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Small Craft Advisory 767, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Oct 26, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 28, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
540 FZAK51 PAFC 261142 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 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. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST GULF THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
7 follow-up statements
973 FZAK51 PAFC 261524 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 723 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 UPDATED ZONES 125 AND 129 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. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST GULF THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 723 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 723 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
941 FZAK51 PAFC 262337 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 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. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST GULF THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE EVENING. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
738 FZAK51 PAFC 271139 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 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. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST GULF TODAY AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. A 1015 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 90 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
697 FZAK51 PAFC 271413 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 610 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 UPDATED ZONES 121 129 132 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST GULF TODAY AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. A 1015 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 90 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 610 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 610 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 610 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 610 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
118 FZAK51 PAFC 271745 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 945 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 UPDATED ZONE 129 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. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST GULF TODAY AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. A 1015 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 90 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 610 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 945 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 610 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 610 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
865 FZAK51 PAFC 272345 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 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. PKZ197-281500- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION SAT NIGHT AND SUN. A 1008 MB LOW WILL FORM OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON MON. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
869 FZAK51 PAFC 281151 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-290300- 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES FURTHER SOUTH. A 1011 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR SEWARD MON MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1001 MB TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 25, 12:55 PM AKDT, 15 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 25, 12:55 PM AKDT, 15 hours 5 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1255 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A STRONG BLOCKING HIGH CENTERED OVER
THE BERING SEA CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER ACROSS THE ALASKA
REGION...RESULTING IN CLEAR AND COLD CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE
STATE. THE UPPER HIGH IS BUILDING NORTH AND EASTWARD TOWARD
MAINLAND ALASKA AS ENERGY TRACKS UP ITS WEST SIDE. MEANWHILE A
LARGE MULTI-CENTERED LOW COMPLEX IS SPINNING OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL
TO NORTH-EAST PACIFIC. STRONGER WINDS AND A FEW SHOWERS ON THE
NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THIS CIRCULATION ARE AFFECTING AREAS SOUTH
OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. FINALLY...AN UPPER
LEVEL SHORT-WAVE ROTATING AROUND THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIDGE IS
MOVING ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND THIS MORNING...PRODUCING SOME RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS REMAIN IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH
EVOLUTION OF SYNOPTIC SCALE FEATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS HIGH. THE NAM IS AN OUTLIER WITH A MORE
WESTERLY TRACK OF SHORT-WAVE DOWN THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIDGE
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...SO PREFER GFS/EC SOLUTION. OTHER THAN
THAT THE PRIMARY MODEL DIFFERENCES ARE WITH STRENGTH AND POSITION
OF PACIFIC LOWS...BUT THESE WILL NOT AFFECT THE FORECASTS FURTHER
NORTH ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. OBSERVATIONS
IN THE KODIAK ISLAND AND ALASKA PENINSULA AREAS SHOW WIND SPEEDS
MATCH UP WELL WITH THE MODEL BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS...SO THEY WILL
BE USED AS GUIDANCE FOR ANY MODIFICATIONS TO FORECAST WIND SPEEDS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...AS THE UPPER HIGH CONTINUES TO BUILD NORTH
AND EASTWARD TONIGHT AND FRIDAY THE LOW COMPLEX OVER THE PACIFIC
WILL ALSO LIFT NORTHWARD. A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH...BUT REMAIN
SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS...RESULTING IN
STRENGTHENING WINDS IN THIS REGION. LATEST MODELS ARE STRONGER WITH
THE PACIFIC LOW AND FRONTAL SYSTEM SO WILL BE INCREASING MAXIMUM
WINDS AHEAD OF THIS FRONT TO STORM FORCE. WITH HIGH PRESSURE
HOLDING STEADY OVER THE MAINLAND THE NORTHWARD MOVEMENT OF THE
LOW WILL ALSO CAUSE PRESSURE GRADIENTS TO TIGHTEN UP A BIT OVER
THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN LOCALIZED GAP
WINDS...BUT WITHOUT ANY OTHER FORCING MECHANISMS TO HELP OUT...
THESE WINDS WILL NOT BE VERY STRONG. ASIDE FROM THESE LOCALIZED
WINDS CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN COLD AND DRY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND OF ALASKA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...GFS/ECMWF MODELS ARE STARTING TO LOCK ONTO A
COMMON SOLUTION FOR NEXT WEEK WITH BREAKDOWN OF THE BLOCKING RIDGE.
THE KEY FEATURE IS A STRONG TROUGH DROPPING DOWN FROM THE ARCTIC
AND ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. MODELS DISAGREE
ON THE DETAILS IN TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF THE UPPER TROUGH...BUT
THERE IS ENOUGH AGREEMENT IN THE GENERAL PATTERN TO HAVE SOME
CONFIDENCE IN THE GENERAL WEATHER THAT CAN BE EXPECTED AS WE HEAD
THROUGH NEXT WEEK. ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE SOUTHWARD TO THE PACIFIC
INITIATING CYCLOGENESIS IN THE GULF WHICH WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED
CHANCE OF SNOW OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. WIDESPREAD COLD ADVECTION WILL
LEAD TO STRONG GAP WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE MARINE AREAS.
LASTLY...MODELS INDICATE THE TROUGH MAY EVENTUALLY INTERACT WITH A
LOW CROSSING THE NORTH PACIFIC WHICH COULD LEAD TO A MAJOR STORM
MOVING INTO THE GULF BY LATE NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...155 170.
GALE WARNING...132 150.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB OCT 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 26, 7:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr |
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