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Small Craft Advisory 552, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 19, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 19, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
292 FZAK51 PAFC 200002 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 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. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT SW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT SW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT SW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT SW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT SW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT SW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-201500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-201500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-201500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ136-201500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-201500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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008 FZAK51 PAFC 201107 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF AK WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-210300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-210300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-210300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ136-210300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-210300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
891 FZAK51 PAFC 202042 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1240 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 UPDATED 129 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF AK WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-210300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-210300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-210300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 1240 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ136-210300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-210300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
975 FZAK51 PAFC 210012 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A 1013 MB LOW WILL FORM 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA SUN AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 1015 MB 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT BY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-211500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-211500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-211500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ136-211500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-211500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
036 FZAK51 PAFC 210018 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 415 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 UPDATED AREA 121 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A 1013 MB LOW WILL FORM 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA SUN AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 1015 MB 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT BY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 415 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-211500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-211500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-211500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ136-211500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-211500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
969 FZAK51 PAFC 211139 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF AK WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A 1012 MB LOW WILL FORM 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE ST ELIAS THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 1013 MB 320 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA BY MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-220300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-220300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-220300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 20 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 AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ136-220300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-220300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Jul 19, 1:15 PM AKDT, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 1:15 PM AKDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 115 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE SOUTHERN TIER OF THE FORECAST AREAS FROM THE ALEUTIANS TO THE GULF OF ALASKA IS DOMINATED BY STABLE HIGH AMPLITUDE WAVES WITH A BLOCKING HIGH CENTERED SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA...A CLOSED LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS... AND ANOTHER RIDGE OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC. A SURFACE LOW SPINNING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS HAS SPAWNED OFF A FRONTAL SYSTEM WHICH IS HEADING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING... BRINGING WITH IT LOTS OF WARM AIR AND MOISTURE. SOME OF THIS IS ROUNDING THE TOP OF THE RIDGE AND HEADING FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA. ASIDE FROM PRODUCING AREAS OF RAIN THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS CONTINUE TO BE PLAGUED BY EXTENSIVE DENSE FOG. MEANWHILE...IN THE NORTHERN STREAM FLOW A POSITIVELY TILTED TROUGH CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA IS HEADED EASTWARD TOWARD WESTERN ALASKA. A STRONG UPPER JET DROPS SOUTHEASTWARD OUT OF SIBERIA AND THEN EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ALASKA MAINLAND. WAVES EMBEDDED IN THE FLOW OUT AHEAD OF THIS ARE PRODUCING SHOWERS... PRIMARILY INLAND. AT THE SURFACE THERE IS A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE EASTERN BERING HIGH AND A TROUGH ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WHICH IS PRODUCING STRONG WINDS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF. .MODEL DISCUSSION...THE NAM IS LAGGING A BIT WITH A VORT-MAX MOVING THROUGH THE BASE OF THE NORTHERN BERING TROUGH. THIS RESULTS IN A SIGNIFICANTLY SLOWER PROGRESSION OF THE TROUGH COMPARED WITH OTHER MODELS. THE NAM IS ALSO AN OUTLIER WITH TRIPLE POINT LOCATION OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND DEPICTION OF SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING. OTHERWISE...ALL OTHER MODELS ARE FAIRLY CLOSE WITH HANDLING OF SYNOPTIC SCALE FEATURES. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN BERING POSES THE MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE. AT THE MOMENT THE TROUGH IS POSITIVELY TILTED AND RAIN OUT AHEAD OF IT IS FAIRLY DISORGANIZED. THE TROUGH WILL BECOME NEUTRALLY TILTED TONIGHT...BUT THEN WILL SPLIT INTO TWO AS THE MAIN VORT-MAX MOVING THROUGH THE TROUGH TRACKS RAPIDLY EAST-SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ON SATURDAY. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT WHEN AND WHERE RAIN WILL FALL. BOTTOM LINE THOUGH...THIS WILL BE A MINOR RAIN EVENT IN AREAL COVERAGE...DURATION...AND QPF. WILL TRY AND CONVEY THIS MESSAGE IN THE TEXT PRODUCTS. IN THE WAKE OF THIS TROUGH A PIECE OF THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC RIDGE WILL BUILD EASTWARD ACROSS THE BERING AND CONNECT UP WITH THE PACIFIC RIDGE AND THEN PROGRESS EASTWARD INTO MAINLAND ALASKA EARLY NEXT WEEK. WEAK UPPER WAVES TRANSITING THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN SOME CLOUDS AND A FEW DIURNAL SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A TREND TOWARD WARMER AND SUNNIER CONDITIONS WILL THEN BEGIN ON MONDAY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE BERING TROUGH WILL MAINLY AFFECT THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TONIGHT WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN. BRISTOL BAY WILL BE ON THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE SHORT-WAVE AND CAN EXPECT JUST A FEW SHOWERS. THE WARM FRONT BACK OVER THE SOUTH-CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE OVER TOP OF THE RIDGE TOWARD BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE BULK OF RAIN WITH THIS SHOULD BE CONFINED TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH DRIER CONDITIONS AS YOU HEAD NORTHWARD FROM BRISTOL BAY. A RIDGE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST SUNDAY AND MONDAY WHICH WILL PRODUCE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS INLAND. WITH THE SURFACE HIGH REMAINING TO THE WEST ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING STRATUS AND FOG ONSHORE...KEEPING COASTAL AREAS SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE PERIODS OF RAIN ALONG THE ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN BERING SEA. WARM ADVECTION UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIDGE WILL ALSO MAINTAIN WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG ACROSS THE REGION. .LONG TERM FORECAST...FOR THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK THERE IS ABOVE AVERAGE CONFIDENCE WITH HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE HOLDING STRONG OVER THE EASTERN BERING/WESTERN MAINLAND. THIS WILL RESULT IN MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS FROM THE EASTERN BERING SEA TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WITH WARM TEMPERATURES INLAND. MODELS QUICKLY DIVERGE BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK IN DEPICTION OF AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE DROPPING OUT OF THE ARCTIC ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA SO FORECAST CONFIDENCE DROPS SIGNIFICANTLY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 130. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB JUL 13
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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