Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 811, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Nov 11, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 62 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 11, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 13, 2012, 5:50 PM AKST
- In force
- 62 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
194 FZAK51 PAFC 111257 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 11 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. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1009 MB 270 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT MON AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE PANHANDLE TUE MORNING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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714 FZAK51 PAFC 120004 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 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. PKZ197-121500- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT TO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 1012 MB MON NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
179 FZAK51 PAFC 121249 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON NOV 12 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. PKZ197-130300- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1004 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL DRIFT TO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 1012 MB TUE MORNING AND THEN MOVE ONSHORE. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
473 FZAK51 PAFC 130025 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 12 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. PKZ197-131500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1010 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE TUE MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EASTERN GULF WED AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING 999 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND AT 993 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-131500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-131500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-131500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-131500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-131500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 11 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-131500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-131500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
904 FZAK51 PAFC 130127 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 425 PM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 UPDATED ZONE 121 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-131500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1010 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE TUE MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EASTERN GULF WED AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING 999 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND AT 993 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-131500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-131500- RESURRECTION BAY 425 PM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-131500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-131500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-131500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 11 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-131500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-131500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
496 FZAK51 PAFC 131258 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-140300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE NORTHERN GULF EARLY WED MORNING. A DEVELOPING 995 MB LOW NEAR SEWARD WED MORNING WILL MOVE TO NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT 992 MB WED AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE THURSDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-140300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT E 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-140300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-140300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-140300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-140300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-140300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-140300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO THE NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-140300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-140300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 140011 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-141500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA FROM THE SOUTHWEST TONIGHT. A 996 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD LATE TONIGHT...MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY WED AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE WED EVENING. A 986 MB LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WED EVENING WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 11 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
336 FZAK51 PAFC 140252 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 550 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 UPDATED ZONE 130 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-141500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA FROM THE SOUTHWEST TONIGHT. A 996 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD LATE TONIGHT...MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY WED AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE WED EVENING. A 986 MB LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WED EVENING WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 555 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 11 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Nov 10, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 10, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THERE IS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF AND A STRONGER UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA JUST OFF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. IN BETWEEN THERE IS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. THE GULF LOW WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND WEAKEN AS THE RIDGE REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AND AMPLIFIES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. PART OF THE AMPLIFICATION OF THE RIDGE IS DUE TO A STRONG TROUGH DIGGING OUT OF THE WESTERN BERING SEA LOW AND PUSHING EASTWARD INTO THE RIDGE. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRONG LOW THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS ON MONDAY AND PUSH THE RIDGE OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. PENINSULA. AT THE SURFACE THE FORMERLY STRONG LOW THAT WAS NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA HAS MOVED SOUTHEAST AND IS BEING ABSORBED INTO A LOW THAT IS IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. THIS LOW WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST AND THEN SPLIT INTO TWO LOW ON MONDAY WITH ON IN THE SOUTHEAST GULF AND A SECOND ONE JUST A LITTLE EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. IN THE BERING SEA REGION THERE IS A WEAK LOW TRANSITING THE WESTERN PART OF THE AREA WHILE THE REMAINDER OF THE BERING SEA IS UNDER HIGH PRESSURE. .MODEL DISCUSSION...OVERALL THE MODELS ARE DOING FINE. THERE ARE A FEW ISSUES OF NOTE FROM SUNDAY NIGHT ONWARD. THE FIRST DEALS WITH THE LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE GFS MODEL IS A LITTLE STRONGER THAN THE OTHER MODELS AS IT TRIES TO CONSOLIDATE THE ENERGY OF THE LOW INTO ONE CENTER WHILE THE ECMWF AND NAM ELONGATE THE LOW INTO TROUGH WITH TWO CENTERS. THE GFS DOES THIS OFTEN AND THEY DYNAMICS OF THE SYSTEM SUPPORT THE TWO CENTER SOLUTION THE ECMWF AND NAM PRESENT OVER THE ONE CENTER GFS SOLUTION. IN THE BERING SEA THERE IS A DIFFERENT ISSUE CONCERNING THE NAM MODEL BEGINNING MONDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY. THE NAM IS WEAKER THAN EITHER THE GFS OR ECMWF AND IS MOVING THE CENTER OF THE LARGE LOW OVER 200 MILES FARTHER TO THE NORTHWEST THAN THE OTHER MODELS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION THE NAM HAS BEEN IN ERROR A FEW TIMES THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS BY PLACING THE BERING SEA LOWS TOO FAR TO THE NORTH. THIS IS LIKELY ANOTHER OCCURRENCE OF THIS AND THEREFORE THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE PREFERRED SOLUTIONS FOR THE BERING SEA FROM MONDAY ONWARD. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THE LOW IN THE GULF IS CONSOLIDATING THE PRECIPITATION AROUND IT AND MOVING MORE NORTH TO NORTHEAST FLOW OVER THE AREA. THIS IS KEEPING THE PRECIPITATION MAINLY ALONG THE COAST TODAY AND THROUGH TONIGHT WHILE INLAND AREAS WILL GENERALLY ONLY SEE A FEW ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. THERE SHOULD BE CONSIDERABLE CLEARING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AS THE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. THIS WILL ALSO TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND INCREASE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ALONG THE GULF COAST AREAS. OF NOTE WITH THE RIDGE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE EASTERN BERING SEA IS THAT IT IS A WARM CORE RIDGE WITH WARM TEMPERATURES ALOFT. THIS IS KEEPING A LARGE BLOCK OF ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES FROM JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE INVERSION TO NEALY 5000 FT IN SOME LOCATIONS. THIS WILL CREATE A SITUATION THAT WILL KEEP THE PRECIPITATION TYPE RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN IN THE BRISTOL BAY REGION AND YUKON DELTA AREA OVERNIGHT. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE OF A SHOWERY NATURE AND NOT COVER A LARGE AREA. THE WARM AIR ALOFT ALSO MAKES THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOG LIKELY IN AREAS THAT DO MANAGE TO CLEAR OUT A LITTLE BIT. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE BIG WEATHER EVENT FOR NEXT WEEK LOOKS TO BE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRONG LOW SOUTHWEST OF THE BERING SEA THAT MOVES INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA BY WEDNESDAY AND THE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AFTER THAT. THIS STORM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND RAIN TO TO THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. BEING ANOTHER WARM SYSTEM IT WILL ALSO BRING THE CHANCE OF MIXED PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA WHEN THE FRONT MOVES INTO THAT AREA TUESDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 120 172 175 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. EZ NOV 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Nov 10, 9:50 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Nov 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 days |
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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.