Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2014
Small Craft Advisory 556, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 22, 2014, 1:19 AM AKDT. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2014, 1:19 AM AKDT (09:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2014, 3:50 AM AKDT
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
575 FZAK51 PAFC 220919 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 119 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 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. PKZ197-222215- 119 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF THROUGH TUE EVENING AND THEN MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF BY WED AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE WESTERN GULF TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-222215- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 119 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ120-222215- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 119 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-222215- RESURRECTION BAY- 119 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-222215- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 119 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-222215- PORT VALDEZ- 119 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-222215- VALDEZ NARROWS- 119 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-222215- VALDEZ ARM- 119 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-222215- PASSAGE CANAL- 119 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-222215- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 119 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ131-222215- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 119 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-222215- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 119 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ136-222215- CHINIAK BAY- 119 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ137-222215- MARMOT BAY- 119 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-222215- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 119 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-222215- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 119 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-222215- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 119 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-222215- KACHEMAK BAY- 119 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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268 FZAK51 PAFC 221200 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 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. PKZ197-230100- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF THROUGH TUE EVENING AND THEN MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF BY WED AFTERNOON. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF WED MORNING AND SPREAD INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ119-230100- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ120-230100- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ121-230100- RESURRECTION BAY- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-230100- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-230100- PORT VALDEZ- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-230100- VALDEZ NARROWS- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-230100- VALDEZ ARM- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-230100- PASSAGE CANAL- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230100- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ131-230100- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ132-230100- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ136-230100- CHINIAK BAY- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ137-230100- MARMOT BAY- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-230100- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DURING THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-230100- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-230100- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-230100- KACHEMAK BAY- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
390 FZAK51 PAFC 222317 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 317 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 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. PKZ197-231215- 317 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF BY WED AFTERNOON. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF EARLY WED MORNING AND SPREAD INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-231215- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 317 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-231215- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 317 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-231215- RESURRECTION BAY- 317 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-231215- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 317 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-231215- PORT VALDEZ- 317 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-231215- VALDEZ NARROWS- 317 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-231215- VALDEZ ARM- 317 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-231215- PASSAGE CANAL- 317 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231215- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 317 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING W 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ131-231215- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 317 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-231215- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 317 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT S 10 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-231215- CHINIAK BAY- 317 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-231215- MARMOT BAY- 317 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-231215- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 317 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-231215- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 317 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-231215- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 317 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-231215- KACHEMAK BAY- 317 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
532 FZAK51 PAFC 230121 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 521 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 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. PKZ197-231415- 521 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF BY WED AFTERNOON. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF EARLY WED MORNING AND SPREAD INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-231415- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 521 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-231415- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 521 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-231415- RESURRECTION BAY- 521 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-231415- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 521 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-231415- PORT VALDEZ- 521 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-231415- VALDEZ NARROWS- 521 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-231415- VALDEZ ARM- 521 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-231415- PASSAGE CANAL- 521 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231415- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 521 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING W 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ131-231415- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 521 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-231415- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 521 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT S 10 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-231415- CHINIAK BAY- 521 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-231415- MARMOT BAY- 521 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-231415- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 521 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-231415- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 521 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-231415- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 521 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-231415- KACHEMAK BAY- 521 PM AKDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
