Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2013
Small Craft Advisory 613, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 15, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 51 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 15, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2013, 7:20 AM AKDT
- In force
- 51 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
140 FZAK51 PAFC 151156 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 15 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. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER MOST OF THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRI MORNING...THEN MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST SAT MORNING. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONGER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHERN GULF EARLY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-160300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-160300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-160300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-160300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ137-160300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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765 FZAK51 PAFC 152335 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-161500- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER MOST OF THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST SAT MORNING. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN GULF THIS EVENING. A 998 MB LOW WILL APPROACH 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE FRI NIGHT THEN MOVE TO 55 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-161500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-161500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-161500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-161500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ137-161500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
940 FZAK51 PAFC 160700 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1100 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 UPDATED 140 AND 141 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. PKZ197-161500- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER MOST OF THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST SAT MORNING. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN GULF THIS EVENING. A 998 MB LOW WILL APPROACH 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE FRI NIGHT THEN MOVE TO 55 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-161500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-161500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-161500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-161500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ137-161500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1100 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 1100 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
502 FZAK51 PAFC 161159 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-170300- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE SAT MORNING. A 998 MB LOW WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS EVENING...MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 994 MB SAT EVENING...THEN BECOME A COMPLEX LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-170300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-170300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-170300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ136-170300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-170300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
933 FZAK51 PAFC 161537 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 735 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 UPDATE TO 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. PKZ197-170300- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE SAT MORNING. A 998 MB LOW WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS EVENING...MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 994 MB SAT EVENING...THEN BECOME A COMPLEX LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-170300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-170300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-170300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ136-170300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-170300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 735 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
568 FZAK51 PAFC 162346 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-171500- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 993 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 190 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-171500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-171500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-171500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-171500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ137-171500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
133 FZAK51 PAFC 171159 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 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. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC MOVES TO 150 NM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND AT 995 MB THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISHES OVER THE GULF SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. E GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR HICHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-180300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-180300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-180300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-180300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-180300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
819 FZAK51 PAFC 171534 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 720 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 UPDATE TO ZONES 120 121 130 AND 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC MOVES TO 150 NM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND AT 995 MB THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISHES OVER THE GULF SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 720 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 720 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. E GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-180300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-180300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-180300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 720 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-180300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-180300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 720 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Aug 14, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT WED AUG 14 2013 .MODEL DISCUSSION... INITIALIZATIONS WERE REASONABLE. FORECAST SOLUTIONS BECOME MORE PROBLEMATIC TOWARD THE END OF THE SHORT AS THE UPPER CENTER BROADENS AND DROPS INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. MODELS THEN STRUGGLE WITH PLACEMENT OF SURFACE CENTERS OVER THE GULF. CONFIDENCE ON POSITIONING OF LOW CENTERS IN THE GULF IS NOT EVERY HIGH...THOUGH THERE WILL CERTAINLY BE LOW PRESSURE. SO BLENDED OFFICIAL GRIDS TOWARD THE ECMWF WITH THE NET RESULT WAS AN INCREASE IN THE E AND SE FLOW IN THE GULF. THE MODELS WHERE IN FAIR AGREEMENT IN THE BERING SEA. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... .500 MB... THIS MORNING WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING SE ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND WITH A SECONDARY TROUGH OVER COASTAL SW ALASKA AND THE AK PEN. THE PRIMARY SURFACE LOW IS EVIDENT OVER THE EAST CENTRAL BERING SEA WITH STRONG NEAR ZONAL FLOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE WAVE NEAR KODIAK WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT. THE SECONDARY WAVE NEAR BRISTOL BAY/AK PEN MOVES N AND E INTO SW ALASKA/SOUTHCENTRAL ON THU...CONTINUING INLAND THROUGH THU NIGHT. A DEVELOPING WAVE ROTATING AROUND THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY THE THE BERING SEA LOW ELONGATES IN A E-SE DIRECTION OVER THE GULF FRI. THE BERING SEA CENTER MOVES TO THE AK PEN ON FRI THEN SOUTH FRI NIGHT/SAT. THE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SAT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... MARINE STRATUS BROKE UP SOME OVER THE GULF AS THE FLOW SHIFTED MORE SW TO W. THE MARINE STRATUS WAS FAIRLY WIDE SPREAD ACROSS COOK INLET/ANCHORAGE BOWL...AND MATSU THIS MORNING/AFTERNOON. A WAVE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT MAY KICK OFF A FEW SHOWERS INLAND AND A LITTLE LIGHT RAIN ALONG THE WESTERN GULF. HOWEVER THE MARINE STRATUS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE THE DOMINATE FEATURE OVER THE GULF AND COOK INLET/ANCHORAGE/MATSU TONIGHT AND THU. A SECONDARY WEAK WAVE MOVES INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ON THU AND MAY BRING A FEW SHOWERS. A FRONTAL TROUGH MOVING INTO THE GULF FRI WILL BRING INCREASED CHANCES OF RAIN ALONG THE COASTS AND SHOWERS INLAND. E TO SE FLOW WILL ALSO INCREASE OVER THE GULF OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. .SW ALASKA... SHOWERS EVIDENT ACROSS MUCH OF SW ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD WITH UPPER TROUGH TONIGHT. PROBABLY WILL SEE SOME LOWER CLOUDS ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS TONIGHT BEHIND WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW. UPPER WAVES WILL CONTINUE UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION ON THU. STABILITY INDICES SHOULD BE LOW ENOUGH THAT FORCING WITH UPPER WAVES COULD TRIGGER THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THU AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TEMPS WILL COOL AND RAIN WILL SPREAD TO THE SOUTHERN COASTS ON FRI WITH THE APPROACH OF THE NEXT FRONT. ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA... STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS THE LOW REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY TO THE NORTH OF THE CHAIN. WINDS WILL FINALLY BEGIN TO TREND DOWN DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY AS THE LOW BEGINS TO MOVE OFF TO THE EAST...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF STEADIER RAIN TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AK PEN. .LONG TERM FORECAST... A COOLER AND WETTER PATTERN WILL RETURN TO SOUTHCENTRAL AK LATE IN THE WEEK AS THE LONGWAVE TROUGH SHIFTS EASTWARD OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE BERING LOW MOVES INTO THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING AS THE LOW DEPARTS TO THE EAST...BRINGING AN INCREASE IN FOG AND STRATUS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 172 175. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC AUG 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Aug 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.