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Small Craft Advisory 363, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 16, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 16, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
897 FZAK51 PAFC 162304 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 16 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. PKZ197-171500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF THU AFTERNOON AND THEN SLOWLY TRACK TO THE CENTRAL GULF FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 16 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 16 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 16 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 16 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 16 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 16 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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636 FZAK51 PAFC 171152 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 17 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. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF THU AFTERNOON AND THEN SLOWLY TRACK TO THE CENTRAL GULF FRI AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
131 FZAK51 PAFC 171500 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 700 AM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 UPDATED ZONE 138 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. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF THU AFTERNOON AND THEN SLOWLY TRACK TO THE CENTRAL GULF FRI AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 700 AM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
499 FZAK51 PAFC 172319 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 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. PKZ197-181500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL SLOWLY TRACK TO THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF ON SAT. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ JM
291 FZAK51 PAFC 181141 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 18 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. PKZ197-190300- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
480 FZAK51 PAFC 182326 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 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. PKZ197-191500- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT AND REMAIN ALONG THE COAST SUN. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...E GUSTS 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...E GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS S OF KALGIN ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ JM
853 FZAK51 PAFC 191114 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND THEN REMAIN ALONG THE COAST THROUGH LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 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 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN KAMISHAK BAY DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
548 FZAK51 PAFC 191807 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 UPDATED ZONE 130 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND THEN REMAIN ALONG THE COAST THROUGH LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 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 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1000 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
727 FZAK51 PAFC 192331 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE ONTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE SUN. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...E GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ JM
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 16, 1:30 PM AKDT, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 16, 1:30 PM AKDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
130 PM AKDT WED MAY 16 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...UPPER RIDGE IS BUILDING OVER MAINLAND
ALASKA RESULTING IN CLEAR SKIES ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND INTERIOR
SOUTHWEST ALASKA. 12Z SOUNDINGS FROM AROUND THE AREA SHOW AIR MASS
IS STILL QUITE COLD...WITH 850MB TEMPERATURES AROUND ZERO. BECAUSE
OF THIS SURFACE TEMPERATURES WERE PREDOMINANTLY BELOW FREEZING THIS
MORNING...BUT WILL RISE 20 TO 30 DEGREES UNDER SUNNY SKIES TODAY.
RETURN FLOW ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIDGE IS COMBINING WITH SURFACE
BASED TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS TO PRODUCE AREAS OF STRATUS ALONG THE
BRISTOL BAY COAST. HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH IS CENTERED OVER THE BERING
SEA AND ALEUTIANS WITH TWO EMBEDDED CLOSED LOWS...ONE SOUTH OF THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND ONE DROPPING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN
BERING. A VERY BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE IS CENTERED
OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH AN OCCLUDED FRONT APPROACHING THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA. CLOUDS RAIN AND FOG ARE ALL
FAIRLY EXTENSIVE ACROSS THE REGION.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN TRACK AND ORIENTATION
OF FRONT MOVING INTO THE GULF THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE ECMWF SHOWS THE BEST RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY SO WILL TREND
TOWARD THE 12Z SOLUTION WHICH BRINGS THE FRONT A LITTLE FURTHER
NORTH. THERE ARE ALSO DIFFERENCES IN LOW POSITIONS OUT WEST...BUT
NONE OF THE MODELS SHOW REALLY GOOD CONSISTENCY. WILL GENERALLY
STICK CLOSE TO THE INHERITED FORECAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPPER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OVER
MAINLAND ALASKA THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS...WITH A CLOSED CIRCULATION
DEVELOPING OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONG SUBSIDENCE
UNDERNEATH THE RIDGE WILL PROVIDE CONTINUED CLEAR SKIES WITH LARGE
DIURNAL RANGES IN TEMPERATURE. THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL REMAIN
ALONG THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE RIDGE AND MAY BE JUST UNSTABLE ENOUGH
FOR ISOLATED DIURNAL SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF
OF THE ZONE. WITH A SURFACE HIGH INLAND AND ANOTHER OVER THE
GULF/NORTHEAST PACIFIC WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.
THIS WILL CHANGE FRIDAY AS FRONT MOVES NORTHWARD INTO THE GULF AND
RIDGE STRENGTHENS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST...RESULTING IN GUSTY
WINDS FROM TURNAGAIN ARM/ANCHORAGE TO THE MAT VALLEY AND COPPER
RIVER BASIN. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN HOW STRONG THIS RIDGE WILL
GET AND THUS HOW STRONG THE WINDS WILL BE. THE KEY WILL BE THE
NORTHWARD PROGRESSION OF THE FRONT...WITH A FURTHER NORTH TRACK
RESULTING IN A STRONGER RIDGE. WITH A VERY DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE
STRONG WINDS WOULD NECESSITATE CONSIDERATION OF RED FLAG WARNINGS.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL REMAIN SOLIDLY
UNDER THE RIDGE SO DRY CONDITIONS WILL DOMINATE THROUGH FRIDAY.
THE WEATHER ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST WILL BE VERY DIFFERENT...AS
A FRONT APPROACHES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY BRINGING WIND...CLOUDS...AND
AREAS OF RAIN.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...UPPER TROUGH WILL REMAIN FIRMLY ENTRENCHED
ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK...MAINTAINING CLOUDY AND WET CONDITIONS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...UPPER LOW DROPPING SOUTHWARD ACROSS WESTERN
BERING TODAY WILL MOVE INTO THE BASE OF THE TROUGH UNDERCUTTING
THE LOW ALONG THE ALEUTIANS AS WE MOVE INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL
BECOME THE DOMINANT LOW CENTER BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND.
THUS...EXPECT CONDITIONS WILL DRY OUT OVER THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS.
MEANWHILE...THE RIDGE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA WILL WEAKEN AS TROUGHS
APPROACH FROM ALL SIDES. A MORE WELL DEFINED THERMAL TROUGH WILL
ALSO DEVELOP AS LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY WARM.
THE END RESULT WILL BE DIURNAL CONVECTION WHICH IS VERY TYPICAL FOR
THIS TIME OF YEAR. THE GULF COAST WILL REMAIN ON THE CLOUDIER AND
WETTER SIDE ON THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF UPPER LOW WHICH SETS UP
OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FLOOD ADVISORY 155 NEAR BETHEL.
FLOOD WATCH 155 OSCARVILLE TO NAPAKIAK.
MARINE...NONE.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB MAY 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| May 17, 10:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr |
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Sources
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