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Small Craft Advisory 761, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 23, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Oct 23, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 23, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Oct 25, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force: 48 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

578 
FZAK51 PAFC 232312
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 23 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.

PKZ197-241500-
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL
WEAKEN BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL BE REPLACED BY BUILDING HIGH
PRESSURE ACROSS THE GULF WEDNESDAY.

$$

PKZ120-241500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5
FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-241500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-241500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-241500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT.  
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-241500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT NEAR THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 
6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-241500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-241500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-241500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SOUTH OF
KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-241500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT.  
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
2 FT.  
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

5 follow-up statements

123 
FZAK51 PAFC 241154
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 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.

PKZ197-250300-
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THU NIGHT. A
WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST GULF LATE THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-250300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-250300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-250300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-250300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-250300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-250300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-250300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-250300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-250300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

045 
FZAK51 PAFC 242349
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 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.

PKZ197-251500-
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH FRI.
MEANWHILE A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL SLOWLY
APPROACH THE SOUTHERN GULF. 

$$

PKZ120-251500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 5
FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-251500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-251500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-251500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-251500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-251500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND
20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-251500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-251500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-251500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

793 
FZAK51 PAFC 251156
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 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.

PKZ197-260300-
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS A SLOW
MOVING WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN GULF THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-260300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-260300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-260300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-260300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-260300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-260300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 9
FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-260300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-260300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-260300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

154 
FZAK51 PAFC 251434 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
630 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

UPDATED ZONES 130 AND 132

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.

PKZ197-260300-
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS A SLOW
MOVING WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN GULF THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-260300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-260300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-260300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-260300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-260300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
630 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR KAMISHAK BAY. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-260300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
630 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-260300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-260300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-260300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

133 
FZAK51 PAFC 252339
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 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.

PKZ197-261500-
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A SERIES OF FRONTS OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL APPROACH 
THE SOUTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT.

$$

PKZ120-261500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-261500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-261500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-261500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-261500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS
DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-261500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 15
KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. N OF DANGEROUS
CAPE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-261500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8
FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-261500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-261500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 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 23, 5:36 AM AKDT, 10 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 23, 5:36 AM AKDT, 10 hours 24 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
536 AM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
BLOCKING HIGH OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE
TO BUILD AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS DIVES SOUTH AND CUTS OFF FROM THE POLAR JET STREAM. THE
BLOCKING HIGH WILL BUILD ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA INTO THE WEEKEND WITH
A SERIES OF WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCES IN NORTHEAST FLOW PROPAGATING
ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA AND THE GULF AROUND THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF
THE HIGH. THESE DISTURBANCES WILL GENERALLY PROMOTE INCREASED
OFFSHORE FLOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH CHANNELED
TERRAIN AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE INTERIOR. BY FRIDAY...THE
ENTIRE STATE OF ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA WILL BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF THE DRY AND STABLE BLOCKING HIGH.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
IN GENERAL...THE NUMERICAL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO REMAIN IN RELATIVELY
STRONG AGREEMENT THROUGH THURSDAY WITH RESPECT TO THE LARGE SCALE
SYNOPTIC FLOW PATTERN. THE NAM WAS FAVORED IN THE SHORT TERM WITH
SOME ADDITION OF THE LOCAL WRF MODEL FOR CHANNELED FLOW ACROSS THE
MAINLAND. FOR THE EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST THIS WEEKEND AND
BEYOND...HPC GUIDANCE BLENDED WITH THE ECMWF WAS FAVORED...ALTHOUGH
DIFFERENCES AMONG THE GLOBAL NUMERICAL GUIDANCE SUITE ARE MINIMAL
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL...
THE RELATIVELY PERSISTENT PATTERN OF COLD HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING
ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVING OVER THE
REGION WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AN OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN INTO THE
WEEKEND. GUSTY WINDS THROUGH FAVORED VALLEYS AND CHANNELED TERRAIN
WILL PEAK LATE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING
THURSDAY. OTHERWISE...DRY...COLD...AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL
DOMINATE THE REGION HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA/PENINSULA...
STABLE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION HEADING INTO THE
WEEKEND WITH A GENERAL OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN ALONG THE COASTS. A FEW
AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND
PENINSULA THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AS STABLE
AND DRY AIR FILTERS IN FROM THE NORTH AND EAST.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WITH GALE AND STORM FORCE WINDS CURRENTLY OVER
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND
WEAKEN BY LATE TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST CORE OF WINDS AND HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION WILL GENERALLY REMAIN ALONG THE FRONT...WHICH STRETCHES
FROM THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS SOUTH TO DUTCH HARBOR AND WEST TO ATKA.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW WILL ALSO CLIP ATTU
ISLAND. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY BUILD IN AFTER WEDNESDAY MORNING
ALTHOUGH THE SAME STORM SYSTEM WILL LIFT BACK NORTH LATE THURSDAY
INTO FRIDAY SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS
FROM DUTCH HARBOR TO SAND POINT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
STABLE AND STRONG UPPER LEVEL BLOCKING PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH
MONDAY. THE NET RESULT IN TERMS OF SENSIBLE WEATHER MEANS DRY AND
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL BE THE DOMINANT WEATHER MODE...WITH A SLOW
WARM-UP BACK TO NEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMS BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND.
WHILE TIMING DIFFERENCES DO EXIST...THE GENERAL PATTERN WILL SEE THE
UPPER LEVEL BLOCKING HIGH RETROGRADE INTO EASTERN RUSSIA...WITH A
POLAR FRONT PUSHING THROUGH MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA
SOMETIME EARLY NEXT WEEK. THERE IS A HIGHER THAN AVERAGE CONFIDENCE
IN THIS PATTERN CHANGE...WITH THE POSSIBILITY THIS POLAR AIR MASS
WILL SUPPORT THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM 170 172 412 413
         GALE 176 179 185 411 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

AHSENMACHER OCT 12

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Oct 24, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
Oct 24, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 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.