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Small Craft Advisory 330, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 4, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 4, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 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.
458 FZAK51 PAFC 042332 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 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. PKZ197-051500- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1008 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD SAT AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A 1001 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON...THEN STRENGTHEN TO 996 MB AND MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT E WIND 20 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E WIND 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E WIND 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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930 FZAK51 PAFC 051152 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 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. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO NEAR HOMER SUN AFTERNOON AT 994 MB AND DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...E GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...E GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JM
972 FZAK51 PAFC 052319 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 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. PKZ197-061500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD AT 990 MB SUNDAY MORNING...THEN WEAKEN TO 996 MB AS IT MOVES OVER SOUTHERN COOK INLET SUNDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 45 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...WIND BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
568 FZAK51 PAFC 060317 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 710 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 UPDATE TO ZONES 130 AND 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. PKZ197-061500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD AT 990 MB SUNDAY MORNING...THEN WEAKEN TO 996 MB AS IT MOVES OVER SOUTHERN COOK INLET SUNDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 45 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 710 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...WIND BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 710 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
818 FZAK51 PAFC 060709 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1110 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 UPDATED 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. PKZ197-061500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD AT 990 MB SUNDAY MORNING...THEN WEAKEN TO 996 MB AS IT MOVES OVER SOUTHERN COOK INLET SUNDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1110 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 50 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 710 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...WIND BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 710 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
222 FZAK51 PAFC 061159 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 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. PKZ197-070300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB NEAR SEWARD SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 1001 MB AS IT MOVES INTO LOWER COOK INLET SUN EVENING. A 1000 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MON EVENING AND THEN MOVE INLAND 90 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...E GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JM
474 FZAK51 PAFC 062350 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 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. PKZ197-071500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL MOVE INLAND THIS EVENING AND WEAKEN. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT TONIGHT AND MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AT 1000 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 20 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 16 FT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 4, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 4, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM...ALTHOUGH
THERE ARE STILL SOME SLIGHT DIFFERENCES AFTER ABOUT 48 HOURS WITH THE
LOW NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA AS WELL AS THE LOW MEANDERING AROUND
SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND. THE GFS AND ECMWF WERE FAVORED ACROSS THE
AREA...ESPECIALLY SINCE THE 04/00Z ECMWF HAS COME MORE IN LINE WITH
THE MORE CONSISTENT GFS. THE GFS WAS FAVORED FOR THE EXTENDED PORTION
OF THE FORECAST...HOWEVER THERE IS LOW CONFIDENCE IN DETAILS OUT THAT
FAR.
.UPPER LEVELS AND SURFACE ANALYSIS...
A CLOSED UPPER LOW IS NOW SOUTH OF THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND DIVING
SOUTHWARD OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND WESTERN MAINLAND THIS MORNING.
THERE IS A WEAK SURFACE LOW NEAR UNALASKA THIS MORNING...AS WELL AS
ANOTHER WEAK LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY. SNOW IS ONCE AGAIN BEING REPORTED
AT SEVERAL SITES ACROSS THE AREA...FROM SAINT PAUL TO ILIAMNA TO
GULKANA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHWEST...
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND
ALASKA PENINSULA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS
ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING IN
THE LOWER 30S. THIS SHOWERY PATTERN WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW
DAYS AS THE WEAK SURFACE LOWS CONTINUE TO MEANDER AROUND THE AREA AND
NORTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES OVERALL. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND WILL RECOVER SOME OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS...INTO THE 40S
BY SATURDAY.
SOUTH CENTRAL...
LOW PRESSURE WILL GENERALLY CONTINUE TO SPIN AND MEANDER AROUND THE
GULF...CONTINUING THE SHOWER ACTIVITY ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE GULF
COAST AND OVER THE MOUNTAINS. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE
DETAILS OF THE COMPLEX SURFACE LOW IN THE GULF OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RECOVER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
DAYS...WITH TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE WESTERN KENAI...ANCHORAGE
BOWL...AND MAT-SU VALLEY REACHING THE UPPER 40S AND LOWER 50S OVER
THE WEEKEND.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A DEEP UPPER TROUGH OVER MUCH OF THE AREA WILL BRING CONTINUED
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA INTO
NEXT WEEK. WARMER AIR WILL RETURN AS THE LOW MOVES SOUTHWARD.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FLOOD ADVISORY KUSKOKWIM RIVER AT SLEETMUTE.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 179 180 412 413 414
GALE 170 172.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| May 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| May 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| May 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| May 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.