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Small Craft Advisory 349, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 11, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 11, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
254 FZAK51 PAFC 111153 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 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. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 999 MB FRI EVENING 200 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES INLAND SAT MORNING NEAR CORDOVA. A 998 MB LOW FORMS FRI EVENING 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK AND WEAKENS TO 1002 MB SAT AFTERNOON 60 NM NW OF KODIAK...AND THEN WEAKENS TO 1006 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT DRIFTS TO 120 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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014 FZAK51 PAFC 112334 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 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. PKZ197-121500- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF SITKA FRI EVENING WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SAT MORNING AND DISSIPATE. A 997 MB LOW NEAR SITKINAK WILL DRIFT NEAR HOMER AT 1012 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
813 FZAK51 PAFC 121154 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 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. PKZ197-130300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST CONSOLIDATES INTO A 1005 MB LOW SAT NIGHT 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK. THIS LOW WEAKENS TO 1013 MB SUN NIGHT 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
170 FZAK51 PAFC 121610 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 805 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 UPDATED AREA 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. PKZ197-130300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST CONSOLIDATES INTO A 1005 MB LOW SAT NIGHT 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK. THIS LOW WEAKENS TO 1013 MB SUN NIGHT 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 805 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM MIDDLETON ISLAND SOUTH...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
220 FZAK51 PAFC 122322 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 12 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. PKZ197-131500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 65 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 1006 MB SUN MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND MOVE NORTHWARD. A 1012 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1010 MB SUN NIGHT AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-131500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-131500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-131500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-131500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-131500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-131500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-131500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-131500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JM
292 FZAK51 PAFC 131155 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 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. PKZ197-140300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CONSOLIDATES INTO A 1008 MB LOW SUN AFTERNOON 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. THIS LOW INTENSIFIES TO 1004 MB SUN NIGHT 25 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND THEN WEAKENS TO 1014 MB MON NIGHT 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT. $$ PKZ120-140300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-140300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-140300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-140300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-140300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-140300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-140300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-140300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-140300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 10, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 10, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PERSISTS OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE STATE WITH A PRONOUNCED UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTLINE. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW IS OCCURRING FROM SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA EASTWARD AND BRINGING IN VERY MOIST AIR AS A RESULT. WHILE THE SOUTHERLY FLOW IS ALSO BRINGING IN WARMER AIR IT IS NOT AS WARM AS NORMAL FOR THIS PATTERN...AND COLDER AIR ALOFT WILL RETURN BY THE WEEKEND. IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA THERE IS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL RIDGE THAT IS BRINGING NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE BERING AND WESTERN COAST OF THE STATE. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS AND THEN HAVE A FEW PERIODS OF GREATER UNCERTAINTY BEFORE GETTING IN PHASE AGAIN. THE PERIOD OF GREATEST UNCERTAINTY IS FRI NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING IN THE NORTHERN GULF AND INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THE ECMWF ANF UKMET KEEP A LOW MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHWARD THROUGH THE GULF IN TACT UNTIL AFTER IT PUSHES ON SHORE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. THE GFS AND NAM A A BIT WEAKER ON THIS SYSTEM AND BREAK IT APART BEFORE REACHING THE COAST. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT THE LOW WILL HOLD TOGETHER AS THE ECMWF AND UKMET SHOW...HOWEVER THESE MODELS MAY BE OVERSTATING THE STRENGTH OF THE LOW. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...A LOT OF RAIN IS FALLING AT LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WITH THIS SYSTEM. HIGHER ELEVATIONS ARE SEEING SNOWFALL. THIS INCLUDES THOMPSON PASS WHICH IS ALL SNOW TODAY AND WILL REMAIN ALL SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM IS ALSO BRINGING GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGH THE TYPICALLY WINDY AREAS SUCH AS TURNAGAIN ARM AND ALONG THE COPPER RIVER. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS PERSIST IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA WITH SNOW MIXING IN AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. HEAVIER SHOWERS THIS EVENING WILL ALSO SEE SOME SNOW MIXING IN AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...BEFORE THE SHOWERS TURN TO ALL SNOW SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT. OF PARTICULAR INTEREST FOR SNOWFALL IS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WHERE A COLD FRONT STALLS OVER THE AREA TOMORROW INTO TOMORROW NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IN THE AREA DURING THAT PERIOD. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THEN THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IN THE BEING SA WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND MOVE OVER THE STATE BY MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL USHER IN WARMER TEMPERATURES OVER THE AREA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 120 125 130. FREEZING SPRAY 180. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. MAY 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 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.