Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 691, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 28, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 63 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 1, 2012, 7:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 63 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
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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 28, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 28, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER LEVEL LONG WAVE TROUGH REMAINS OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE...WITH A CUT OFF LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS CUT OFF LOW CORRELATES WITH COLD TEMPERATURES ALOFT THAT WILL BRING SOME OF THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN ALASKA THIS WEEKEND. STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST TO THE WEST OFF THIS TROUGH WITH THE JET STREAM REMAINING WELL SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA. AT THE SURFACE THE LARGE LOW IS IN THE UPPER COOK INLET REGION AND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVE NORTHEASTWARD INTO SATURDAY. A STRONG RIDGE IS CENTERED SOUTHWEST OF THE BERING SEA AND ITS POSITION COMBINED WITH THAT OF THE LOW IN UPPER COOK INLET IS BRINGING STIFF NORTHWEST WINDS TO MUCH OF THE BERING SEA REGION. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING QUITE WELL THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITHOUT ANY SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS. MINOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE GFS AND NAM FAVORED THE GFS SOLUTION IN THE GULF OF ALASKA OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. IN THE LONER RANGE BOTH THE ECMWF AND GFS CONTINUE TO BUILD A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND PANHANDLE FOR THE LATER PART OF NEXT WEEK. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...RAIN SHOWERS IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. COLD AIR BEHIND THIS SYSTEM IS DROPPING THE FREEZING LEVEL AND WILL LIKELY BRING SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO AROUND THE 1000 FT LEVEL OVERNIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT OR ABOVE 1000 FT AS MOST OF THE SNOWFALL WILL BE WET AND WILL ALSO NOT BE CONTINUOUS. A FEW SNOWFLAKES MAY REACH THE GROUND AT SEA LEVEL BUT NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BELOW 1000 FT. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO SEE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS BUT NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...EXCEPT FOR ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE AND ALEUTIAN RANGE. THE ALASKA PENINSULA...ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...AND BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE TO SEE SOME RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AND GUTSY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH SATURDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST...EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL SEE A RIDGE MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THEN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA AS THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH AMPLIFIES IN THE EASTERN GULF AND OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THIS DEVELOPMENT BEARS WATCHING AS IT IS THE PATTERN THAT HAS PERSISTED OVER THE STATE FOR MUCH OF SEPTEMBER. IT WILL LIKELY BRING IN WINDS, WARMER TEMPERATURES AND RAIN FOR MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA FOR THE SECOND HALF OF NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD WARNING 121 125. MARINE...NONE. 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 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 63 hr | |
| Sep 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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