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Small Craft Advisory 272, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 26, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 26, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
073 FZAK51 PAFC 261141 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CORDOVA AND RAPIDLY WEAKEN TUE EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN OVER THE EASTERN GULF TUE NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF WED AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY LIFT NORTHEAST THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-270300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-270300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-270300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-270300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-270300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT EXCEPT 9 FT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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521 FZAK51 PAFC 262150 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 145 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CORDOVA AND RAPIDLY WEAKEN TUE EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN OVER THE EASTERN GULF TUE NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF WED AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY LIFT NORTHEAST THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-270300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-270300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-270300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 145 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-270300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-270300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT EXCEPT 9 FT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
319 FZAK51 PAFC 262308 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1018 MB LOW 30 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF WEDNESDAY. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE ALONG THE COAST W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-271500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-271500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-271500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. .WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-271500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WED NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ137-271500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WED NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
063 FZAK51 PAFC 270251 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 650 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 UPDATED ZONE 130 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1018 MB LOW 30 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF WEDNESDAY. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE ALONG THE COAST W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-271500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-271500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-271500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 650 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EARLY EVENING. .WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-271500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WED NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ137-271500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WED NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
255 FZAK51 PAFC 270602 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 UPDATED ZONES 121 127 128 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1018 MB LOW 30 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF WEDNESDAY. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE ALONG THE COAST W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 1000 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-271500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-271500- VALDEZ NARROWS 1000 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-271500- VALDEZ ARM 1000 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 650 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EARLY EVENING. .WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-271500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WED NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ137-271500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WED NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
134 FZAK51 PAFC 271154 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH WED. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WED NIGHT BEFORE MOVING TO THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA BY LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-280300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-280300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-280300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ136-280300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-280300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Mar 25, 5:20 PM AKDT, 10 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 25, 5:20 PM AKDT, 10 hours 40 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
520 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
WIDESPREAD SNOW IS ONGOING THIS AFTERNOON FROM WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AND THE ANCHORAGE BOWL INTO PORTIONS OF THE MAT-SU VALLEY AS AN
UPPER LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS MERGED WITH ANOTHER STRONG
UPPER LOW DROPPING SOUTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN MAINLAND...RESULTING IN
A DEEP NEGATIVELY TILTED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.
AT THE SURFACE...A WEAKENING LOW OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
HAS HELPED TO SPREAD MOISTURE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AK AS A VERY COLD AIR
MASS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAINLAND UPPER LOW ADVECTS INTO THE COOK
INLET REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST. THESE FACTORS COUPLED WITH THE
AFOREMENTIONED UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT WILL SERVE TO CONTINUE AREAS OF
HEAVY SNOW ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AK INTO THE EVENING HOURS.
ADDITIONALLY...GUSTY GAP WINDS CONTINUE NEAR SEWARD AND WHITTIER WITH
THE LOW MOVING INTO PWS...LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NEAR
WHITTIER.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD OVERALL SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM. THE UPPER TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AK WILL LIFT TO
THE NORTH AND EAST ON TUESDAY AS THE SURFACE LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND WEAKENS AND THEN DISSIPATES...AT LEAST TEMPORARILY ALLOWING
PRECIPITATION TO COME TO AN END. A WEAK LOW TRAVERSING THE ALEUTIAN
CHAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC AND WEAKEN ON TUESDAY BEFORE
ANOTHER STRONGER NORTH PACIFIC LOW APPROACHES FROM THE WEST TOWARDS
THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING AS THE
UPPER TROUGH BEGINS TO LIFT OFF TO THE NORTH AND EAST WHILE THE
SURFACE LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN.
ACCUMULATIONS WILL SUBSEQUENTLY BE LIGHTER TONIGHT...WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 1-3 INCHES POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY MORNING. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS
MAY LINGER INTO TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MAT-SU
VALLEY. SOUTHCENTRAL AK WILL SEE A BREAK IN PRECIPITATION TUESDAY
INTO WEDNESDAY AS TRANSITORY RIDGING MOVES OVERHEAD IN THE WAKE OF
THE DEPARTING UPPER TROUGH. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL
THEN ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS A FRONT MOVES INTO THE
GULF AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE BERING.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST
MAINLAND WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUING TO SUPPORT WINDCHILL
VALUES APPROACHING 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT BEFORE WINDS SUBSIDE AS THE
UPPER LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA ON TUESDAY.
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
A SERIES OF NORTH PACIFIC LOWS TRAVERSING THE ALEUTIANS FROM WEST TO
EAST WILL BRING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE CHAIN THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA AND
WEAKEN TONIGHT...BUT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER LOW AND ASSOCIATED
FRONT REACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY TUESDAY. GUSTY WINDS AND
SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AS IT ARRIVES OVER THE PRIBILOFS ON
TUESDAY...THEREFORE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY
EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THURSDAY AND BEYOND...A LARGE LONGWAVE TROUGH WILL BE TRACKING
ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...WITH PRECIPITATION SPREADING
INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL DRAW
WARMER AIR BACK INTO THE AREA...WITH COASTAL LOCATIONS LIKELY MIXING
TO RAIN AS THIS SYSTEM TRACKS EAST. THEREAFTER...GLOBAL ENSEMBLE
GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO HINT AT A BREAKDOWN OF THE ARCTIC
BLOCKING...WITH MUCH UNCERTAINTY DEVELOPING WITH THIS PATTERN REGIME
CHANGE. IT DOES SEEM...HOWEVER...THAT TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY
REMAIN AT OR POSSIBLY SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WARNING 101
BLIZZARD WARNING 125
BLIZZARD WATCH 195
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 111 145
MARINE...STORM WARNING 130
GALE WARNING 120 129 138 170 176 179 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 120 121 127 129 130 132 136 137 138
140 141 165 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
CB MAR 13In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 25, 10:46 PM AKDT, 5 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1046 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 PM SNOW 2 NW GLEN ALPS 61.12N 149.72W
03/25/2013 M16.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW TOTAL SINCE 6PM SUNDAY NIGHT IS 16 INCHES WITH 3.5
INCHES IN THE LAST 3 HOURS.
0900 PM SNOW 2 SE EAGLE RIVER 61.30N 149.53W
03/25/2013 M10.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
STORM TOTAL OF 10 INCHES WITH 6.5 INCHES SINCE 8 AM
TODAY.
0935 PM SNOW 2 ENE RABBIT CREEK 61.10N 149.77W
03/25/2013 M19.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE 2 PM WITH STORM TOTAL OF 19
INCHES.
0635 PM SNOW 1 NNE POTTER MARSH 61.07N 149.77W
03/25/2013 M14.8 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL.
1000 PM SNOW 6 SW ANCHORAGE 61.15N 150.00W
03/25/2013 M13.1 INCH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STORM TOTAL OF 13.1 INCHES WITH 7.3 TOTAL FOR THE DAY.
&&
DSTRICKLLocal storm report, Mar 26, 1:28 AM AKDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
128 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0308 PM SNOW 1 ENE POTTER MARSH 61.06N 149.76W
03/25/2013 M17.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL OF 17 INCHES, 12 INCHES FROM 5 AM UNTIL 3 PM.
&&
DSTRICKLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 25, 4:05 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Mar 25, 11:36 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:41 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 50 hr | |
| Mar 26, 3:58 PM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.