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Small Craft Advisory 410, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jun 6, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
039 FZAK51 PAFC 061147 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-070300- 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW 575 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE SOUTH AND WEAKEN WED NIGHT. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL SPREAD OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST THU AND THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF THU. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT BY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT BY AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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339 FZAK51 PAFC 061537 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 735 AM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 UPDATED ZONES 130 138 140 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-070300- 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW 575 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE SOUTH AND WEAKEN WED NIGHT. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL SPREAD OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST THU AND THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF THU. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 735 AM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 735 AM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 735 AM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT BY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT BY AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
541 FZAK51 PAFC 062307 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-071500- 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN TO WESTERN GULF THROUGH THU MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW WILL FORM 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT LATE THU AFTERNOON AND TRACK TO 85 NM NORTHEAST FRI AFTERNOON AT 1009 MB. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
396 FZAK51 PAFC 071147 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 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. PKZ197-080300- 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW WILL FORM 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 85 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI AFTERNOON AT 1009 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT BY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT BY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
372 FZAK51 PAFC 071731 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...UPDATED 930 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 UPDATED 120 121 125 129 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. PKZ197-080300- 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW WILL FORM 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 85 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI AFTERNOON AT 1009 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 930 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 930 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT BY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 930 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRI... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 930 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRI... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT BY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
380 FZAK51 PAFC 071851 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...UPDATED 1050 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 UPDATED 129 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. PKZ197-080300- 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW WILL FORM 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 85 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI AFTERNOON AT 1009 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 930 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 930 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT BY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 930 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRI... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 1050 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRI... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT BY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
696 FZAK51 PAFC 072301 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 7 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. PKZ197-081500- 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW NEAR YAKUTAT WILL MOVE BE A 1006 MB LOW OVER THE LOWER COOK INLET FRI AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 1014 MB 100 NM SE OF SAND POINT SAT AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY BUILD IN ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST BEGINNING FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
216 FZAK51 PAFC 081150 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 8 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. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY AND WEAKEN THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD OVER THE GULF ON SAT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 993 MB SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING BY LATE MORNING THEN BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. WIND DIMINISHING BY LATE MORNING THEN BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
