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Small Craft Advisory 288, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 17, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 17, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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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 17, 12:30 PM AKDT, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 12:30 PM AKDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1230 PM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A LARGE UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. RAIN AND LOW CLOUDS ARE FOCUSED NEAR THE LOW CENTER FROM KODIAK ISLAND TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A WELL DEFINED SHORT-WAVE EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL GULF TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA ROTATING NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL. RADAR SHOWS RAINFALL IS CURRENTLY CONFINED TO THE GULF AND IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS. HOWEVER EXPECT RAIN TO HEAD FARTHER INLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE SHORT-WAVE ARRIVES. ALTHOUGH INLAND AREAS ARE DRY THE LOW AND SHORT-WAVE ARE PRODUCING EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND OF ALASKA. THIS HAS RESULTED IN WARMER NIGHT-TIME TEMPERATURES...BUT ALSO COOLER DAY-TIME HIGHS. CLOUDS ARE ALSO THE RULE OUT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WHERE AN UPPER RIDGE HAS BEEN PARKED THE PAST FEW DAYS. A MODERATE STRENGTH LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC IS TRACKING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE GULF BUT WILL LOSE STRENGTH AS IT MOVES AWAY FROM THE UPPER JET. MEANWHILE A STRONG SHORT-WAVE OVER FAR EASTERN RUSSIA IS DROPPING SOUTHWARD INTO THE NORTHERN BERING. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS HAVE COME INTO DECENT AGREEMENT WITH LOW OVER NORTHEAST PACIFIC AS IT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF WEDNESDAY. THERE HAS BEEN A TREND TOWARD A WEAKER SYSTEM WITH A MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK...WHICH MEANS LESS PRECIP WILL MAKE IT TO SOUTHCENTRAL. SOLUTIONS DIVERGE A BIT WITH HANDLING OF NEXT LOW MOVING INTO THE EASTERN GULF THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THERE HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT TREND TOWARD A MORE WESTWARD TRACK. THEREFORE...WILL TREND TOWARD THE GFS SOLUTION WHICH WILL BRING STRONGER WINDS INTO THE CENTRAL GULF. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHERN MAINLAND/GULF...PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE KENAI PENINSULA WILL RECEIVE THE BRUNT OF RAIN AS SHORT-WAVE CURRENTLY OVER THE GULF MOVES OVERHEAD TONIGHT. INLAND AREAS WILL ALSO SEE LOWERING CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. THE SHORT-WAVE WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA TUESDAY...BUT EXPECT ENOUGH LIFT TO GENERATE SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION. THE LOW THAT HAS BEEN STATIONARY SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL FINALLY HEAD SOUTHWARD AND DISSIPATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...BUT THE LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL TRACK WESTWARD AND SETTLE IN THE SAME AREA ON THURSDAY. FLOW ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL WILL BACK TOWARD THE NORTH AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WHICH WILL KEEP THE BULK OF PRECIP OVER THE GULF. THE CHANGE IN FLOW WILL LEAD TO SOME SUNSHINE FROM INTERIOR SOUTHCENTRAL TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON THURSDAY. MODEL STABILITY PARAMETERS ARE UNIMPRESSIVE SO DON'T THINK WE'LL BE QUITE WARM ENOUGH TO PRODUCE DIURNAL CONVECTION. THE FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND ON FRIDAY BECOMES MUCH LESS CLEAR. MORE CHAOTIC FLOW ALOFT WILL RESULT IN A SERIES OF SHORT-WAVES IN THE AREA WHICH HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE CONVECTION. ANOTHER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF FRIDAY BUT LIKELY STALL IN THAT AREA AS WE TRANSITION TOWARD A MORE PROGRESSIVE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE SHORT-WAVE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL DROP RAPIDLY SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. OMEGA AND POTENTIAL VORTICITY FIELDS INDICATE STRONG DOWNWARD MOTION WITH THIS TROUGH WHICH MEANS STRONGER WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TOWARD THE SURFACE. WEAK COLD AIR ADVECTION AND A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO STRONGER WINDS. THE PATTERN WILL CHANGE BEHIND THIS SHORT-WAVE AS THE TROUGH SOUTH OF KODIAK RE-CENTERS FURTHER EAST...THE WESTERN BERING RIDGE MOVES TO THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC...A TROUGH DROPS DOWN OUT OF RUSSIA WHILE ANOTHER MOVES INTO THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC. THIS WILL RESULT IN MORE ACTIVE WEATHER OUT WEST WITH THE FIRST STORM EXPECTED TO ARRIVE ALONG THE ALEUTIANS BY LATE THIS WEEK. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL BECOME MUCH MORE PROGRESSIVE NEXT WEEKEND. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN TRACKING STORM SYSTEM ALONG THE ALEUTIANS OVER THE WEEKEND AND TO MAINLAND ALASKA BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB APR 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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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.