MOVES SOUTHEAST AND WEAKENS WEDNESDAY. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT...GUSTING TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT...GUSTING TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS DURING THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ JM
847 FZAK51 PAFC 031152 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 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. PKZ197-040300- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 31, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS LOOK REASONABLE. THEY ARE NOW STARTING TO CONVERGE ON A COMMON POSITION WITH A LOW APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON. THE GFS/ECMWF BOTH PLACE THE CENTER NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUE AFTERNOON. THIS IS QUITE THE DEPARTURE FROM THE PREVIOUS RUNS OF THE GFS WHICH DROVE THE CENTER WELL INTO THE BERING SEA. THE MODELS ARE STILL DIFFERING ON THE CENTRAL PRESSURE WITH THE ECMWF BEEN THE DEEPEST. THE ECMWF HAS BEEN THE MOST CONSISTENT WITH THIS FEATURE...SO WILL BLEND HEAVILY TOWARD THIS MODEL FOR THE AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE. IN THE EAST...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT OVER THE MAINLAND AND HAVE SIMILAR TIMING OF THE EASTERLY WAVE MOVING WEST ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT/SUN. BIG DIFFERENCES OCCUR BETWEEN THE GFS/ECMWF WITH STRONG LOW MOVING TOWARD THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS ON TUE. WILL ONCE AGAIN LEAN TOWARD THE MORE CONSISTENT ECMWF SOLUTION WITH THIS FEATURE. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... .500MB...A BROAD CUT-OFF LOW WITH SEVERAL SMALL WAVES ROTATING AROUND ITS CORE IS EVIDENT OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. WEAK RIDING EXTENDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN MAINLAND. A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE EASTERN BERING SEA TO OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. STRONG WESTERLY FLOW EXTENDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH PACIFIC FROM JAPAN TO SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. .SURFACE...A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS EXTENDS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. WEAK RIDGING ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND WEAK TROUGHING OVER COOK INLET IS PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS FROM PORTAGE VALLEY TO OVER WESTERN TURNAGAIN ARM THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDY CONDITIONS ARE EVIDENT OVER THE MAINLAND WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW AND FOG OVER THE BRISTOL BAY REGION. BRISK AND GUSTY NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA IS PRODUCING SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE EAST ALEUTIANS AND AK PEN. A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH IS EVIDENT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND IS PRODUCING GUSTY EAST WINDS AND SNOW. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...WEAK COLD ADVECTION AND AN EASTERLY WAVE MOVING WEST FROM THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TONIGHT WILL BRING SOME SNOW/SNOW SHOWERS. THE WAVE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE WEST OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AROUND MIDNIGHT AND WEAKEN AS IT SPLITS SUN WITH SOME OF THE ENERGY MOVING INTO WESTERN MAINLAND AND WESTERN GULF. SNOW AMOUNTS WITH THIS SYSTEM LOOK RELATIVELY LIGHT...EXCEPT FOR UPSLOPE AREAS OVER THE WESTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN. SHOULD SEE DRIER CONDITIONS MOVE IN DURING THE DAY SUN AS THE WAVE EXITS THE AREA. A SECONDARY WAVE MOVES OUT OF WESTERN CANADA TO OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN/NORTHERN GULF ON MON AND PROBABLY WILL BRING RENEWED SHOWER ACTIVITY. SOUTHWEST... SNOW SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY OVER BRISTOL BAY...WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH THIS EVENING. WEAK RIDGING MOVES OVER THE REGION TONIGHT...SO EXPECT AREAS OF FOG TO DEVELOP. STRATUS AND FOG SUN MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO A LITTLE CLEARLY WITH NORTHERLY WINDS AND SOME ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. BRISK NORTHERLY FLOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE AK PEN THROUGH SUN. ALEUTIANS/BERING... NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE BERING RESULTING IN COLD ADVECTION SNOW SHOWERS FROM THE PRIBILOFS DOWN ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA. .LONG TERM FORECAST... BY MID WEEK AN UPPER BERING RIDGE MOVES TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AND BUILDS IN OVER MAINLAND TROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE STATE WELL INTO THE WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC MAR 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Mar 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Mar 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Mar 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Mar 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 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.