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Small Craft Advisory 740, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Oct 16, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 21, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
903 FZAK51 PAFC 162342 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 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. PKZ197-171500- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW NEAR SEWARD WILL BE A 995 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY WED AFTERNOON AND A 1000 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 25 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER EARLY THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE STRAIT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE STRAIT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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372 FZAK51 PAFC 171135 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 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. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NEAR 110 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1000 MB LATE WED NIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE WEAKENING AS IT DRIFTS TOWARDS THE PANHANDLE LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N SIDE OF STRAIT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N SIDE OF STRAIT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
071 FZAK51 PAFC 172344 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 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. PKZ197-181500- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1004 MB THU AFTERNOON THEN DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N SIDE OF STRAIT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N SIDE OF STRAIT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N SIDE OF STRAIT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
225 FZAK51 PAFC 181146 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 18 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. PKZ197-190300- 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL DRIFT TOWARDS HAIDA GWAII AND WEAKEN TO 1003 MB LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 12 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 14 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 35 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 15 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY OVER THE NORTHERN HALF. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
715 FZAK51 PAFC 182351 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 18 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. PKZ197-191500- 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1004 MB LOW 85 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE NORTH GULF COAST TO THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY OVER THE NORTH END OF STRAIT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY OVER THE NORTH END OF STRAIT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
959 FZAK51 PAFC 191150 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 19 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. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 120 NM WEST OF PORT ALEXANDER WILL SLOWLY DRIFT INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC OCEAN AND WEAKEN TO 1005 MB LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS AND STEVENSON AND KENNEDY ENTRANCES. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS AND STEVENSON AND KENNEDY ENTRANCES. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS AND STEVENSON AND KENNEDY ENTRANCES. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 14 FT. HIGHEST SEAS N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT . FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 8 FT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 8 FT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
249 FZAK51 PAFC 192326 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 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. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN...LEAVING A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FROM THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF COAST. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$
023 FZAK51 PAFC 201128 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF HAIDA GWAII WILL DRIFT INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC OCEAN AND WEAKEN BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS AND KENNEDY AND STEVENSON ENTRANCES. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS AND KENNEDY AND STEVENSON ENTRANCES. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 35 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
937 FZAK51 PAFC 202325 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE EASTERN GULF COAST THROUGH MON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT AND MON. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS AND KENNEDY AND STEVENSON ENTRANCES. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
410 FZAK51 PAFC 211144 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE EASTERN GULF COAST THROUGH MON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT AND MON. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER THIS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT N 35 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Oct 16, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 16, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT OVER THE MAINLAND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. BY THE WEEKEND THE GFS BECOMES THE OUTLIER MODEL OVER THE BERING WITH RESPECT TO THE STORMS MOVING NORTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN BERING. HPC MENTIONED THIS AS THEIR JUSTIFICATION TO DISCOUNT THE GFS IN THE MID RANGE THAT INCLUDES THIS WEEKEND. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A SLOW MOVING HIGH AMPLITUDE WEATHER PATTERN WITH MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD AT NORTHERN LATITUDES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A STRONG UPPER RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE WEST ALASKA COAST BY LATE SAT AND THEN TO THE WESTERN MAINLAND BY MON MORNING. THE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW IN THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF BY LATE WED AND THEN MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE PANHANDLE BY LATE THU. A SHORT WAVE WILL TRANSIT OVER THE RIDGE NEAR 60N 175W TUE NIGHT THEN TURN SOUTH AND MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA LATE WED. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA... SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS INLAND AND RAIN NEAR THE COAST WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AND END FROM THE WEST WED AS THE GULF LOW MOVES SLOWLY EASTWARD. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA AND ALONG THE COAST. SOUTHWEST/ALASKA PENINSULA... THE BRISK NORTHWESTERLY WINDS THROUGH THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU NIGHT THEN DIMINISH FRI AND FRI NIGHT. UP SLOPE SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE WED AND WED NIGHT WITH THE SHORT WAVE. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS... CONDITIONS UNDER THE BERING SEA RIDGE CONTINUE CALM. SHOWERS IN THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS INCLUDING DUTCH HARBOR WILL INCREASE LATE WED AS A SHORT WAVE MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA. WINDS ARE 20 KT OR LESS...WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF FOG OR STRATUS IN THE AREA. THE EXCEPTION TO THIS WOULD BE FOR AREAS EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AND SAINT PAUL...WHICH CONTINUE TO HAVE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE BERING RIDGE BUILDING EAST OVER INTERIOR ALASKA DURING THE WEEKEND THEN REMAINING IN PLACE THROUGH WED. A SERIES OF LOWS ARE FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SUN THROUGH WED. THIS MEANS DRY AND COOL WEATHER FOR MOST OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND SUN THROUGH WED. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE WARNING...130 132 150 160. FIRE WEATHER...NONE RHH OCT 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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