Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 854, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Nov 25, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 28, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
747 FZAK51 PAFC 251218 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 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 AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH GULF DISSIPATES LATE THIS MORNING. A 1007 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK REMAINS STATIONARY BEFORE WEAKENING THIS AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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910 FZAK51 PAFC 260027 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 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 AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND DISSIPATE MON MORNING. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE MON EVENING. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .MON...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
710 FZAK51 PAFC 260704 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1005 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 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. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND DISSIPATE MON MORNING. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE MON EVENING. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1005 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .MON...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
573 FZAK51 PAFC 261223 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON NOV 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 AKST MON NOV 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
847 FZAK51 PAFC 270024 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 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 AKST MON NOV 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS N OF KALGIN ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
225 FZAK51 PAFC 270734 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1035 PM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1035 PM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS N OF KALGIN ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
026 FZAK51 PAFC 271243 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 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 AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATE BY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
483 FZAK51 PAFC 280023 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 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 AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY WED EVENING. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 12 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 12 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
869 FZAK51 PAFC 281230 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 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 AKST WED NOV 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY EVENING. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 24, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 24, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKST SAT NOV 24 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE BLOCKED UPPER LEVEL PATTERN CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON WITH A CLOSED HIGH CENTERED OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA PROMOTING COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS OVER MOST OF MAINLAND ALASKA. SEVERAL LOW PRESSURE CENTERS ARE APPARENT ON SATELLITE IMAGERY...WITH AN ELONGATED UPPER LOW SUPPORTING SNOW SHOWERS FROM THE NORTHERN AKPEN TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW LOCATED WELL TO ITS SOUTH ALONG 50N. MEANWHILE...THE STRONG LOW THAT HAD BEEN OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER THE PANHANDLE. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT IN HANDLING THE MAIN FEATURES THROUGH THE SHORT TERM...THEN BEGIN TO DIVERGE EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE BLOCKING PATTERN STARTS TO BREAK DOWN. THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE NORTH AND MERGE WITH THE UPPER LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE AKPEN SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND ON SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL THEN BE PUSHED SOUTH INTO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE CHUKCHI SEA HIGH SLIDES SOUTHWARD. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE AKPEN UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND THEN MIX WITH RAIN ON SUNDAY AS THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW APPROACHES...WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS COULD MAKE IT AS FAR NORTH AS THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA THROUGH THIS EVENING. ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL...MORE OF THE SAME AS COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO NEXT WEEK. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH GAPS IN THE TERRAIN ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WITH COLD AIR AND HIGH PRESSURE ENTRENCHED OVER THE INTERIOR AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS ALONG THE AKPEN AND COASTAL PORTIONS OF BRISTOL BAY WITH THE LOW REMAINING OVERHEAD. OTHERWISE...PERSISTENT OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA... A FRONT WILL BRING RAIN AND STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEN TO THE EASTERN PART OF THE CHAIN ON SUNDAY AS IT TRAVERSES THE BERING. A RAIN/SNOW MIX WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AS THE FRONT STALLS OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND A NEW SURFACE LOW FORMS ALONG IT NEAR THE TIP OF THE AKPEN. .LONG TERM FORECAST... A SIMILAR PATTERN LOOKS TO CONTINUE INTO THE EXTENDED TERM WITH MODELS GENERALLY HINTING AT RIDGING OVER THE BERING AND A TROUGH OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. THIS WOULD SUGGEST A CONTINUATION OF COLD AND DRY NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE WARNING 127 128 175 176 FIRE WEATHER...NONE CB NOV 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 40 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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Sources
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