964 FZAK51 PAFC 231150 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 350 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 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. PKZ197-240100- 350 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST SLOWLY WEAKENS THROUGH THU NIGHT. A 1009 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WEAKENS INTO A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ENTIRE GULF WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-240100- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 350 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2014 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E 20 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT E 15 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-240100- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 350 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-240100- RESURRECTION BAY- 350 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT SUBSIDING. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240100- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 350 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-240100- PORT VALDEZ- 350 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AROUND MIDDAY. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT SUBSIDING. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-240100- VALDEZ NARROWS- 350 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT SUBSIDING. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-240100- VALDEZ ARM- 350 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-240100- PASSAGE CANAL- 350 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2014 .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240100- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 350 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ131-240100- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 350 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-240100- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 350 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2014 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ136-240100- CHINIAK BAY- 350 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2014 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-240100- MARMOT BAY- 350 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-240100- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 350 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2014 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-240100- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 350 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2014 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-240100- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 350 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2014 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-240100- KACHEMAK BAY- 350 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .THU...E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jul 21, 1:46 PM AKDT, 11 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 1:46 PM AKDT, 11 hours 33 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 146 PM AKDT MON JUL 21 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A VERY PROMINENT RIDGE IS THE BIGGEST FEATURE THAT IS NOTED ON SATELLITE IMAGERY TODAY. THE RIDGE AXIS IS LINED UP WITH THE ALEUTIAN RANGE THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL SLOWLY BE SLIDING EAST. LOW LEVEL FOG AND STRATUS IS MOVING WITH THE RIDGE AT THE SURFACE ACROSS BRISTOL BAY. IN THE UPPER LEVELS IS A THIN...BUT WIDESPREAD AREA OF CIRRUS THAT COVERS A LARGE PORTION OF THE STATE...FROM THE TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS AND WEST. A FAIRLY WOUND UP AND STACKED LOW IS MOVING SOUTHEAST ALONG THE PANHANDLE TODAY...AND IS THE REMNANTS OF THE SYSTEM THAT MOVED THROUGH YESTERDAY...BRINGING RAIN SHOWERS TO THE ANCHORAGE AREA. SOUTH OF ADAK IS THE NEXT WEATHER MAKER FOR OUR AREA. THIS LOW IS BRINGING RAIN AND CLOUDS TO MUCH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AS WELL AS THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT TODAY WITH THE EVOLUTION OF THE RIDGE MOVING EAST AND THE INTERACTION OF THE ALEUTIAN LOW AND A NORTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE TROUGH THAT IS SLIDING ACROSS THE BERING STRAIGHT THIS AFTERNOON. THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCES ARE IN LOCATION OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW BY THE WEDNESDAY TIMEFRAME. IT IS AROUND THAT TIME THAT THE NAM/GFS/GEM KEEP THE UPPER LOW ABOUT 200 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD...WHILE THE EURO PULLS IT FARTHER NORTH AND INTO COPPER RIVER DELTA (THE PREVIOUS RUN OF THE EURO WAS CLOSE TO THE NAM/GFS)...OUTSIDE OF THAT MINOR DIFFERENCE...TIMING OF THE FEATURES STILL SEEMS CONSISTENT. OVERALL THE GEM AND GFS WERE FAVORED FOR THE FORECAST PACKAGE TODAY. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... EXTENSIVE THIN CIRRUS CLOUDS COVER THE AREA TODAY...BEST DENOTED BY THE MILKY WHITE COLOR IN THE SKY. GIVEN THE RIGHT ANGLE...YOU COULD ALMOST SEE A SLIGHT REDDISH HUE THAT MEANS THAT THERE IS SMOKE PARTICULATE THAT IS COMBINED IN THE ATMOSPHERE. REGARDLESS...PLEASANT SUMMER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE FOR SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH LATE TOMORROW AS THE RIDGE SLOWLY PASSES THROUGH. BY THAT TIME THE ALEUTIAN LOW WILL BE CROSSING KODIAK AND HEADING FOR SOUTHERN PWS. ALONG WITH THIS LOW WILL BE THE INCREASE TO MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS AHEAD OF IT...AND STRATUS MOVING IN ALONG THE COAST. GIVEN THE LACK OF A SIGNIFICANT SURFACE REFLECTION...AND RELATIVELY LIGHT LOWER LEVEL FLOW...EXPECT TO SEE SPRINKLES AND EVENTUALLY WEAK SHOWER ACTIVITY TO IMPACT THE ANCHORAGE AREA LATE TOMORROW NIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH NO SIGNIFICANT DOWNSLOPE HOLE EXPECTED. AS THE LOW SLIDES SOUTH OF PWS...RAIN ALONG THE TYPICAL UPSLOPE AREAS OF THE COAST WILL BE EXPECTED. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... A DOUBLE WHAMMY WILL BE IMPACTING SOUTHWEST THROUGH TOMORROW. THE FIRST IS FROM THE ALEUTIAN LOW MOVING TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST. THIS WILL BRING IN CLOUDS AND ASSOCIATED RAINS. AREAS TO THE WEST...SUCH AS BETHEL...WILL ALSO BE SEEING RAIN AND CLOUDS BUT THIS WILL BE DUE TO A NORTHERN STREAM WAVE AND FRONT THAT IS DROPPING OUT OF THE ARCTIC. INSTABILITY LOOKS TO BE INCREASING ACROSS THE LOWER Y-K DELTA LATE INTO THE AFTERNOON TOMORROW...AND FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW A SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE PROFILE. NOT EXPECTING ANY WIDESPREAD TS ACTIVITY...BUT PERHAPS A FEW STRIKES HERE OR THERE. THE NORTHERN STREAM WAVE AND ALEUTIAN LOW WILL JOIN AND EVOLVE TOGETHER AS THEY CROSS THE ALEUTIAN MOUNTAINS AND IMPACT AREAS TO THE EAST. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... THE ALEUTIAN LOW WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH TOMORROW KEEPING RAIN AND LOW CLOUDS IN THE AREA. AS THE ALEUTIAN LOW MOVES OUT OF THE BERING...ANOTHER RIDGE WILL BUILD AND TAKE OVER THE BERING WEATHER PATTERN AGAIN. GUIDANCE IS HINTING AT SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUDINESS COME MID WEEK AS THE RIDGE BUILDS IN...WITH COOLER AND DRIER AIR AHEAD OF IT. EXPECT THAT TO BE SHORT LIVED AS THE USUAL RIDGE STRATUS DECK WILL MOVE BACK IN. && .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE LONG RANGE PATTERN (THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY) WILL GENERALLY CONSIST OF A RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS AND A TROUGH OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND OVER NORTHERN ALASKA. THIS WILL RESULT IN NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT FOR THE MAINLAND. A FEW SYSTEMS WILL PUSH THROUGH SOUTHERN ALASKA...BRINGING CONSIDERABLE CLOUDS AND SOME PRECIPITATION. DUE TO THE DIRECTION OF THE UPPER FLOW AND THE FACT THAT THE MAIN LOWS WILL BE TO OUR WEST AND SOUTH...PRECIPITATION WILL GENERALLY BE SHOWERY AND ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE VERY HIGH. THE WPC (WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER) FORECASTS ARE GENERALLY A BLEND OF THE 00Z GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN...THE 12Z GFS DETERMINISTIC MODEL (LESS INFLUENCE AS TIME INCREASES UNTIL BY DAY 8 IT IS NOT USED AT ALL)...AND THE 00Z ECMWF ENSEMBLE MEAN. THE GFS IS WEIGHTED SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THE ECMWF. THE AFTERNOON FORECAST STRONGLY LEANS TOWARD THE WPC GUIDANCE. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SHEA / LUDWIG JUL 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 3:42 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jul 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jul 22, 3:09 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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