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Small Craft Advisory 730, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Oct 13, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
394 FZAK51 PAFC 132345 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 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. PKZ197-141500- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND SUN THEN MOVE TO 250 NM EAST OF KODIAK MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 20 KT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THEN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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018 FZAK51 PAFC 140656 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1055 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 UPDATED ZONES 130 132 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-141500- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND SUN THEN MOVE TO 250 NM EAST OF KODIAK MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 20 KT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THEN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1055 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1055 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1055 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
716 FZAK51 PAFC 141143 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 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. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A COMPLEX 970 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 978 MB MON MORNING...THEN DRIFT TO AROUND 60 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AT 984 MB TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
454 FZAK51 PAFC 142340 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 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. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF HOMER WILL BECOME STATIONARY TONIGHT AND WEAKEN THROUGH MON. A SECONDARY 976 MB LOW CENTER 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 40 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 987 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
807 FZAK51 PAFC 150553 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 955 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 UPDATED ZONES 130 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF HOMER WILL BECOME STATIONARY TONIGHT AND WEAKEN THROUGH MON. A SECONDARY 976 MB LOW CENTER 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 40 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 987 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 955 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 955 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
707 FZAK51 PAFC 150633 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1035 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 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. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF HOMER WILL BECOME STATIONARY TONIGHT AND WEAKEN THROUGH MON. A SECONDARY 976 MB LOW CENTER 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 40 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 987 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 1035 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 955 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 955 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
421 FZAK51 PAFC 151126 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 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. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 977 MB LOW CENTER 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY TODAY MOVES TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 980 MB TONIGHT THEN MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AT 999 MB TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Oct 13, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 13, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .ANALYSIS... LOW PRESSURE IS SITUATED NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WITH SHOWERS ROTATING NORTH AND WEST THROUGH THE GULF AND OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA LATE THIS MORNING. AS THE UPPER LEVEL IS DIVING IN THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...CLOUDINESS...STRONGER GUSTS AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE DEVELOPING IN THE BRISTOL BAY AREA. THIS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WORKS SOUTH OF AKPEN TONIGHT...STRONGER GUSTS WILL PUSH THROUGH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AKPEN. THE JET IS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS UPPER LOW TRAVELING SOUTH ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA BUT NOT THAT STRONG. THE STRONGER JET CORE IS SOUTH OF THE DEVELOPING LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS IS RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE UPPER LEVELS. THE DIFFERENCES COME IN THE SURFACE FEATURES DETAILS. .UPPER LEVELS...COLD MEAN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER MAINLAND ALASKA BEING STRENGTHENED TODAY WITH A SHORT WAVE TROUGH DIGGING INTO WESTERN ALASKA AND SOUTH OVER THE AKPEN TONIGHT. THE POLAR VORTEX TO REMAIN ON THIS SIDE OF THE HEMISPHERE TIL RETREATING TO NEAR THE URALS BY MID WEEK. BY THAT TIME...AN UPPER LEVEL COLD CORE LOW IS OVER THE GULF AND WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. THE LOW STARTS TO SLIP AS THE WEEKEND