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Small Craft Advisory 746, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Oct 18, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 21, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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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 18, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 18, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN IS BASICALLY THE SAME TODAY AS YESTERDAY WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH GULF OF ALASKA AND HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. THESE FEATURES WILL BOTH MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK LEAVING STRONG HIGH PRESSURE AND NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE SURFACE LOW THAT WAS IN THE NORTHERN GULF YESTERDAY MOVED EASTWARD NEAR YAKUTAT WHILE A SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND. THIS IS KEEPING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT MORE RELAXED OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST WITH A TIGHT GRADIENT TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND. THE SURFACE HIGH IS CENTERED JUST EAST OF ADAK AND ENCOMPASSES A LARGE PART OF THE BERING SEA. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH AND LOW IS TIGHTEST FROM IN SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA AND ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE STILL DOING WELL OVERALL. THEY REMAIN VERY CONSISTENT THROUGH THE NEXT THREE DAYS FROM THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND EASTWARD. WHERE THERE IS SOME DISAGREEMENT COMING INTO THE PICTURE INS IN THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL BERING SEA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE MORE CONSISTENT WITH THEIR MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT WHILE THE NAM IS A BIT OF AN OUTLIER WITH THIS FEATURE. THIS THEREFORE THE GFS/ECMWF IS THE PREFERRED SOLUTION IN THE BERING SEA FOR THE WEEKEND. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AROUND THE LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN MAINLY OFFSHORE OVER THE GULF OS ALASKA. AN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS MAY REACH THE GULF COAST AND A WEAK SHORT WAVE JUST NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE COULD BRING A SNOW SHOWER ALONG THE RANGE IN THE FAR NORTHERN COPPER RIVER BASIN. OTHER THAN THAT SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLEAR TONIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND AS WINDS BECOME THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURE. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY FRIDAY AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS AND UPPER LEVEL FLOW INCREASES FROM THE NORTH. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST IN SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH THE NIGHT...THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE RIDGE CENTER MOVES CLOSER TO THE AREA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. WINDS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL REMAIN BRISK THROUGH FRIDAY AND THEN DIMINISH IN THAT AREA AS WELL. .LONG TERM FORECAST...A LARGE UPPER LEVEL BLOCKING HIGH WILL BUILD AND AMPLIFY OVER THE BERING SEA AND MUCH OF MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVER MAINLAND ALASKA WITH NEAR NORMAL TO A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 130 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. OCT 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 19, 9:40 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 6 hr |
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