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Small Craft Advisory 505, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 18, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 18, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 22, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
746 FZAK51 PAFC 181147 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-190300- 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1012 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1006 MB 290 NM WEST OF HAIDA GWAII. A WEAK TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN GULF THU AND PERSISTS THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT EXCEPT 20 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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244 FZAK51 PAFC 182315 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-191500- 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1008 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MAINTAIN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO 210 NM SOUTHWEST OF PRINCE RUPERT FRI AFTERNOON. A WEAK TROUGH DEVELOPS ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND ON THU AND PERSISTS THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 25 KT DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI AND 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. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 20 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT DIMINISHING TO 1 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JM
816 FZAK51 PAFC 190055 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 455 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 UPDATED ZONE 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-191500- 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1008 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MAINTAIN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO 210 NM SOUTHWEST OF PRINCE RUPERT FRI AFTERNOON. A WEAK TROUGH DEVELOPS ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND ON THU AND PERSISTS THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 25 KT DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI AND 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. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 20 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 455 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT DIMINISHING TO 1 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JM
192 FZAK51 PAFC 191151 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1006 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL MAINTAIN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC THU AFTERNOON. A WEAK TROUGH DEVELOPS ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THIS MORNING AND PERSISTS INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THU NIGHT AND PERSISTS THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 10 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO THE SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 10 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
788 FZAK51 PAFC 192315 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1006 MB LOW 290 NM SOUTHWEST OF KETCHIKAN WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1010 MB. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JM
676 FZAK51 PAFC 201158 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SUN MORNING. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
473 FZAK51 PAFC 202304 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN CANADA BY SUN AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL PASS OVER THE WESTERN GULF ON SAT THEN STALL AND WEAKEN OVER THE EASTERN GULF ON SUN. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
229 FZAK51 PAFC 211148 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... RIDGING WILL PERSIST ALONG THE GULF COAST THROUGH SUN MORNING. A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL REACH THE EASTERN GULF BY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. CAPE CLEARE E...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
736 FZAK51 PAFC 212323 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-221500- 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF ON SUN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD OVER THE GULF ON MON. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. WIND BECOMING S 15 KT SOUTH AND WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT INCREASING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT DECREASING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. OTHERWISE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 21 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT DECREASING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT DECREASING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
105 FZAK51 PAFC 221157 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 22 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. PKZ197-230300- 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD OVER THE GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Jul 17, 3:00 PM AKDT, 13 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 3:00 PM AKDT, 13 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 300 PM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODEL PERFORMANCE MUCH IMPROVED OVER YESTERDAY BUT SIGNIFICANT ISSUES STILL REMAIN. ALL MODELS EXCEPT NAM NOW AGREE ON A SLOWER PROGRESSION OF THE UPPER LOW MOVING OUT OF THE EASTERN BERING AND ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA. GFS DEVELOPS SIGNIFICANT SURFACE RIDGING IN ADVANCE OF MAIN GULF LOW CENTER ON WEDNESDAY BUT EC DOES NOT. EC ALSO MUCH MORE ASSERTIVE IN SPREADING CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE GULF COAST THAN GFS. FAVORING THE DRIER AND MORE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD SOLUTION OF THE GFS. FEW CHANGES NEEDED TO INHERITED FORECAST. .UPPER LEVELS... UPPER LEVELS ARE DOMINATED BY A STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER HIGH ARCTIC. A NARROW LONG WAVE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM WESTERN CANADA...ACROSS SOUTHERN MAINLAND ALASKA...THE EASTERN BERING...AND THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. BY THU AFTERNOON THE LONG WAVE TROUGH WILL HAVE DEVELOPED INTO TWO SEPARATE FEATURES...A STRONG CLOSED LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND A SECONDARY WEAKER FEATURE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. .ANALYSIS AND SHORT TERM FORECAST... AIRMASS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA REMAINS SEASONABLY COOL WITH MINIMAL CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. AIRMASS BECOMES SLIGHTLY WARMER AND SLIGHTLY MORE UNSTABLE TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ON THURSDAY. A 1015 MB LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON STRENGTHENS TO 1005 MB IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WED EVENING THEN DRIFTS SOUTHEASTWARD TO THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS BY LATE THU NIGHT. MAIN PRECIPITATION BAND ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF MAINLAND ALASKA. SYSTEM IS PRESENTLY GRAZING THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND WILL PASS JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT. DRY NORTHERLY FLOW SETS UP BEHIND THE EXITING SYSTEM ON THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH THURSDAY. STRATUS AND FOG WILL REMAIN THE PRIMARY WEATHER CONCERN OUT WEST BUT OFFSHORE FLOW ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA SHOULD PREVENT THE MARINE LAYER FROM WORKING ITS WAY INLAND EITHER TONIGHT OR TOMORROW NIGHT. EXPECT SUNNY SKIES ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY. A 1012 MB LOW MOVES OUT OF THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC ON THU WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THU EVENING. SURFACE LOW IS WEAK BUT FEATURE HAS GOOD UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT ONCE IT REACHES THE CHAIN. ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT RAPIDLY OCCLUDES AS IT MOVES INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THU AFTERNOON. LITTLE WIND BUT PLENTY OF RAIN WITH THIS FEATURE. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE WEEKEND IS SHAPING UP TO BE CLOUDY AND WET ACROSS ACROSS COASTAL AREAS BUT SUNNY AND WARM ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF THE STATE. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES EMBEDDED IN THE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL HELP TO TRIGGER CONVECTIVE SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...ESPECIALLY OVER THE KUSKOKWIM AND NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEYS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. ASB JUL 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
Nearby
Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2012Every small craft advisory in 2012
Sources
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