ARRIVES. THIS IS DUE TO A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE SEA OF OKHOTSK THURSDAY SLOWLY MOVING OUT INTO THE WESTERN BERING BY SATURDAY EFFECTIVELY PUSHING THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE MAINLAND. .SURFACE...PARENT SURFACE LOW IN THE GULF NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA. A SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS TO DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE PARENT LOW THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE JET STREAM. THIS WILL LIKELY PUSH A FRONT AND LOW INTO THE EASTERN GULF TOWARD THE PANHANDLE. THE MODELS DIFFER ON THE HANDLING OF THIS FEATURE. THE THOUGHT RIGHT NOW IS FOR AN ORGANIZED LOW TO MAKE ITS WAY TO THE PANHANDLE. THE UPPER LEVEL FEATURE MOVING OVER THE AKPEN TONIGHT TO SWING INTO THE GULF TOMORROW RE-STRENGTHENING THE LOW NEAR KODIAK. SURFACE LOW TO REMAIN IN THE GULF THROUGH TUESDAY. MEANWHILE HIGH PRESSURE TO REMAIN OVER THE BERING WITH MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND ALONG THE WEST COAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE HIGH PRESSURE STARTS TO MOVE INLAND. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... SURFACE LOW IN THE GULF WITH SOME SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT PRODUCING SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS ARE MODERATE ALONG THE COAST BUT SHOULD DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT AS THE LOW WEAKENS A BIT NEAR KODIAK WITH THE BULK OF THE ENERGY MOVING WITH THE LOW HEADED TO THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. THIS WILL CHANGE THE FLOW AS WELL ALOFT TO MORE EASTERLY AND SHUT OFF MOST OF THE PRECIP INLAND EXCEPT ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE TOMORROW. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL RE-ENERGIZE THE KODIAK SURFACE LOW SUNDAY AND EVENTUALLY ROTATE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH PRECIPITATION ROTATING AROUND THE LOW AGAIN INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN INTO TUESDAY. HOWEVER...SHOWERS WILL REMAIN ALONG THE COAST AND IN A RELATIVELY COOL AIR MASS. SOUTHWEST... THE UPPER LEVEL LOW SWINGING SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA IS MEETING UP WITH SOME MOISTURE FROM THE LOW IN THE GULF OVER THE BRISTOL BAY AREA THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDINESS AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE DEVELOPING AS A RESULT. BEHIND THIS FEATURE...STRONGER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST AND TO THE AKPEN TONIGHT. THE UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW MOVES INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC TONIGHT AND ROTATES NEAR KODIAK TOMORROW AND INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL WRAP AROUND THIS FEATURE INTO THE BRISTOL BAY AREA THROUGH TOMORROW...AS IT REMAINS NEAR KODIAK TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. IN ADDITION...THIS WILL SLIP THE HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN BERING A BIT FARTHER EAST. THE RESULTANT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND MODERATE NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE COAST AREAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SHOWERS WILL REMAIN MAINLY OFFSHORE EXCEPT NEAR THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... COLDER AIR CONTINUES TO FILTER INTO THE AREA AS THE FLOW REMAINS NORTHERLY THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE BERING SEA. THE COLDER TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE STILL MODERATED WATER TEMPERATURES IS CREATING QUITE A BIT OF STRATUS AND SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE BERING AND TO THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. THIS REMAIN THE RULE THROUGH TUESDAY. HOWEVER...THE UPPER LEVEL FEATURE MOVING THROUGH THE BRISTOL BAY AREA TONIGHT WILL BRING ENHANCED GUSTS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN TO NEAR 65 MPH FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. ELSEWHERE...GUSTS WILL BE FROM 30 TO 50 MPH. THE WESTERN BERING WILL REMAIN IN HIGH PRESSURE WITH SOME WARMING TOWARD MID WEEK. STRATUS AND FOG SHOULD BE PREVALENT HERE. .LONG TERM FORECAST... A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING IN THE SEA OF OKHOTSK WEDNESDAY AND EVENTUALLY PUSH INTO KAMCHATKA PENINSULA FRIDAY AND OUT INTO THE BERING SATURDAY. THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING TO BE SHOVED EAST AS A RESULT TO THE WEST COAST FRIDAY AND OVER THE MAINLAND SATURDAY. THE LOW IN GULF MOVES TO THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS BY SATURDAY. AFTER THIS TIME FRAME...THINGS GET A BIT MESSY. DOES THE LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST OR SHOVE INTO THE ARCTIC. ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE KEEPS THE LOW CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MAINLAND. SO...THE FORECAST OUT IN THE LONG TERM IS FOR CONTINUED SHOWERS RINGING THE GULF OF ALASKA AND WARMER AIR ARRIVING TO THE WEST COAST AND STORMIER WEATHER IN THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE...130 132 150 155 160 165 170 171 179 180 185 352 414 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 13, 10:55 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Oct 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 14, 1:42 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 5 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.