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Small Craft Advisory 688, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 28, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 1, 2012, 7:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
810 FZAK51 PAFC 281155 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 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. PKZ197-290300- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS FRI MORNING. A 1004 MB LOW FORMS SAT MORNING NEAR SITKINAK AND WEAKENS TO 1008 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 40 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF ANCHOR POINT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SW 30 KT S OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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058 FZAK51 PAFC 282313 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 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. PKZ197-291500- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB LOW NEAR ANCHORAGE WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH SAT MORNING. A 1004 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK SAT MORNING WILL MOVE TO 110 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1013 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-291500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-291500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT DEVELOPING THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-291500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-291500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-291500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-291500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-291500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-291500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-291500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JM
963 FZAK51 PAFC 291158 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 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 SAT SEP 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF SITKINAK WEAKENS TO 1012 MB SUN AFTERNOON 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND CONTINUES WEAKENING TO 1014 MB SUN NIGHT 90 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING THEN SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
825 FZAK51 PAFC 291413 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 615 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 CORRECTED 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. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF SITKINAK WEAKENS TO 1012 MB SUN AFTERNOON 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND CONTINUES WEAKENING TO 1014 MB SUN NIGHT 90 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING THEN SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
079 FZAK51 PAFC 291439 CCB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 640 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 CORRECTED 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. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF SITKINAK WEAKENS TO 1012 MB SUN AFTERNOON 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND CONTINUES WEAKENING TO 1014 MB SUN NIGHT 90 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING THEN SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
879 FZAK51 PAFC 292318 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 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 SAT SEP 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WEAKENS TO 1010 MB SUN AFTERNOON 65 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND CONTINUES WEAKENING TO 1017 MB MON MORNING AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR SITKA. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF MON. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JM
297 FZAK51 PAFC 301141 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 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. PKZ197-010300- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1006 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WEAKENS TO 1014 MB SUN EVENING 100 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. THIS LOW THEN MERGES WITH A NORTH PACIFIC LOW AND INTENSIFIES TO 1004 MB NEAR DIXON ENTRANCE SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GULF SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-010300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-010300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-010300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-010300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-010300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-010300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-010300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-010300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-010300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 302305 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 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. PKZ197-011500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1009 MB LOW CURRENTLY 130 NM EAST OF KODIAK WEAKENS TO 1014 MB AND MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT SUN NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM DISSIPATES MON MORNING. A 1009 MB LOW CENTERED 460 NM SOUTHWEST OF PORT ALEXANDER MOVES TO DIXON ENTRANCE BY SUN NIGHT WITH A PRESSURE OF 1005 MB. A DEVELOPING 1005 MB LOW MOVES TO 780 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY MON AFTERNOON AND THEN TO KODIAK ISLAND TUE AFTERNOON WITH A PRESSURE OF 1003 MB. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 .TONIGHT... N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT EXCEPT 4 FT NEAR HICHINBROOK ENTRANCE. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Sep 27, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 27, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE BIG STORY ON THE CURRENT WEATHER MAP IS THE LARGE LOW IN THE NORTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA. THE LOW DEEPENED TO 950 MB WEDNESDAY MORNING AND HAS NOW WEAKENED TO 970 MB THIS AFTERNOON. A TROUGH EXTENDS NORTHWARD OUT OF THIS LOW INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE STATE WHICH IS KEEPING MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA OUT OF THE STRONG WINDS. THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AROUND THIS LOW ENCOMPASSES SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EXTENDS WELL INTO THE BERING SEA. IN THE UPPER LEVELS A LONG WAVE TROUGH EXTENDS OUT OF THE ARCTIC OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE WITH A CUT OFF LOW VERTICALLY STACKED OVER THE SURFACE LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. ANOTHER UPPER CUT OFF LOW IS DEVELOPING IN WESTERN ALASKA THAT WILL BRING COLDER AIR INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA TOMORROW AND THEN TO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BY SATURDAY NIGHT. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL WITH THE HANDLING OF THE LARGE LOW IN THE GULF. THEY ALL ALSO DEVELOP A WEAK LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF SATURDAY BUT THERE IS NOT A COMMON SOLUTION AS TO EXACTLY WHERE THAT ONE WILL GO. MOST LIKELY TRACK KEEPS IN OFFSHORE IN THE NORTHERN GULF LATE IN THE WEEKEND. LATE IN THE WEEKEND A LOW COMPLEX SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS ALSO CAUSING DIFFICULTIES WITH THE MODELS. SINCE MOST OF THIS AREA IMPACTED BY THESE LOWS WILL BE SOUTH OF THE FORECAST ARE IT SHOULD HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT ON FORECASTS REGARDLESS OF HOW THAT SYSTEM PANS OUT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTH CENTRAL...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUE TO MOVE ON SHORE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA INLAND REMAINS DOWNSLOPED OUT. AS THE LOW MOVE NORTHWARD FRIDAY IT WILL CUT OFF THE DOWNSLOPE AND SHIFT THE PRECIPITATION AREAS FARTHER NORTH AND INLAND. HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL SEE SOME SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO WITH SNOW LEVELS DROPPING INTO THE WEEKEND AS THE COLD AIR IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA MOVES INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. BY SATURDAY NIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE TO SEE SNOW MIXED DOWN TO SEA LEVEL...HOWEVER THE AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION LEFT IN THE AREA WILL BE GREATLY DIMINISHED BY THEN. SOUTHWEST...THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AROUND THE LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. SOME RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE COLD NORTHWEST FLOW. BOTH WINDS AND AREAS OF PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH TOMORROW. RAIN SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND ALASKA PENINSULA WITH THE ONGOING NORTHWEST FLOW. .LONG TERM FORECAST...COLD AIR AND BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND THE LOW CURRENTLY IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SOME OF THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SHELTERED VALLEY LOCATIONS. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL EASILY FALL WELL BELOW FREEZING EARLY WEEK...INCLUDING ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED PATTERN IS SHAPING FOR THE END OF NEXT WEEK...WITH A RETURN TO WARMER SOUTHERLY FLOW AND INCREASED CHANCES FOR RAINFALL. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD WARNING 121 125. MARINE...GALE 120 1255 130 150 155 160 165 180. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEP 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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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.