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Small Craft Advisory 401, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 31, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 31, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2012, 7:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
201 FZAK51 PAFC 311158 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 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. PKZ197-010300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB LOW 115 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1002 MB LATE THU NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 1006 MB 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-010300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ121-010300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-010300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-010300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-010300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-010300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-010300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-010300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-010300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 312332 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 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. PKZ197-011500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF DISSIPATES THU NIGHT. A 998 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MOVES 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI EVENING AT 1004 MB AND CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE SAT IN THE SOUTHERN GULF. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT OVERNIGHT. SW WIND 15 KT AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT OVERNIGHT AND 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$
979 FZAK51 PAFC 010033 RRA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...RETRANSMITTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 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. PKZ197-011500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF DISSIPATES THU NIGHT. A 998 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MOVES 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI EVENING AT 1004 MB AND CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE SAT IN THE SOUTHERN GULF. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT OVERNIGHT. SW WIND 15 KT AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT OVERNIGHT AND 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$
086 FZAK51 PAFC 010416 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 815 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 UPDATED ZONES 120 AND 125 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. PKZ197-011500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF DISSIPATES THU NIGHT. A 998 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MOVES 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI EVENING AT 1004 MB AND CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE SAT IN THE SOUTHERN GULF. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 815 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS EVENING NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 815 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT OVERNIGHT. SW WIND 15 KT AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT OVERNIGHT AND 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$
239 FZAK51 PAFC 011159 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 1 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-020300- 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1001 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 1006 MB 340 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE FRI NIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 1 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 1 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 1 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 1 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 1 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 1 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 1 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 1 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at May 30, 1:00 PM AKDT, 15 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 30, 1:00 PM AKDT, 15 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 100 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS AND NAM IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT ON GULF OF ALASKA SYSTEM...THE SYSTEM LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND SLOWLY DISSIPATES THROUGH FRI AND THEN FORMS A BROAD TROUGH OF LOWER PRESSURE OVER THE GULF THROUGH THE WEEKEND. IN THE WEST HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES INTO THE EASTERN BERING ON FRI ALLOWING A FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU MORNING AND INTO THE CENTRAL BERING EARLY FRI MORNING. A THERMAL TROUGH FORMS OVER THE INTERIOR THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...CURRENT GULF SYSTEM IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD RAIN ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND WITH SHOWERS OVER BRISTOL BAY. THE FRONT SHOULD WEAKEN BY THU MORNING. SOME MODERATE EAST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON BUT SHOULD BE DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT. RIDGE/TROUGH PATTERN IN THE EASTERN BERING IS PRODUCING MODEST NORTHERLY FLOW FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TO CENTRAL AK PEN. AREA OF INSTABILITY AND POTENTIAL T-STORMS IN THE FAR WEST THIS AFTERNOON GENERALLY OUTSIDE ANC AOR. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...RAIN ALONG THE COAST TURNING TO SHOWERS TOWARD MORNING. EAST WINDS DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT. GENERALLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS INLAND. SOUTHWEST...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH THU BECOMING ISOLATED ON FRI. EAST TO NORTH WINDS IN BRISTOL BAY DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING REGION...GENERALLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. SOME CLEARING AT TIMES IN THE EASTERN BERING THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH FLOW CONTINUING THU NIGHT. RAIN MOVES INTO WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE THU MORNING AND INTO WESTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY FRI MORNING. .LONG TERM FORECAST...BROAD AREA OF LOWER PRESSURE OVER GULF WITH RIDGE OVER EASTERN BERING ON SAT AND SUN WITH RAIN IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING. HIGHER PRESSURE BUILDS OVER GULF ON MON AND TUE WITH THERMAL TROUGH OVER EASTERN INTERIOR OF THE STATE. FOR MOST OF MAINLAND ZONES SAT THROUGH TUE...EXPECT GENERALLY SUNNY SKIES WITH CHANCE OF AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES 120 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JMP MAY 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 39 hr | |
| May 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 27 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.