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Small Craft Advisory 13, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 3, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2014, 1:55 PM AKST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
576 FZAK51 PAFC 040025 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 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. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW WILL STRENGTHEN SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRI NIGHT AND TRACK INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA LATE SAT INTO SUN. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT MORNING AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN AS IT PUSHES ONSHORE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-041500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-041500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-041500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ131-041500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ136-041500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-041500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-041500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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619 FZAK51 PAFC 041301 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 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. PKZ197-050300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA MOVES NORTH INTO THE EASTERN BERING LATE TONIGHT INTO SUN. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF MOVES NORTH AND INLAND THIS EVENING. A 1001 MB NORTHEAST PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 360 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1002 MB LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...E GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-050300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-050300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-050300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ131-050300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 24 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-050300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-050300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-050300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JM
613 FZAK51 PAFC 042018 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1120 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 UPDATED ZONE 121 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-050300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA MOVES NORTH INTO THE EASTERN BERING LATE TONIGHT INTO SUN. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF MOVES NORTH AND INLAND THIS EVENING. A 1001 MB NORTHEAST PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 360 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1002 MB LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 1120 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...E GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-050300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-050300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-050300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ131-050300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 24 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-050300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-050300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-050300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
069 FZAK51 PAFC 042255 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 155 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ197-050300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA MOVES NORTH INTO THE EASTERN BERING LATE TONIGHT INTO SUN. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF MOVES NORTH AND INLAND THIS EVENING. A 1001 MB NORTHEAST PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 360 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1002 MB LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 1120 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...E GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-050300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-050300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-050300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 155 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ131-050300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 24 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-050300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-050300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-050300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Jan 3, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
100 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW IS HIGHLY AMPLIFIED
AND PROGRESSIVE LEADING TO AN ACTIVE STORM TRACK ACROSS THE ALASKA
REGION. A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS TRACKING QUICKLY
NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL AND ULTIMATELY INTERIOR ALASKA.
THIS IS PRODUCING AREAS OF GENERALLY LIGHT PRECIPITATION. A WARM
NOSE IN THE LOW LEVELS HAS RESULTED IN RAIN MIXING IN AT TIMES IN
ANCHORAGE...BUT AREAS FURTHER NORTH ARE ALL SNOW.
THE FOCUS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS IS ON A STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY
OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A LONG
FETCH OF TROPICAL MOISTURE STREAMING NORTHWARD TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND
AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA...WHICH WILL LEAD TO WARMING TEMPERATURES
AND HEAVY PRECIPITATION AS THIS SYSTEM TRACKS NORTHWARD THE NEXT
COUPLE DAYS. SATELLITE SCATTEROMETER DATA INDICATES STORM FORCE
WINDS ON THE FRONT EDGE OF THIS SYSTEM.
ANOTHER POWERFUL SYSTEM IS JUST NORTH OF SHEMYA IS BRINGING STRONG
WINDS TO THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS. THE CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS LOWER THAN WHAT FORECAST MODELS HAD INDICATED...SITTING
SOMEWHERE AROUND 960 MB THIS MORNING. THUS...INSTEAD OF WIDESPREAD
GALE FORCE WINDS THAT WERE EXPECTED...SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE
AREAS OF STORM FORCE WINDS (ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF THE LOW
CENTER). THIS LOW IS TRACKING TO THE WEST NORTHWEST TOWARD THE
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA SO EXPECT IMPROVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
ALEUTIANS AND CENTRAL BERING SEA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH HANDLING OF
THE STORM SYSTEM OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC. THE FIRST NOTABLE
DIFFERENCES SHOW UP WITH TRACK OF A TRIPLE POINT LOW SOUTH OF THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON SUNDAY. PREFER THE 12Z GFS WHICH IS A NICE
MIDDLE GROUND AMONG ALL THE SOLUTIONS AND WHICH IS VERY CLOSE TO
THE CURRENT FORECAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL/SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CROSSING
THE REGION TODAY WILL QUICKLY EXIT TO THE NORTH TONIGHT BRINGING
A VERY BRIEF BREAK OUT AHEAD OF THE PACIFIC STORM. WHILE THE UPPER
LEVELS WILL DRY OUT BEHIND THIS SHIRT-WAVE THE LOW LEVEL AIR MASS
WILL SEE VERY LITTLE CHANGE...SO EXPECT AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND
FOG TO HANG AROUND.
