Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 311, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 28, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
265 FZAK51 PAFC 281140 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 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. PKZ197-290300- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 1000 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AND A 993 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MERGE INTO A SINGLE 998 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THIS EVENING. THIS LOW WILL THEN DRIFT NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. NE WINDS GUSTING TO 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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520 FZAK51 PAFC 282346 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 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. PKZ197-291500- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 1000 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-291500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-291500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-291500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-291500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-291500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-291500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE EVENING. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-291500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-291500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-291500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
088 FZAK51 PAFC 291202 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 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. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 995 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB 150 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON MORNING THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
139 FZAK51 PAFC 291820 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1010 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 UPDATED ZONE 120 121 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. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 995 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB 150 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON MORNING THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1010 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 1010 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
132 FZAK51 PAFC 292355 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 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. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON AFTERNOON THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1001 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT ALONG THE COAST EAST OF HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. STRONGER WIND AND HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 27, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... MOST OF SOUTHERN ALASKA UNDER A WEAK FLOW REGIME ALOFT. THE HIGHLY AMPLIFIED PATTERN FEATURES RIDGING EXTENDING FROM KAMCHATKA CURVING EASTWARD INTO TOWARD THE WESTERN ALASKA COAST. A FAIRLY COMPACT STACKED SYSTEM ROTATES IN THE FAR NORTHERN PACIFIC SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATES MULTIPLE SHORTWAVE TROUGHS ROTATING AROUND THE UPPER LOW. THESE LOOK TO BE THE FOCUS FOR WEATHER AROUND THE SOUTHERN COAST IN THE COMING WEEK. FARTHER EAST...TWO WEAK UPPER LOWS EXIST OVER THE PANHANDLE AND THE SOUTHERN BEAUFORT SEA. AT THE SURFACE...A PRETTY BENIGN PRESSURE FIELD EXISTS FOR THE MAINLAND. ALONG THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE KAMCHATKA RIDGE AND SURFACE LOW IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC HAS TIGHTENED THE GRADIENT WITH GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BEING THE RESPONSE. A WEAK TRIPLE POINT LOW/SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS EASTWARD OF THE PACIFIC SYSTEM. THE OCCLUSION OF THIS FEATURE LOOKS TO PUSH NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AS THE WARMER SURFACE AIR PUSHES TO THE EAST. .MODEL DISCUSSION... GUIDANCE PACKAGE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE OVERALL PATTERN EVOLUTION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. AS THE KAMCHATKA RIDGE SHIFTS SOUTHEASTWARD AHEAD OF AN UPPER LOW THE BULK OF THE NORTH PACIFIC UPPER LOW WILL SHIFT INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE DETAILS OF THE EXACT LOW POSITION WON'T A GREAT EFFECT ON THE FORECAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...A SURFACE LOW/OCCLUDED FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE GULF THIS EVENING WITH THE IMMEDIATE EFFECT BEING TO INCREASE RIDGING ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND PROMOTE A TURNAGAIN ARM WIND. WINDS 20-30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. AS THE ACTUAL FRONT REACHES THE COAST RAIN SHOWERS WILL INCREASE...MIXING WITH SNOW INLAND DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION IS IN STORE ON SUNDAY AS THE UPPER LOW MIGRATES INTO THE GULF. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...ABUNDANT SUNSHINE TODAY OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND UNDER A PRETTY DRY COLUMN OF AIR ALOFT. QUIET CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY TILL THE UPPER LOW ROTATES CLOSER...ANY ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY REMAIN ISOLATED AND ALONG THE MOUNTAINS. THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS ON SUNDAY AS THE UPPER LOW DRIFTS CLOSER AND ANOTHER WAVE MOVES TOWARD BRISTOL BAY FROM THE NORTHWEST. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...AN UPPER RIDGE SHIFTING EASTWARD WILL KEEP MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS IN THE FORECAST THROUGH SATURDAY WHEN BRIEF RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. A BETTER CHANCE SNOW WILL COME TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS ON SUNDAY EVENING AS A POTENT COMPACT SYSTEM DROPS IN FROM THE NORTH. .LONG TERM FORECAST... EXTENDED FORECAST WILL REVOLVE AROUND THE EVOLUTION OF TWO FEATURES...THE FIRST BEING THE UPPER LOW CURRENTLY SHIFTING INTO THE GULF. HOW THE SYSTEM SETTLES INTO THE GULF AS WELL AS THE POSITION/INTENSITY OF INDIVIDUAL SHORTWAVES PROPAGATING THROUGH THE FLOW WILL AFFECT THE EVOLUTION OF A MORE POTENT UPPER LOW BRINGING A SLUG OF COLDER AIR ALOFT FROM THE ARCTIC. WHILE LONG RANGE GUIDANCE IS IN RELATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE STRENGTH/POSITION OF THIS FEATURE THE AMOUNT OF AVAILABLE MOISTURE WILL STILL BE IN QUESTION AS WELL AS THE TEMPERATURE PROFILE AND IF IT WILL BE COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SNOW. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...NONE FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING 111 MTL APR 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 30 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.