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Small Craft Advisory 320, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 1, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 1, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
359 FZAK51 PAFC 012349 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 1 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. PKZ197-021500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1001 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1008 MB THU MORNING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN LOCATION. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 15 KT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES W OF CAPE CLEARE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE EVENING. .WED...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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752 FZAK51 PAFC 021145 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 2 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. PKZ197-030300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 1001 MB LOW CENTERED 120 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS TO 1005 MB THIS AFTERNOON 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE GULF THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAY AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 SUBSIDING TO 12 FT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
064 FZAK51 PAFC 021423 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 622 AM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 UPDATED ZONE 140 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. PKZ197-030300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 1001 MB LOW CENTERED 120 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS TO 1005 MB THIS AFTERNOON 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE GULF THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAY AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 SUBSIDING TO 12 FT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 622 AM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
132 FZAK51 PAFC 022350 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 2 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. PKZ197-031500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. A BERING SEA LOW WILL TRACK TO 65 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON AT 1003 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE 165 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY ON FRI. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT DURING THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT DURING THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 May 1, 1:00 PM AKDT, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 1, 1:00 PM AKDT, 3 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 100 PM AKDT TUE MAY 1 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT-TERM. UPPER LEVEL LOW IS PROGED TO REMAIN IN THE NW THROUGH THU MORNING AND THEN BEGIN TO SLIDE DOWN OVER THE NORTHERN BERING REACHING THE CENTRAL BERING LATE SAT MORNING. SURFACE LOW IN THE GULF REMAINS INTACT OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS BUT SLOWLY WEAKENS. MODELS ALSO GENERATING A LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING THU MORNING AND THEN MOVE THIS LOW ONSHORE SOUTH OF BETHEL AND THEN TOWARDS COOK INLET ON FRI. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...UPPER LEVEL LOW AS GENERATED SOME COOLER TEMPS ACROSS MOST OF THE STATE TODAY WITH WIDESPREAD MID-LEVEL CLOUDS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. PRECIP HAS BEEN ISOLATED IN NATURE SO FAR TODAY WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW FALLING IN THE ALASKA RANGE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... BERING REGION...HIGH PRESSURE IS SLOWLY PUSHED SOUTH ALLOWING SEVERAL WEAK LOWS TO MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING PRODUCING WIDESPREAD SNOW NORTH OF THE AL CHAIN. OTHER WISE CONTINUED LOW CLOUDS FOR MOST OF THE REGION. SOUTHWEST...FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT MOVED ONSHORE THIS MORNING SHOULD SLIDE NORTH AND EASTWARD LATER THIS AFTERNOON...BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW TO THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE. LOOKS AS IF SERIES OF WEAK LOWS THAT MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WILL GENERATE CLOUDS AND HIGH PROB OF PRECIP THROUGH FRI. SOUTHCENTRAL...EXPECT SOME CLEARING LATER THIS EVENING OVER SUSITNA BASIN AND COOK INLET BUT HIGH PROB OF SNOW IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. KODIAK TO REMAIN DRY BUT WINDY UNTIL WED AFTERNOON. AIR TEMPS SHOULD BE COOLER THAN NORMAL WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER TO MID 20S AND HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. .LONG TERM FORECAST...IF THE UPPER LOW DOES INDEED MOVE DOWN INTO THE BERING THEN CAN EXPECT CLOUDS AND HIGH PROB OF PRECIP IN THE EASTERN BERING AND SOUTHWEST ZONES. SOME DOUBT TO WHETHER THIS SYSTEM WILL TRANSPORT MOISTURE INTO THE GULF ON SAT AND SUN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLD ADV KUSKO AT SLEETMUTE MARINE...GALES 121 129 130 132 150 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JMP MAY 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| May 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 2, 6:35 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| May 2, 9:42 AM AKDT | Flood Watch | AFC | 5 days | |
| May 2, 2:01 PM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 6 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.