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Small Craft Advisory 286, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 16, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
086 FZAK51 PAFC 161158 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON APR 16 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. PKZ197-170300- 400 AM AKDT MON APR 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW 180 NM SE OF SAND POINT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 999 MB LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. E WIND 25 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 16 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON APR 16 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON APR 16 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON APR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 16 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 16 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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887 FZAK51 PAFC 162257 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON APR 16 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. PKZ197-171500- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1000 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A 989 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WED AFTERNOON AT 998 MB. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON APR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 16 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON APR 16 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON APR 16 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON APR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON APR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON APR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 16 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 16 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
732 FZAK51 PAFC 171152 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 17 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. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1002 MB EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A 989 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WED AFTERNOON AT 998 MB. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$
589 FZAK51 PAFC 172300 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 17 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. PKZ197-181500- 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 135 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL DISSIPATE AS IT DRIFTS TO 300 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WED NIGHT. A 992 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF WILL MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON AT 999 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK ON THU. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
879 FZAK51 PAFC 181159 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED APR 18 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. PKZ197-190300- 400 AM AKDT WED APR 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL DISSIPATE AS IT DRIFTS TO 290 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WED NIGHT. A 992 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 520 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WED MORNING AT 999 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED APR 18 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED APR 18 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED APR 18 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED APR 18 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED APR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED APR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED APR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED APR 18 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED APR 18 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
404 FZAK51 PAFC 182252 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED APR 18 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. PKZ197-191500- 400 PM AKDT WED APR 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 310 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AND THEN DISSIPATE THU EVENING. A 979 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SITKA THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED APR 18 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 18 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED APR 18 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED APR 18 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED APR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED APR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED APR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 18 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 18 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
836 FZAK51 PAFC 191142 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 19 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. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW NEAR 49N 141W WEAKENS TO 985 MB THU NIGHT 275 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AND THEN WEAKENS TO 999 MB FRI NIGHT 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT W OF BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 15 KT W OF BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
984 FZAK51 PAFC 191432 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 630 AM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 UPDATED AREA 141 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. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW NEAR 49N 141W WEAKENS TO 985 MB THU NIGHT 275 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AND THEN WEAKENS TO 999 MB FRI NIGHT 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT W OF BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 15 KT W OF BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 630 AM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING WEST 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
701 FZAK51 PAFC 200022 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 19 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. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHWEST OF KETCHIKAN WILL MOVE TO 40 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AND WEAKEN TO 1002 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 1005 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 65 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD FRI EVENING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E WIND 25 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NW WIND 15 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 5 .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
720 FZAK51 PAFC 201151 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 20 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. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SITKA WILL WEAKEN TO 1014 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT DRIFTS TO 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 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...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Apr 15, 12:25 PM AKDT, 15 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 12:25 PM AKDT, 15 hours 35 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1225 PM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A STABLE PATTERN IS IN PLACE ACROSS THE ALASKA REGION DUE TO THE SOUTHERN PLACEMENT OF THE UPPER JET - BETWEEN 40 AND 45 DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE. A LARGE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW IS NEARLY STATIONARY SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND. UPPER WAVES EMBEDDED IN THE ROTATION AROUND THIS LOW ARE MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND PRODUCING SOME SHOWERS. AT THE SURFACE AN OCCLUDED FRONT IS WEAKENING ALONG THE GULF COAST WHERE THE BULK OF THE PRECIP AND WINDS ARE FOCUSED. A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING HAS PRODUCED A STABLE LAYER UNDER WHICH EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER HAS FORMED FROM THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS. .MODEL DISCUSSION...THERE ARE SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES IN TRACK OF LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK AS IT DRIFTS SOUTHWARD AND WEAKENS...BUT NOTHING SIGNIFICANT. MUCH LARGER DIFFERENCES DEVELOP WITH PACIFIC SYSTEM WHICH TRACKS NORTHWARD INTO THE GULF ON WEDNESDAY. THE ECMWF HAS BEEN NOTABLY FARTHER EAST THAN OTHER MODELS THE LAST COUPLE RUNS. THEREFORE...WILL USE A BLEND OF THE MORE WESTERN SOLUTIONS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUESDAY. PRECIP WILL REMAIN PRIMARILY CONFINED TO KODIAK ISLAND AND THE GULF COAST. A FEW SHOWERS MIGHT MAKE IT INLAND AS UPPER WAVES CONTINUE TO ROTATE ACROSS THE REGION. MODELS SHOW A SLIGHTLY STRONGER WAVE TRACKING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WHICH WILL PROVIDE A BETTER SHOT OF SHOWERS. THERE IS STILL QUITE A BIT OF SNOW COVER ACROSS THE REGION...BUT WE ARE BEGINNING TO SEE WARMER TEMPERATURES INLAND AS THE SUN WARMS THE SURFACE. THE UPPER WAVES COULD WORK WITH THE THIS LITTLE BIT OF INSTABILITY TO PRODUCE SHOWERS. BOTTOM LINE THOUGH OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...MOSTLY DRY INLAND WITH PERIODS OF SUN. MOSTLY CLOUDY ALONG THE COAST WITH PERIODS OF RAIN. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN BENIGN OUT WEST ACROSS MUCH OF THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE UPPER RIDGE. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME MORE STABLE SO STRATUS AND FOG WILL BECOME MORE PREVALENT IN THE COMING DAYS. .LONG TERM FORECAST...A LARGE UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC/GULF OF ALASKA UNTIL NEXT WEEKEND WHEN UPSTREAM ACTIVITY WILL FINALLY FORCE IT TO PROGRESS EASTWARD. THE KEY TO THIS CHANGE IS A SHORT-WAVE DROPPING OUT OF EASTERN RUSSIA INTO THE BERING SEA LATE THIS WEEK. WITH DECENT JET SUPPORT THIS SHORT-WAVE WILL DIG SOUTHWARD AND DEVELOP INTO A CLOSED LOW OVER THE ALEUTIANS. THIS CHANGE IN PATTERN WILL BEGIN TO FORCE PACIFIC STORMS TO TRACK TOWARD ALASKA RESULTING IN MORE ACTIVE WEATHER AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...130 132 138 150. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB APR 12
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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