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Small Craft Advisory 265, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 8, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 8, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 8, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Apr 10, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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.  

$$

4 follow-up statements

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.  

$$

732 
FZAK51 PAFC 100113 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
515 PM AKDT MON APR 9 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.

PKZ197-101500-
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
515 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 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.  

$$

028 
FZAK51 PAFC 101145
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 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.

PKZ197-110300-
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 980 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 480 NM SOUTH OF
AKHIOK AT 988 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC
ON WED. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN
GULF THROUGH THU. 

$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

.TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO
10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY EARLY MORNING FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER
GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-110300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT LIGHT WINDS N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3
FT. PATCHY FOG N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 
FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT
BUILDING TO 3 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 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 8, 5:21 AM AKDT, 10 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 5:21 AM AKDT, 10 hours 39 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
520 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE LAST VESTIGES OF PRECIPITATION FROM YESTERDAY'S SYSTEM HAS MOVED
INTO THE NORTHERN COPPER RIVER BASIN...WITH THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH
EJECTING EAST TOWARDS NW CANADA. AN UPPER-LVL RIDGE BUILDS IN BEHIND
IT ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF OF AK. RESIDUAL
MOISTURE TRAPPED UNDER THE INVERSION IS PRODUCING SOME AREAS OF
MORNING LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG ACROSS SOME AREAS BUT OTHERWISE
GENERALLY FAIR WEATHER AS HIGH PRESSURE PUSHES IN. OUT WEST...A 977
MB LOW AROUND 300 MILES NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL IS MOVING NORTH. AN
ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING IS SWINGING THROUGH THE
WESTERN AKPEN AND APPROACHING THE SW MAINLAND WITH SNOW AND RAIN. A
STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT EXISTS BETWEEN THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
MAINLAND AND THE LOW IN THE BERING...RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIALLY
ACCELERATED WINDS ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST...WESTERN CAPES AND
AKPEN.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS CAPTURE THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURES WELL. THEY SHOW
UPPER-RIDGING REMAINING DOMINANT OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND THE NEXT
FEW DAYS...WITH THE BULK OF THE ACTION GENERALLY OUT WEST. THE LOW
NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL IS DEPICTED MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE DAY AND
MOVING ASHORE EASTERN SIBERIA NEAR 65N 178E MON MORNING. THE FRONT IS
DEPICTED MOVING INTO SW AK THIS EVENING...WITH THE SOUTHERN PORTION
OF THE FRONT SLOWING TO A CRAWL AS IT MOVES TO KODIAK ISLAND DUE TO
A WEAK TRIPLE-POINT LOW THAT DEVELOPS ALONG IT TONIGHT. THE ECMWF
LINGERS THIS FEATURE OVER KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH EARLY MON EVENING
WHILE THE OTHER MODELS GENERALLY WASH IT OUT A BIT SOONER. ALL IN ALL
THOUGH...DECENT AGREEMENT. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW IS DEPICTED MOVING TO
AROUND 250 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR ON TUE MORNING.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
MAIN FORECAST ISSUES LOOK TO BE FOG DEVELOPMENT...PARTICULARLY AROUND
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND UPPER COOK INLET/KNIK ARM. SUBSIDENCE WITH
THE UPPER-RIDGE WILL STILL BE AROUND OVERNIGHT INTO TOMORROW
MORNING...SO EXPECTING A REPEAT. OTHERWISE...LOOKING FOR DECREASING
CLOUDINESS AND AMPLE SUNSHINE TO START THE WEEK. THE EXCEPTION LOOKS
TO BE KODIAK ISLAND...WHERE THE BERING FRONT WILL APPROACH AND BRING
PERIODS OF RAIN AND WET SNOW BY TONIGHT...AND LINGERING INTO MON AS
THE TRIPLE POINT LOW MEANDERS NEARBY. ONSHORE FLOW WILL PERSIST INTO
MID-WEEK...SO CLOUDS AND CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION LOOK ON THE HIGH
SIDE.

SOUTHWEST...
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG COASTAL AREAS THROUGH
TONIGHT...THOUGH INLAND SECTIONS WILL ALSO SEE SOME GUSTY WINDS AS
THE FRONT ARRIVES. WARM ADVECTION WITH THE SYSTEM WILL ALLOW SOME
RAIN TO MIX IN AT TIMES OVER BRISTOL BAY. PRECIPITATION THAT MOVES
INLAND THIS AFTERNOON TAPERS TO SHOWERS TOMORROW AS THE FRONT
DISSIPATES OVER THE SW MAINLAND...WITH THE BULK OF THE STEADY
PRECIPITATION SHIELD STAYING LARGELY SOUTH OF THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY. CONDITIONS BEGIN TO DRY OUT A BIT MON NIGHT INTO TUE.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
COLD ADVECTION WRAPPING IN BEHIND THE BERING LOW IS SUPPORTING SNOW
SHOWERS AND WESTERLY GALES ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. MOISTURE FROM
THE NEXT PACIFIC SYSTEM OVERSPREADS FROM WEST TO EAST MON INTO
TUE...WITH EASTERLY GALES LIKELY FROM DUTCH HARBOR EASTWARD.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER-JET LARGELY REMAINS SOUTH OF THE AOR MID TO LATE
WEEK...STEERING STORM SYSTEMS AWAY FROM MAINLAND AK. TEMPERATURES
LOOK TO REMAIN NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING...181
MARINE...STORM...180
         GALE...138 150 155 160 165 170 172 175 176 179 185 411 412
                413 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

MALOY

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 8, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Apr 8, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	5 days
Apr 9, 4:00 AM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Apr 9, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Apr 9, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Apr 9, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.