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Small Craft Advisory 464, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 3, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 3, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
014 FZAK51 PAFC 032357 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 3 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. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA THU. A 999 MB LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND AT 1003 MB THU AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE NIGHT THEN WEAKEN ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT INCREASING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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478 FZAK51 PAFC 041150 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 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. PKZ197-050300- 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... AN EASTERN BERING LOW WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND WED NIGHT AT 1005 MB. IT WILL THEN DRIFT TO 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THU NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT E OF CAPE CLEARE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .TODAY...S WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
943 FZAK51 PAFC 042350 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 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. PKZ197-051500- 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR TOGIAK WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON THEN TO 400 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. A RIDGE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
893 FZAK51 PAFC 051102 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 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. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. A RIDGE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT NEAR KAMISHAK BAY. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
677 FZAK51 PAFC 052308 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 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. PKZ197-061500- 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT AT 1010 MB. A RIDGE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 30 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
941 FZAK51 PAFC 060234 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 121 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. PKZ197-061500- 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT AT 1010 MB. A RIDGE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 30 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
035 FZAK51 PAFC 061119 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 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 FRI JUL 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 280 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING LATE THIS EVENING AT 1004 MB THEN TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK SAT AFTERNOON AT 1002 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN DRIFT TO 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK BY LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Jul 3, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MAIN FEATURE OF INTEREST CONTINUES TO BE THE LARGE UPPER LOW POISED TO DROP INTO THE BERING SEA OUT OF EASTERN RUSSIA. ALTHOUGH THE GFS HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT INCONSISTENT IN HANDLING THIS FEATURE FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS...MODELS ARE GENERALLY IN GOOD AGREEMENT REGARDING THE TRACK OF THE LOW...BRINGING IT TO A POSITION SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND BY FRIDAY MORNING. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... AN UPPER LOW REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE YUKON...WITH EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES ALONG ITS WESTERN EDGE CONTINUING TO BRING AREAS OF RAIN OR SHOWERS TO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. A WEAK SHORTWAVE IS PROGRESSING NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE COOK INLET...BRINGING A FEW SHOWERS TO ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU THIS MORNING. THIS FEATURE HAS ALSO SERVED TO WEAKEN THE RIDGE THAT HAD BEEN IN PLACE OVER CENTRAL ALASKA...SHIFTING ITS AXIS FURTHER TO THE EAST. A FRONT MOVING ASHORE OUT OF THE EASTERN BERING IS PRODUCING RAIN ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... SHORTWAVE TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WILL LEAD TO ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS MORNING FROM ANCHORAGE INTO THE MAT-SU. PERSISTENT SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL KEEP CLOUDS OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA...ANCHORAGE...THE MAT-SU AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH TONIGHT. THE FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING INTO WESTERN ALASKA WILL PROGRESS INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON WEDNESDAY AND WILL SPREAD RAIN OVER KODIAK ISLAND...KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN ELSEWHERE IN SOUTHCENTRAL. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... THE FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING IN FROM THE BERING WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA TODAY AND TONIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING ON WEDNESDAY. WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL CONTINUE IN THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND WESTERN BRISTOL BAY AND SPREAD INTO THE REST OF THE REGION THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY. ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA... SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING FROM THE PRIBILOFS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF FOG AND LOW CLOUDS. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF ON WEDNESDAY WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD TO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THURSDAY THEN DISSIPATE THURSDAY NIGHT. PERIODS OF RAIN OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL BECOME SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE UPPER LOW NOW OVER EASTERN RUSSIA MOVES TO BRISTOL BAY. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA BY SATURDAY. A SECONDARY FRONT WILL FORM OVER THE WESTERN GULF THURSDAY NIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE GULF COAST FRIDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. CB JUL 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jul 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jul 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jul 4, 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.