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Small Craft Advisory 262, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 7, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
160 FZAK51 PAFC 071137 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 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. PKZ197-080300- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 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. A WEATHER FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA APPROACHES THE WESTERN GULF LATE SUNDAY. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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558 FZAK51 PAFC 072235 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 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. PKZ197-081500- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND MON. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
998 FZAK51 PAFC 080537 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 937 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 UPDATED 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. PKZ197-081500- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND MON. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 937 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
625 FZAK51 PAFC 081147 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 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. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND ON MON AND WEAKEN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER. WINDS BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 BUILDING TO TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 FT S OF KALGIN ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT EXCEPT 5 FT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. PATCHY FOG N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
220 FZAK51 PAFC 081212 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 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. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND ON MON AND WEAKEN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER. WINDS BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 FT S OF KALGIN ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT EXCEPT 5 FT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. PATCHY FOG N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
413 FZAK51 PAFC 082322 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 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. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND ON MON AND DISSIPATE MON NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
869 FZAK51 PAFC 091147 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON APR 9 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. PKZ197-100300- 400 AM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 350 NM SOUTH OF AKHIOK AT 986 MB TUE AFTERNOON...THEN DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND AWAY FROM THE GULF ON WED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN GULF THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
458 FZAK51 PAFC 092340 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 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. PKZ197-101500- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY MON NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 475 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 993 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-101500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-101500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ125-101500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-101500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-101500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-101500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Apr 6, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS... MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A LARGE LOW COMPLEX IS IN THE WESTERN BERING WITH MULTIPLE LOW PRESSURE CENTERS. A WEAK TROUGH/SURFACE LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING BRINGING LOW CLOUDS TO THE WEST COAST AND FLURRIES. IN ADDITION...THIS IS CONTINUING THE MOIST SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE FLOW OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. A WEAKER SHORT WAVE TROUGH IS IN THIS FLOW AND MOVING OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE TROUGH IN THE EASTERN BERING TO SWING THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL TOMORROW AFTERNOON/EVENING. THE A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE TO THE WEST COAST TOMORROW MORNING AS ONE OF THOSE LOWS ROTATES INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. A SECOND LOW TO MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTENSIFY THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS LOW HAS SOME GOOD JET SUPPORT. THE LOW WILL ROLL INTO THE NORTHERN BERING LATE IN THE WEEKEND. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN... LOW COMPLEX WITH A COUPLE LOW CENTERS. ONE IS NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WITH ANOTHER OVER THE WESTERN BERING. THIS LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOFS IS DISSIPATING WITH LIGHT SHOWERS AND SOME MODERATE WINDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING. THIS LOW IS ASSOCIATED WITH A SHORT WAVE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND WILL SWING INTO THE WEST COAST TONIGHT. THE WESTERN BERING LOW TO ROLL NORTHEAST THROUGH THE BERING TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THERE IS SOME JET SUPPORT WITH THIS LOW AND COULD SEE SOME MODERATE TO STRONG SURFACE WINDS WITH THE ASSOCIATED FRONT. IN ADDITION...SOME MODERATE RAIN AND SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE LOW. THE STRONGER LOW IS TO APPROACH THE ARE SATURDAY AFTERNOON FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC. THIS LOW HAS VERY GOOD JET SUPPORT AND WILL DEFINITELY PACK SOME GALE FORCE WINDS AND MODERATE PRECIPITATION. IT IS A WARM SYSTEM AND DO NOT SEE A THREAT OF BLIZZARD WITH THIS LOW AS IT MAKES ITS WAY ACROSS THE BERING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. COULD HAVE SOME STRONG CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS BEHIND THE SYSTEM. THE LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CHAIN NEAR SHEMYA SATURDAY NIGHT AND TO THE PROBILOFS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND TO THE BERING STRAIT SUNDAY NIGHT. THE BERING CLEARS UP A BIT WITH SOME PARTLY SUNNY AND CONVECTIVE SHOWERS MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS A LONG WAVE TROUGH SETTLES INTO THE BERING/EASTERN RUSSIA. .WEST COAST ALASKA/ALASKA PENINSULA... WEAK SHORT WAVE TROUGH/FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE COASTAL AREA THIS EVENING WITH WEAK SHOWERS AND LOW CLOUDS. SOME MODERATE SURFACE WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FEATURE AS WELL. THE AIR IS COLD ENOUGH FOR ALL THE PRECIPITATION TO REMAIN SNOW. A LOW IN THE BERING TO BRING ANOTHER FRONT TO THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG BUT STILL COULD SEE SOME BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE COAST. INLAND...WE DO NOT EXPECT MORE THAN SCATTERED SHOWERS. A STRONGER FRONT WILL REACH THE COAST SUNDAY MORNING. THIS FRONT IS MUCH WARMER AND SHOULD BRING RAIN TO THE COASTAL LOCATION AND PRETTY FAR INLAND SUNDAY. THE COLDER AIR WILL WORK IN BEHIND THE FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT WITH CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS. .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA/GULF COAST... SHORT WAVE TROUGH IS SITUATED OVER THE NORTHERN GULF NEAR THE KENAI PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS TROUGH IS IN THE LARGER TROUGH WITH ITS AXIS OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND WESTERN GULF. THE RESULTANT FLOW IS FROM THE SOUTH WITH A RELATIVELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS IN PLACE...SHOWERS CONTINUE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL EXCEPT IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH TO LIFT OVER THE AREA TONIGHT WITH CONTINUED SNOW SHOWERS. THE INTENSITY SHOULD PICK UP AS THE BACK EDGE OF THIS TROUGH MOVES THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH IN THE EASTERN BERING WILL SWING THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF TOMORROW AGAIN BRINGING SOME MORE INTENSITY TO THE SNOW SHOWERS. DO NOT EXPECT TO ECLIPSE THE RECORD SNOWFALL FOR ANCHORAGE WITH THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW EVENTS. HOWEVER...WE WILL GET VERY CLOSE. ANY LINGERING OF EITHER FEATURE COULD TIP THE SCALES THOUGH. AFTER THIS LAST FEATURE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA...THERE IS A LACK OF PRECIPTATION SUNDAY. KODIAK WILL SEE SOME CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND INCREASED WINDS WITH THE FRONT HITTING THE WEST COAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL SLOWLY WORK TO THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA MONDAY. DURING THIS ENTIRE PERIOD...WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT. .LONG TERM FORECAST... LONG WAVE TROUGH SETTLES IN OVER EASTERN ASIA BY WEDNESDAY WITH A WEAKER LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER THE MAINLAND. A WEAK RIDGE DEVELOPS OVER THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN/SOUTHERN BERING IN THIS TIME FRAME AS WELL. THIS PATTERN REMAINS BASICALLY THE SAME THROUGH THE WEEK. A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS IN PLACE BY TUESDAY MORNING SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS LOW MOVES SOUTHEAST AS HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND MAINLAND. THIS WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEK WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A TROUGH REMAINING ALONG THE NORTH AND EASTERN GULF COAST WITH SOME SHOWER ACTIVITY. THE WESTERN BERING WILL SEE A SERIES OF FRONTS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 172 175 176 185 411 412 413 414 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JN APR 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 7, 5:01 AM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 7, 3:48 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 21 hr |
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