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Small Craft Advisory 369, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 21, 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.
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
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119 FZAK51 PAFC 201154 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 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. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT WILL LINGER ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 430 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
850 FZAK51 PAFC 202326 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 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. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A RIDGE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE MON MORNING. A DEVELOPING 990 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB 540 MB SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 999 MB AROUND 360 NM SOUTH OF SITKA TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT . .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JM
980 FZAK51 PAFC 210034 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 433 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS TYPO 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. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A RIDGE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE MON MORNING. A DEVELOPING 990 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB 540 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 999 MB AROUND 360 NM SOUTH OF SITKA TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT . .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JM
151 FZAK51 PAFC 211157 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 21 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. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A RIDGE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. A DEVELOPING 984 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON THIS AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 1004 MB 370 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
298 FZAK51 PAFC 212246 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 21 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. PKZ197-221500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL WEAKEN TO 999 MB 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA TUE AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL FURTHER WEAKEN TO 1011 MB BY WED AFTERNOON 200 NM SOUTH OF SITKA. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 19, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 19, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION... GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM. BY ABOUT 72 HOURS INTO THE FORECAST THE GFS AND ECMWF BEGIN TO DIVERGE ON HOW THEY HANDLE ENERGY IN THE LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA...ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE OVER-ALL PATTERN. MODELS CONTINUE THIS GOOD AGREEMENT WELL INTO THE EXTENDED AND ONLY BEGIN TO DEPART SIGNIFICANTLY AROUND DAY 8 (NEXT SATURDAY). .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THERE IS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF THE TIP OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS MORNING. THERE IS A WEAK LOW OVER THE YUKON TERRITORY WITH RIDGES OVER INTERIOR NORTHWEST ALASKA AND OVER THE PANHANDLE. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE PENINSULA LOW IS SITUATED EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE ALASKA PENINSULA LOW WILL REMAIN IN ROUGHLY THE SAME AREA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. MOST OF THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY WITH THIS LOW WILL STAY WELL SOUTH OF THE STATE EXCEPT FOR THE FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE SLIGHTLY NORTH TODAY AND THEN REMAIN BASICALLY IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING AT THE SURFACE...BUT KEEPING A DECENT AMOUNT OF MOISTURE. THE RIDGES OVER THE PANHANDLE AND NORTHWEST ALASKA WILL MERGE ON SUNDAY AND THEN STRENGTHEN OVER INTERIOR ALASKA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL HELP TO KEEP THE GULF FRONT FROM MOVING INLAND AND ALSO CONFINE MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION TO COASTAL AREAS. .LONG TERM FORECAST... AS MENTIONED ABOVE THE MODELS DISAGREE SOMEWHAT ON THE DETAILS OF THE LOWS OVER THE GULF BUT AGREE THAT THE MEAN TROUGH POSITION WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR. THIS PATTERN WILL POSSIBLY BREAK DOWN BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK BUT CONFIDENCE ON THIS IS SOMEWHAT LOW. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 120. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. LUDWIG MAY 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 19, 4:45 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| May 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 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.