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Small Craft Advisory 256, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 4, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
170 FZAK51 PAFC 042349 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED APR 4 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. PKZ197-051500- 400 PM AKDT WED APR 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED APR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 4 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED APR 4 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED APR 4 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED APR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED APR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED APR 4 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 4 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 4 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
714 FZAK51 PAFC 051117 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 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. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THU NIGHT AND WILL THEN DISSIPATE FRI. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...BARREN ISLANDS AND W...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND W. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND W. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
816 FZAK51 PAFC 052348 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 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. PKZ197-061500- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THU NIGHT AND DISSIPATES FRI. HIGH PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE OVER THE ENTIRE GULF SAT. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N WIND 15 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND BECOMING S BY MIDNIGHT. SE GUSTS TO 30 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SE GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR COOK INLET. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
806 FZAK51 PAFC 061136 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 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. PKZ197-070300- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE OVER THE ENTIRE GULF SAT. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...BARREN ISLANDS W...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
613 FZAK51 PAFC 062349 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 6 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. PKZ197-071500- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE OVER THE ENTIRE GULF SAT. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Apr 4, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT WED APR 4 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA THAT IS MOVING TOWARD THE ALCAN BORDER. A SHARP UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH HAS DUG ITSELF FROM THE BERING STRAIT TO DUTCH HARBOR
AND SOUTHWARD FROM THERE. THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS JUST WEST OF
THE BERING SEA. THESE HIGH AMPLITUDE FEATURES ARE SPINNING UP THE JET
STREAM OVER THE AREA WHICH IS STRONG FROM THE NORTHWEST OVER THE
WESTERN BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND FROM THE DUE SOUTH OVER
BRISTOL BAY. BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON THIS PART OF THE JET WILL BE OVER
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO COMPLICATE THE
FORECAST.
AT THE SURFACE THE MAIN LOW IS SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AND WEAKENING AS
THE SECONDARY LOW...SOON TO BECOME THE MAIN LOW...HAD BEGUN TO
DEVELOP NORTH OF COLD BAY. THIS LOW WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA
INTO NORTON SOUND BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT TODAY WITH A
CONSISTENT SOLUTION THROUGH THE MIX OF MODELS. COMPARING CURRENT RUNS
TO THE MODELS FROM YESTERDAY SHOWS THE DEVELOPING LOW IN BRISTOL BAY
IN THE MANNER THE ECMWF SHOWED BUT THE TRACK IT CLOSER TO THE
SOLUTION THE NAM HAD. THE NAM IS PREFERRED ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE
FORECAST AREA DUE TO ITS HANDLING OF THE WINDS AND PRECIPITATION WITH
THE TERRAIN. THE NAM WAS ALSO USED ON THE WESTERN SIDE AND ESPECIALLY
IN THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AREA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE LOW THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY IS THE MOST DYNAMIC FEATURE ON THE MAP
TODAY. THIS IS A SHARP BOUNDARY WITH TEMPERATURES EAST OF IT IN
BRISTOL BAY MOSTLY IN THE 30S WHILE THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST HAS
TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON. THESE COLD
TEMPERATURES IN CONJUNCTION WITH INCREASING NORTH WINDS TONIGHT AND
AN AREA OF ENHANCED LIFT WILL LIKELY BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW MORNING.
IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THERE IS ALSO AN INTERESTING SITUATION
DEVELOPING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM IS INCREASING AND WILL BRING STRONG WINDS INTO
TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS AROUND ANCHORAGE TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SOME LIGHT SNOW IN ANCHORAGE TONIGHT
BUT THE MAIN PUSH OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE THE PRECIPITATION WILL MOSTLY
DOWNSLOPE AND STAY RAIN ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE MOUNTAINS WITH
THE ANCHORAGE BOWL REMAINING DRY. HOWEVER THE JET STREAK COMING
OVERHEAD TOMORROW BRINGS A CHANCE FOR THE DOWNSLOPE TO BE OVERRIDDEN
WITH DEEP MOISTURE WHICH WOULD BRING WINDS AND RAIN TO THE AREA AT
THE SAME TIME. RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE THE DOWNSLOPE WILL BE
SUFFICIENT TO KEEP IT DRY IN TOWN BUT THERE IS A CHANCE OF RAIN WITH
THE WIND THURSDAY. COLDER AIR FILTERS IN FROM THE WEST THURSDAY NIGHT
WHICH BRINGS A CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE AREA THEN. THE MAIN QUESTION
WILL BE WHETHER THE PRECIPITATION MOVES OUT OF THE AREA BEFORE THE
COLD AIR MOVES IN OR IF THE FRONT LINGERS OVER THE AREA FOR A WHILE
AS THE COLD AIR MOVES IN AND BRINGS A LITTLE BETTER SNOWFALL. LOOKS
LIKE SNOWFALL WILL BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE BUT THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR
HEAVIER AMOUNTS IF PRECIPITATION LASTS INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE
BERING TO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND COAST BY SATURDAY. ADDITIONAL RAIN
AND SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH
THE CONTINUED ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN.
EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...CONDITIONS WILL BE QUIETER BUT THERE WILL
STILL BE SOME CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION DURING THIS PERIOD.
THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WILL SEE A BIT OF A WARM UP INTO NEXT
WEEK...SOUTH CENTRAL WILL LIKELY SEE TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL OVER
THE NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD 155.
MARINE...GALE 170 171 172 175 176.
HEAVY SPRAY 165 170.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
APR 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | 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.