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Small Craft Advisory 292, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 21, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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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. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
823 FZAK51 PAFC 201437 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 640 AM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 120 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. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
359 FZAK51 PAFC 201837 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1035 AM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 UPDATED ZONE 121 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. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 1035 AM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N 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. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
146 FZAK51 PAFC 202318 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 25 KT ALONG THE COAST WEST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
330 FZAK51 PAFC 210455 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 850 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 UPDATED ZONE 130 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 25 KT ALONG THE COAST WEST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 850 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
384 FZAK51 PAFC 210643 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1045 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 25 KT ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 850 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
827 FZAK51 PAFC 211151 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 21 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. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1009 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS TO 1015 MB SUN MORNING 150 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AND THEN DISSIPATES. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES THE EXTREME WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
476 FZAK51 PAFC 212322 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 21 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. PKZ197-221500- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1013 MB LOW NEAR 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL STAY NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY SUNDAY EVENING. A MODERATE WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E WIND 25 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EASTERN SOUND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 15 W OF BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 19, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 19 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...UPPER LEVEL RIDGING IS OVER MOST OF THE STATE TODAY WITH A STRONG RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND A WEAKER RIDGE PUSHING INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE STATE FROM CANADA. A CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW LIE WELL SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING NORTHEAST INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE 250 MB JET STREAM IS ALSO WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE RIDGE AND THEN AROUND THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE LOW. THIS JET STREAM WILL BE AMPLIFYING OVER THE NEXT DAY AS THE UPPER LOW PUSHES TOWARD THE GULF AND THE RIDGE MOVES EASTWARD. AT THE SURFACE THE LOW JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS DEEPENED TO ITS MAXIMUM STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD ALONG THE SOUTHEAST ALASKA COAST. A WEAK LOW REMAINS VERTICALLY STACKED UNDER THE UPPER LEVEL LOW AND IS WEAKENING. FARTHER WEST A LARGE HIGH IS OVER THE ENTIRE BERING SEA BUT THERE IS A STRENGTHENING LOW SOUTHWEST OF ATTU THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA THIS WEEKEND. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL OVERALL. THE LOW IN THE SOUTHEAST GULF WILL BECOME A COMPLEX LOW BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND THERE IS GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT AS TO HOW IT WILL PROGRESS. MODELS ARE DOING WELL WITH THE LARGE LOW MOVING INTO THE BERING SEA THIS WEEKEND. THE BIGGEST ISSUE COMES ON SATURDAY AS THE GFS IS MUCH FASTER MOVING THIS LOW TO THE NORTHEAST THAN THE NAM OR ECMWF. THIS IS ALSO A BIT OF A CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS GFS SOLUTIONS SO THE GFS WAS NOT USED AT ALL FOR THE WEEKEND AND BEYOND. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...A SUBTLE SIGN OF THE PROGRESSION INTO SPRING CAN BE SEEN IN CUMULUS CLOUDS DEVELOPING OVER THE MOUNTAINS AROUND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA REMAINS PARTLY CLOUDY AND THAT SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW BEFORE CLOUDS INCREASE SATURDAY WITH INCREASING MOISTURE FROM THE GULF. SOUTHWEST ALASKA SHOULD REMAIN DRY WITH NORTHERLY FLOW WITH THE BERING SEA RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE AREA. THE NORTHERLY FLOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MARINE STATUS AS WELL AS SNOW...MIXED WITH SOME RAIN AT TIMES...TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE SEA ICE IS STILL VERY FAR SOUTH AND THE COLD AIR OFF THE ICE PACK WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THINGS COLD AND WET IN THIS AREA. THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL SEE STRATUS BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE MAINLY ABOVE FREEZING AS THE ICE PACK IS FAR ENOUGH NORTH OF THAT AREA THE ALLOW THE AIR TO WARM UP OVER THE OPEN WATER. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE LARGE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA THIS WEEKEND AND THEN SKIM THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AS IT MOVES EASTWARD EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL BRING SOME WARMER AIR TO THE ALEUTIANS AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THERE WILL BE CLEARING IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA EARLY IN THE WEEKEND AS THE RIDGE MOVES OVER THE AREA. SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA SHOULD KEEP PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH A FEW AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS POPPING UP OVER THE MOUNTAINS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. APR 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 69 hr | |
| Apr 19, 6:15 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Apr 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | 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.