Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 61, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 20, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
536 FZAK51 PAFC 210059 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 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 AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 954 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE 60 NM WEST OF SITKA SATURDAY EVENING AT 969 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE. LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...A 969 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AND WILL DRIFT TO 50 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 972 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 13 FT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 13 FT.SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT NW 25 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT BY LATE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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488 FZAK51 PAFC 210136 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 120 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 AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 954 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE 60 NM WEST OF SITKA SATURDAY EVENING AT 969 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE. LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...A 969 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AND WILL DRIFT TO 50 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 972 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT NW 25 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT BY LATE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
781 FZAK51 PAFC 211226 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 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 AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 956 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT THIS EVENING AT 968 MB THEN DISSIPATE. A 967 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM SOUTH OF CAPE CLEARE THIS EVENING AND MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 978 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
043 FZAK51 PAFC 211537 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 635 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 UPDATED 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. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 956 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT THIS EVENING AT 968 MB THEN DISSIPATE. A 967 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM SOUTH OF CAPE CLEARE THIS EVENING AND MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 978 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 635 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
403 FZAK51 PAFC 211928 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1025 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 956 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT THIS EVENING AT 968 MB THEN DISSIPATE. A 967 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM SOUTH OF CAPE CLEARE THIS EVENING AND MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 978 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 635 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 1025 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
509 FZAK51 PAFC 212044 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1145 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 UPDATED ZONE 130 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 AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 956 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT THIS EVENING AT 968 MB THEN DISSIPATE. A 967 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM SOUTH OF CAPE CLEARE THIS EVENING AND MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 978 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 635 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 1025 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1145 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
413 FZAK51 PAFC 220057 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 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 AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 965 MB LOW 110 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO AROUND THE BARREN ISLANDS SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE SUN EVENING. A COMPLEX SERIES OF WEAK LOWS WILL FORM AND MOVE ACROSS THE GULF SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SE FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS E. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Jan 20, 12:15 PM AKST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 12:15 PM AKST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1215 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...STRONG BLOCKING HIGH IS CENTERED
OVER EASTERN SIBERIA WITH A CORRESPONDINGLY STRONG LOW OVER
NORTHERN CANADA. A SPOKE OF THE RIDGE IS MOVING SOUTHWARD ACROSS
THE NORTHERN MAINLAND OF ALASKA. A SHORT-WAVE DROPPING OUT OF
THE ARCTIC BEHIND IT WILL BE THE KEY FEATURE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
DAYS. SOUTH OF THE RIDGE AXIS IS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL LOW. THERE
ARE TWO UPPER CENTERS BUT THE STRONGER ONE BY FAR IS ASSOCIATED
WITH A STRONG STORM JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA. BASED ON
NEARBY SHIP AND BUOY OBSERVATIONS THE CENTRAL PRESSURE AT THE
SURFACE IS AROUND 958 MB. THE BRUNT OF THIS STORM IS CURRENTLY
BEING FELT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WHERE STORM FORCE WINDS AND
NEARLY 30 FT SEAS ARE BEING OBSERVED. THERE ARE NEARLY 100 MB
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PRESSURE OF THE PACIFIC LOW AND THE
SIBERIAN HIGH. THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IS SUPPORTING AREAS
OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND SOUTHERN
MAINLAND OF ALASKA. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY ALSO SHOWS A STRONG ARE
OF SUBSIDENCE FROM INTERIOR SOUTHCENTRAL TO NEAR ADAK WHICH IS
CONTRIBUTING TO EVEN STRONGER WINDS IN SOME LOCATIONS...INCLUDING
VALDEZ...THE MATANUSKA VALLEY...AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA.
RE-SUSPENDED SNOW IS ALSO PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH
THOMPSON THIS MORNING.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT THROUGH THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. THE MAIN DIFFERENCES CONTINUE TO BE WITH POSITION OF
SURFACE LOW IN THE GULF IN THE SUNDAY TO MONDAY TIME FRAME. THIS
PRIMARILY WILL AFFECT WHETHER SNOW WILL SPREAD INLAND OR REMAIN
ALONG THE GULF COAST. THE POSITION OF THESE LOWS WILL LARGELY
DEPEND ON THE EXACT POSITION OF THE UPPER LEVEL CUT-OFF LOW...
