Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 605, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 29, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
460 FZAK51 PAFC 291151 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 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. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF THIS EVENING. A 1004 MB LOW MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT TONIGHT FROM THE WEST AND THEN MOVES TO 60 NM EAST OF KODIAK AT 1003 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 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 E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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772 FZAK51 PAFC 292313 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 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. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT. A DEVELOPING 1004 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 40 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 1002 MB THU AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE NEAR SEWARD AT 1008 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 .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 S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
141 FZAK51 PAFC 301151 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 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. PKZ197-310300- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST BY THIS AFTERNOON. A 1004 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK THIS MORNING AND WILL MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF HOMER AT 1005 MB THIS EVENING AND THEN MOVE TO 60 NM EAST OF SEWARD AT 1003 MB FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-310300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT INCREASING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
325 FZAK51 PAFC 302348 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 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. PKZ197-311500- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL REACH THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST FRI MORNING AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-311500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-311500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-311500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-311500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-311500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-311500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-311500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-311500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-311500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LES THAN 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
543 FZAK51 PAFC 310000 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 141 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. PKZ197-311500- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL REACH THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST FRI MORNING AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-311500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-311500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-311500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-311500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-311500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-311500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-311500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-311500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-311500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
371 FZAK51 PAFC 310608 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...UPDATED 1007 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 UDPATED ZONES 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. PKZ197-311500- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL REACH THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST FRI MORNING AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-311500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1007 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-311500- RESURRECTION BAY 1007 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-311500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1007 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-311500- PASSAGE CANAL 1007 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-311500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-311500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-311500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-311500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-311500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
030 FZAK51 PAFC 311150 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-010300- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A 1003 MB LOW FORMS 110 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI EVENING AND MOVES INLAND OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA BY MIDDAY SAT AT 1000 MB. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE THEN REMAINS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING. $$ PKZ120-010300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-010300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .TODAY... VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-010300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-010300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-010300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-010300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-010300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-010300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-010300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Aug 28, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 28, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE PROGRESSIVE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN CONTINUES TODAY WITH AN RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE MAIN PART OF THE STATE WITH A DEEP TROUGH DIGGING INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA. AS WITH PROGRESSIVE PATTERNS THIS WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND BRING THE RIDGE INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND THE TROUGH NEAR THE WESTERN ALASKA COAST BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AT THE SURFACE THE RIDGE AXIS IS OVER BRISTOL BAY AND JUST WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...MOVING EASTWARD INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT. THERE IS ALSO A LEE SIDE TROUGH ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. THE LOW IN THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND MOVE ONSHORE IN EASTERN NORTON SOUND THURSDAY. THE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND SHOULD REACH THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST OVERNIGHT. THE ATMOSPHERE IS QUITE STABLE UNDER THIS LARGE RIDGE SO THERE ARE NOT ANY AFTERNOON OR EVENING SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGH TOMORROW. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THEN BEGIN TO DIVERGE ON THE POSITION OF THE FRONT/DEVELOPING LOW ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND KODIAK ISLAND. OVERALL PREFERRED THE GFS SOLUTION AS IT AND THE NAM DAMPEN OUT THE UPPER LEVEL WAVE AS IT MOVES INTO THE LARGE RIDGE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA ON THURSDAY. THE ECMWF SEEMS TO BE HOLDING THE CUT OFF LOW TOGETHER TOO LONG FOR SUCH A STRONG RIDGE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...CLEAR SKIES WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST AREAS EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEN SOME CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND RAIN BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOL AGAIN TONIGHT WITH SOME OF THE COLDEST AREAS DIPPING INTO THE LOWER 30S UNDER THE CLEAR SKIES. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL SEE CONTINUES COASTAL STRATUS WITH HIGHER CLOUDS MOVING IN OVERNIGHT. RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA OVERNIGHT WITH IT SPREADING EASTWARD INTO THE BRISTOL BAY REGION AND KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE UPPER LEVEL PROGRESSIVE PATTERN WILL SLOW DOWN TOWARD THE LATER PART OF THE WEEK LEAVING THE UPPER RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA AND THE UPPER LOW CENTER OVER WEST AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS WILL BRING STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WHICH WILL BRING IN WIDESPREAD RAIN TO THE AREA FOR LATE IN THE WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN ALASKA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AUG 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 4:00 PM 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.