Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2014
Small Craft Advisory 903, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Nov 13, 2014, 3:16 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2014, 3:16 AM AKST (12:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 14, 2014, 3:11 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
802 FZAK51 PAFC 131216 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 316 AM AKST THU NOV 13 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. PKZ197-140145- 316 AM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN CANADA WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL KEEP EASTERLY FLOW OVER THE GULF THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A STATIONARY WEATHER FRONT WILL RESIDE OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-140145- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 316 AM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ120-140145- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 316 AM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-140145- RESURRECTION BAY- 316 AM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-140145- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 316 AM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-140145- PORT VALDEZ- 316 AM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-140145- VALDEZ NARROWS- 316 AM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-140145- VALDEZ ARM- 316 AM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-140145- PASSAGE CANAL- 316 AM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-140145- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 316 AM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-140145- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 316 AM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-140145- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 316 AM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ136-140145- CHINIAK BAY- 316 AM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-140145- MARMOT BAY- 316 AM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-140145- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 316 AM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-140145- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 316 AM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-140145- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 316 AM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-140145- KACHEMAK BAY- 316 AM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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576 FZAK51 PAFC 132354 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 254 PM AKST THU NOV 13 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. PKZ197-141300- 254 PM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN CANADA AND A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL CAUSE THE STATIONARY WEATHER FRONT OVER THE GULF TO PERSIST THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ119-141300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 254 PM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ120-141300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 254 PM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-141300- RESURRECTION BAY- 254 PM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-141300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 254 PM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-141300- PORT VALDEZ- 254 PM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-141300- VALDEZ NARROWS- 254 PM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-141300- VALDEZ ARM- 254 PM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-141300- PASSAGE CANAL- 254 PM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-141300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 254 PM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-141300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 254 PM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-141300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 254 PM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-141300- CHINIAK BAY- 254 PM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ137-141300- MARMOT BAY- 254 PM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-141300- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 254 PM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ139-141300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 254 PM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-141300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 254 PM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-141300- KACHEMAK BAY- 254 PM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
464 FZAK51 PAFC 141233 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 333 AM AKST FRI NOV 14 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. PKZ197-150130- 333 AM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN CANADA AND A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL CAUSE THE STATIONARY WEATHER FRONT OVER THE GULF TO PERSIST THROUGH SAT. A 995 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 1000 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-150130- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 333 AM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ120-150130- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 333 AM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-150130- RESURRECTION BAY- 333 AM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-150130- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 333 AM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-150130- PORT VALDEZ- 333 AM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-150130- VALDEZ NARROWS- 333 AM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-150130- VALDEZ ARM- 333 AM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-150130- PASSAGE CANAL- 333 AM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-150130- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 333 AM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ131-150130- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 333 AM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-150130- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 333 AM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ136-150130- CHINIAK BAY- 333 AM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-150130- MARMOT BAY- 333 AM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-150130- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 333 AM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ139-150130- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 333 AM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-150130- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 333 AM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-150130- KACHEMAK BAY- 333 AM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 .TODAY...E WIND WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