UNLIKE MANY OF THE WARM-UPS THIS WINTER WHICH HAVE PRODUCED
SIGNIFICANT FREEZING RAIN...LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURES WILL START OUT
RELATIVELY WARM AS THIS SYSTEM ARRIVES. THEREFORE...DO NOT EXPECT
FREEZING RAIN TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM ANYWHERE. THERE MIGHT BE A
TRANSITION FROM SNOW TO FREEZING RAIN TO RAIN IN SOME AREAS...BUT
THE PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN WOULD BE BRIEF AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES
QUICKLY RISE ABOVE FREEZING. THE GREATEST IMPACTS FROM THIS SYSTEM
WILL BE STRONG WINDS (PRIMARILY OVER MARINE AREAS) AND HEAVY
PRECIPITATION.
THE SURFACE LOW WILL TRACK NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE EASTERN BERING
WHILE THE FRONTAL SYSTEM ELONGATES SPREADS OUT OVER THE GULF AND
BRISTOL BAY. THIS ELONGATION WILL SLOW THE NORTHWARD PROGRESSION OF
THE FRONT SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT KEEPING THE WARMEST AIR FROM
HEADING INLAND. ONCE THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONT FINALLY DO PUSH
INLAND ON SUNDAY THE AIR MASS WILL HAVE MODIFIED ENOUGH TO PREVENT
A HUGE WARM-UP. EVEN SO...EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING
FRO MUCH OF THE REGION ON SUNDAY. AS FAR AS PRECIPITATION...STRONG
EASTERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE DOWNSLOP DRYING ON
THE WEST SIDE OF MOUNTAIN RANGES FROM THE CHUGACH AND KENAI
MOUNTAINS TO THE ALASKA RANGE TO THE KUSKOKWIM AND AHKLUN MOUNTAINS.
THERE WILL STILL BE A CHANCE OF BRIEF PERIODS OF PRECIP AS UPPER
LEVEL WAVES MOVE THROUGH...BUT EXPECT VERY LITTLE QPF. TEH HEAVIEST
PRECIP CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE GULF COAST FROM KODIAK ISLAND TO
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM QUICKLY ENOUGH NEAR
SEA LEVEL THAT PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN.
THE ONE EXCEPTION IS VALDEZ WHERE THE COLD AIR USUALLY HANGS IN
UNTIL FRONTAL PASSAGE...WHICH IN THIS CASE WON'T OCCUR UNTIL SUNDAY.
THEREFORE...EXPECT HEAVY WET SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY FROM
VALDEZ ON UP TO THOMPSON PASS. A BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
THOMPSON PASS...BUT WITH THE FRONT STALLING ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST THERE MAY NOT BE ENOUGH WIND TO CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING. BY THIS TIME TEMPERATURES MAY WARM ENOUGH
TO LIMIT BLOWING SNOW. WITH A DEEPER LAYER OF COLD AIR SITTING IN
THE COPPER RIVER BASIN EXPECT THE MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW TO BRING
ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF
GLENNALLEN DOWN TO THOMPSON PASS. WILL ISSUE A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS AREA.
THE LOW CENTER WILL EXIT TO THE WEST ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING ON
SUNDAY BUT ANOTHER STORM WILL ALREADY APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH
CENTRAL PACIFIC. EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIP MONDAY AND
TUESDAY...ALTHOUGH THIS SECOND STORM LOOKS MUCH LESS IMPRESSIVE
BOTH WIND WISE AND PRECIP WISE. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE
NORMAL AS A REINFORCING SHOT OF WARM AIR ARRIVES WITH THIS SYSTEM.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE LONG-WAVE TROUGH WILL SIT OVER THE BERING
SEA AND NORTH PACIFIC WITH A STRONG SUBTROPICAL JET AIDING
DEVELOPMENT OF SURFACE LOWS. THE GENERAL TRACK OF THESE SYSTEMS
WILL BE EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC AND THEN CURVING NORTHWARD
TO THE EASTERN BERING AND EXITING BACK TO THE WEST. EXPECT GENERALLY
MODERATE STRENGTH LOWS...VERY TYPICAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT
ON WEAKENING/BREAKDOWN OF THE DOWNSTREAM RIDGE OVER WESTERN NORTH
AMERICA. THIS WILL LEAD TO NEAR ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC
NEXT WEEK WITH FAST MOVING STORMS TRACKING ALONG THE SOUTHERN TIER
OF THE FORECAST AREA FROM THE ALEUTIANS TO THE GULF. THIS MORE
SOUTHERLY STORM TRACK WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO GRADUALLY COOL
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA TO NEAR NORMAL BY THE
END OF NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 131.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 141.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...119 120 130 131 132 138 150 155.
GALE WARNING...125 136 137 139 141 160 165 170 172 174 178
179 180 181 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB JAN 14The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:03 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 5:07 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Jan 4, 1:55 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 14 hr |
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