WHICH THE MODELS TYPICALLY STRUGGLE WITH. BASED ON THE LEVEL OF
CONFIDENCE AT THIS POINT CURRENT SYNOPTIC FORECAST LOOKS GOOD AND
ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE MADE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...AS THE RIDGE AXIS OVER NORTHERN ALASKA
ROTATES SOUTHWESTWARD AROUND THE HIGH CENTER THE SHORT-WAVE OVER
THE ARCTIC WILL DIVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL FORM AS TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND THIS LOW WILL SET UP SHOP SOMEWHERE SOUTH OF
KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE FORMATION OF THIS LOW WILL SPARE
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA FROM A STRONG BORA WIND EVENT BECAUSE MID TO
UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND THE COLDEST AIR WILL BE
SHUNTED TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE UPPER LOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA
AND THE EASTERN BERING SEA.
WILL ISSUE WIND CHILL ADVISORIES FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA BEGINNING
SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY. MEANWHILE...
WINDS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM CURRENT
LEVELS TONIGHT AS UPPER RIDGE AXIS MOVES INTO THE AREA AND PRESSURE
GRADIENTS BEGIN TO SLACKEN IN RESPONSE TO WEAKENING OF THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC LOW AS IT TRACKS TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THE TYPICAL GAP
WINDS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE GULF COAST AND LESS SO THROUGH THE
ALASKA RANGE WITH COLDER AIR REMAINING ON THE NORTH SIDES OF THE
RANGES THAN ON THE SOUTH SIDES. A SERIES OF SURFACE LOWS WILL FORM
OVER THE GULF SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY AS THE UPPER LOW SETTLES IN
AND MEANDERS AROUND. A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL SPIN OFF FROM THESE
LOWS AND BRING SNOW TO COASTAL LOCATIONS. DEPENDING ON THE POSITION
OF THE LOWS SOME LIGHT SNOW MAY MAKE IT INLAND...BUT WOULD EXPECT
ANY ACCUMULATION TO BE VERY MINOR. SO THE GENERAL TREND THE NEXT
FEW DAYS WILL BE CONTINUED COLD AND DRY INLAND AND MARGINALLY WARMER
AND LESS WINDY ALONG THE COAST WITH PERIODS OF SNOW.
AS THE ARCTIC AIR CROSSES INTO THE OPEN WATERS OF THE EASTERN BERING
SEA SNOW SHOWERS WILL RATCHET UP AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG
GUSTY WINDS. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND PERIODS OF WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS ALONG THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS
AS HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH. THESE LOW VISIBILITIES ARE
GENERALLY NOT LONG ENOUGH IN DURATION TO WARRANT A BLIZZARD
WARNING...BUT IT IS SOMETHING TO KEEP AN EYE ON.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...AS IS TYPICAL MODELS STRUGGLE WITH THE
BREAKING DOWN OF A BLOCKING HIGH. SPREAD AMONG THE SOLUTIONS IS
QUITE HIGH RIGHT NOW...ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE MIDDLE
TO END OF NEXT WEEK OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC AND BERING SEA REGIONS.
UNTIL THEN EXPECT ARCTIC AIR MASS TO REMAIN FIRMLY ENTRENCHED
ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA WITH MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF THE GULF COAST WHICH WILL SEE PERIODS OF SNOW. MEANWHILE...COLD
ADVECTION WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS WE
HEAD THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A PACIFIC STORM
MOVING INTO THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 131.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...121 127 130 150 155 160 165 170 171 179 180
185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 126 127 128 129 130 138
140 141 150 155 165 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB JAN 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:11 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 6:35 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Jan 21, 9:01 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Jan 21, 10:46 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 64 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.