865 FZAK51 PAFC 150011 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 311 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 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. PKZ197-151330- 311 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STATIONARY WEATHER FRONT OVER THE GULF WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK SAT EVENING WILL MOVE NEAR KODIAK CITY AT 1007 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-151330- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 311 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-151330- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 311 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-151330- RESURRECTION BAY- 311 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-151330- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 311 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-151330- PORT VALDEZ- 311 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-151330- VALDEZ NARROWS- 311 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-151330- VALDEZ ARM- 311 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-151330- PASSAGE CANAL- 311 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-151330- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 311 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-151330- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 311 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-151330- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 311 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-151330- CHINIAK BAY- 311 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-151330- MARMOT BAY- 311 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-151330- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 311 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-151330- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 311 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-151330- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 311 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-151330- KACHEMAK BAY- 311 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Nov 12, 4:03 PM AKST, 11 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 12, 4:03 PM AKST, 11 hours 13 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
403 PM AKST WED NOV 12 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A SUBSTANTIAL UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE BERING STRAIT
ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH AN EMBEDDED CLOSED LOW CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS. AN EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE RIDGE PERSISTS ALONG THE NORTH
AMERICAN WEST COAST EXTENDING TO THE NORTH POLE. PINCHING OF THE
RIDGE NEAR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST HAS CREATED A CUT-OFF HIGH
CENTERED OVER THE ALCAN. AT THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE IS
ENTRENCHED OVER WESTERN CANADA AND EASTERN AK...WITH A WEAKENING LOW
IN THE BERING HEADED TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT REMAINS ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND THE AKPEN WITH GALE
FORCE EAST WINDS. RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES IS MOVING INLAND ALONG THE
GULF COAST AND AKPEN...WITH SOME NEAR BRISTOL BAY. THE STRONG
WINDS MOVING ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN RANGE IS CREATING DOWNSLOPE
DRYING ON THE IMMEDIATE LEEWARD SIDE.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT THE RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE KENAI TONIGHT. THE GRADIENT WILL SLIDE
SOUTHWEST ALONG THE AKPEN AND THEN OSCILLATE ALONG KODIAK ISLAND
AND THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. THE BERING LOW
WILL MOVE NEAR ATKA AND DISSIPATE THU MORNING. A COMPLEX SET OF
LOWS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL CONSOLIDATE JUST SOUTH OF THE AKPEN
WED AFTERNOON THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. SEVERAL WAVES WILL MOVE
AROUND THIS CONSOLIDATED LOW THAT WILL AFFECT THE ALEUTIANS ON
FRI.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A LOW MOVING UP FROM THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL BRING ANOTHER
FRONTAL PUSH TO KODIAK ISLAND AND WESTERN GULF TONIGHT BRINGING
ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTH OF THE LOW TONIGHT AND THEN
DIMINISH ACROSS THE MAINLAND ON THURSDAY AS A RIDGE BUILDS INTO
SOUTHEAST ALASKA. GUSTY WINDS PERSIST ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF
THROUGH SATURDAY AS A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT CONTINUES BETWEEN A
SURFACE LOW SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK AND BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS
THE NORTHERN GULF. OVERALL...A DRYING TREND SETS UP INTO THE
BEGINNING OF THE WEEKEND. WITH A STABLE AIR MASS SETTING UP ACROSS
THE COPPER RIVER VALLEY THURSDAY NIGHT AREAS OF FOG CAN BE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. AREAS OF FOG WILL
IMPROVE IN THE AFTERNOON WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND THEN RETURN
OVERNIGHT.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL SLOWLY TAPER TO MORE GARDEN-VARIETY
GUSTY CONDITIONS AS THE TIGHTEST PRESSURE GRADIENT BEGINS TO
SHIFT OFFSHORE TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED BAND OF PRECIPITATION WILL
ALSO SLOWLY SHIFT WESTWARD FROM BRISTOL BAY ZONE INTO THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA TONIGHT BEFORE TRANSITIONING INTO THE EASTERN
BERING TOMORROW. UNSEASONABLY WARM AIR WILL CONTINUE TO BE
TRANSPORTED INTO THE REGION...MEANING PRECIP WILL FALL ALMOST
EXCLUSIVELY AS RAIN...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NORTHERN DELTA
COAST WHERE SNOW MAY MIX IN INITIALLY. BY THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY...WINDS
SHIFT TO A BIT MORE EASTERLY WITH INCREASING BREAKS IN THE
PERSISTENT CLOUD-COVER DEVELOPING. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL
ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH AT LEAST THE WEEKEND.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
BROAD CYCLONIC CIRCULATION WITH NUMEROUS EMBEDDED WEAK
CIRCULATIONS WILL KEEP RAIN SHOWERS....MIXED WITH SNOW FROM DUTCH
HARBOR WESTWARD...IN THE REGION THROUGH TOMORROW. BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...A SOMEWHAT STRONG LOW WILL FORM OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC
AND MAKE A NEAR-APPROACH TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS
THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS LOW WILL STILL BE FAIRLY WEAK BY RELATIVE
STANDARDS...AND WILL STRUGGLE TO PRODUCE MORE THAN MODERATE GALE-
FORCE WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN BERING.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE STATE WILL REMAIN INTO
NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN WARM SOUTHERLY FLOW MOVING IN OVER
MAINLAND ALASKA. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL STAY ALONG THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST AND THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE STATE. OUT WEST
VARIOUS LOWS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BERING BUT WILL BE HELD UP FROM
MOVING FURTHER EAST BY THE DOMINANT HIGH PRESSURE. THE RESULT WILL
BE RAIN AND SNOW FOR THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA WITH ONLY
SMALL BREAKS INTO NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 130 131 132 136 137 138 150 160 170
172 173 174 180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...KH
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...AD/JR
LONG TERM...DKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 3:18 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 12, 3:18 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 12, 3:18 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Nov 13, 3:43 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 13, 2:54 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr |
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