012 FZAK51 PAFC 082340 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 8 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. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FROM THE EASTERN TO NORTHERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND SAT AND THEN WEAKEN SAT NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 290 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING SUN AFTERNOON AT 998 MB. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Jun 5, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKDT TUE JUN 5 2012 CORRECTED TYPOS .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE GREATLAND TODAY IS CONTROLLED BY TWO DOMINANT UPPER AIR FEATURES. THE FIRST IS AN UPPER RIDGE THAT EXTENDS FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS OF THE CONUS THROUGH CANADIAN PRAIRIES AND YUKON...EVENTUALLY WRAPPING OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR TOWARD THE SEWARD PENINSULA. THE UPPER RIDGE AXIS HAS STRENGTHENED THE THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE INTERIOR WHICH IS HELPING DRIVE DIURNAL CONVECTION AS FAR SOUTH AS THE NORTHERN COPPER RIVER BASIN. THOUGH THE TROUGH IS NOT AS APPARENT IN THE SURFACE PRESSURE PATTERN AS CONSISTENT EASTERLY SHORTWAVE TROUGHS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR A SURFACE RESPONSE...SLIGHTLY LOWERING MSLP OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL. THE OTHER MAIN FEATURE IS A WEAKENING UPPER LOW MIGRATING FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL TO THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC. A POTENT LEAD SHORTWAVE IS EVIDENT ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY ROTATING TOWARD THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. THE OTHER POTENTIAL PLAYERS IN THE UPCOMING FORECAST ARE AN UPPER LOW/SHORTWAVE TROUGH IN THE NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC AND A POTENT EASTERLY WAVE MOVING UP THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST. .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE GUIDANCE PACKAGE IS IN DECENT AGREEMENT WITH THE UPPER LEVEL FEATURES IN THE SHORT TERM. THE NORTHERN PACIFIC UPPER LOW WILL MIGRATE TOWARDS THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST WHILE AN EASTERLY WAVE ROTATING AROUND IT WILL FORM ANOTHER UPPER LOW PRESSURE CENTER ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM OVER THE AKPEN/EASTERN ALEUTIANS. SPREAD BETWEEN THE MODELS BEGINS TO INCREASE WITH THE INTERACTION OF A MIGRATORY UPPER LOW IN THE NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC AND THE AFOREMENTIONED AKPEN LOW. YESTERDAY THE MODELS WERE MUCH MORE ENTHUSIASTIC WITH THE PHASE BETWEEN THE AKPEN SYSTEM AND THE STRONGER LOW IN THE PACIFIC. TODAY...GUIDANCE IS MUCH LESS PROGRESSIVE WITH PHASING KEEPING THE INCIPIENT SYSTEM MUCH FARTHER SOUTH IN THE PACIFIC AS WELL AS FURTHER SOUTH WHEN IT ENTERS THE GULF THIS WEEKEND. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...WHILE A LOW AMPLITUDE EASTERLY SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS BRINGING A MID-LEVEL CLOUD DECK TO MUCH OF THE MAT-SU...PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND SUNSHINE HAVE EMERGED OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL THIS AFTERNOON. SOME SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY OVER THE ALASKA RANGE AND IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THOROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT INTENSITY AND COVERAGE TO DIE DOWN AS THE EVENING WANES. AN EXPANSIVE CIRRUS DECK SEEN ON VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY APPROACHES THE MAINLAND TONIGHT. A HIGHER AMPLITUDE SHORTWAVE WILL SPREAD RAIN OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHCENTRAL BEGINNING WITH THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TOMORROW MORNING...SPREADING WESTWARD THROUGHOUT THE DAY INTO THE MAT-SU AND ANCHORAGE BOWL BY LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER BREAK BETWEEN EASTERLY WAVES IS IN STORE FOR THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS WITH THIS SYSTEM LOOK TO BE MORE ISOLATED WITH THE PUSH OF MUCH WARMER AIR ALOFT AS THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS IN OVERHEAD. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...MUCH QUIETER DAY OVER THE MAINLAND TODAY WITH LESS UPPER LEVEL FORCING TO WORK WITH...THOUGH ABUNDANT HEATING HAS ALLOWED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS MAINLY ALONG THE COASTAL REGION OF BRISTOL BAY. SOME ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS STILL POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING THEN ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND EVENING AS A STRONGER DISTURBANCE MOVES OVER THE AREA. EXPECT RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDER TO HANG AROUND THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING WHEN ACTIVITY SHOULD START TO TAPER OFF. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...AN UPPER DISTURBANCE OVER THE BERING SEA NEAR SAINT PAUL ISLAND SPREADS CLOUD COVER WITH SHOWERS NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. A WEAK FRONTAL ZONE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS KEEPS MOST OF THE WESTERN BERING AND CHAIN SOCKED IN WITH CLOUDS THOUGH PRECIPITATION IS SCARCE. WEATHER LOOKS TO BE PRETTY STAGNANT FOR THE COMING DAYS AS NO MAJOR SYSTEMS LOOK TO AFFECT THE AREA. .LONG TERM FORECAST... MUCH UNCERTAINTY EXISTS WITH THE EXTENDED FORECAST DUE TO A MEANDERING SYSTEM IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC. EXACTLY HOW THIS SYSTEM MERGES WITH ANOTHER WEAK LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL AFFECT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN UPPER LOW/SURFACE LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF BY THE WEEKEND. THE TREND OF THE GUIDANCE HAS BEEN SLOWER AND FARTHER SOUTH WITH THIS SYSTEM. EXACT PLACEMENT WILL ALSO DICTATE THE POSITION AND STRENGTH OF EASTERLY FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WHICH WILL GOVERN OUR PRECIPITATION CHANCES INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...NONE FIRE WEATHER...NONE MTL JUN 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.