Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2015
Small Craft Advisory 764, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 30, 2015, 3:59 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2015, 3:59 PM AKDT (23:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 4, 2015, 3:57 AM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
497 FZAK51 PAFC 302359 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 359 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 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. PKZ197-011245- 359 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 MB LOW NEAR CAPE SUCKLING WILL MOVE TO NEAR GUSTAVUS THU AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 1022 MB THEN DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THU NIGHT THEN TOWARD THE CENTRAL GULF BY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-011245- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 359 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ120-011245- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 359 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-011245- RESURRECTION BAY- 359 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-011245- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 359 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-011245- PORT VALDEZ- 359 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT SUBSIDING. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-011245- VALDEZ NARROWS- 359 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-011245- VALDEZ ARM- 359 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-011245- PASSAGE CANAL- 359 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH THE LATE EVENING NEAR WHITTER. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011245- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 359 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ131-011245- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 359 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-011245- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 359 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-011245- CHINIAK BAY- 359 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT SUBSIDING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-011245- MARMOT BAY- 359 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-011245- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 359 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-011245- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 359 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-011245- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 359 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-011245- KACHEMAK BAY- 359 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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989 FZAK51 PAFC 011145 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 345 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 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. PKZ197-020100- 345 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1018 MB LOW 10 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL PUSH INLAND AND DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD OVER THE GULF TODAY...BEFORE A WEATHER FRONT PUSHES INTO THE WESTERN GULF BY TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY TRACK INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY FRI AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN OVER THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ119-020100- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 345 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ120-020100- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 345 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-020100- RESURRECTION BAY- 345 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-020100- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 345 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-020100- PORT VALDEZ- 345 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-020100- VALDEZ NARROWS- 345 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-020100- VALDEZ ARM- 345 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-020100- PASSAGE CANAL- 345 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020100- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 345 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ131-020100- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 345 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-020100- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 345 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-020100- CHINIAK BAY- 345 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-020100- MARMOT BAY- 345 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-020100- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 345 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-020100- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 345 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-020100- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 345 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-020100- KACHEMAK BAY- 345 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
390 FZAK51 PAFC 011456 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 656 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 UPDATED ZONES 126 127 128 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. PKZ197-020315- 656 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1018 MB LOW 10 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL PUSH INLAND AND DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD OVER THE GULF TODAY...BEFORE A WEATHER FRONT PUSHES INTO THE WESTERN GULF BY TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY TRACK INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY FRI AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN OVER THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ119-020315- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 656 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ120-020315- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 656 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-020315- RESURRECTION BAY- 656 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-020315- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 656 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-020315- PORT VALDEZ- 656 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-020315- VALDEZ NARROWS- 656 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-020315- VALDEZ ARM- 656 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-020315- PASSAGE CANAL- 656 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020315- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 656 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ131-020315- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 656 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-020315- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 656 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-020315- CHINIAK BAY- 656 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-020315- MARMOT BAY- 656 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-020315- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 656 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-020315- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 656 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-020315- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 656 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-020315- KACHEMAK BAY- 656 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
545 FZAK51 PAFC 012345 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 345 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 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. PKZ197-021215- 345 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT THEN INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY LATE FRI AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL STALL FRI NIGHT AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-021215- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 345 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ120-021215- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 345 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-021215- RESURRECTION BAY- 345 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-021215- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 345 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-021215- PORT VALDEZ- 345 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-021215- VALDEZ NARROWS- 345 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-021215- VALDEZ ARM- 345 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-021215- PASSAGE CANAL- 345 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUST TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021215- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 345 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-021215- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 345 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-021215- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 345 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ136-021215- CHINIAK BAY- 345 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-021215- MARMOT BAY- 345 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-021215- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 345 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-021215- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 345 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-021215- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 345 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-021215- KACHEMAK BAY- 345 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
718 FZAK51 PAFC 021144 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 344 AM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 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. PKZ197-030045- 344 AM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MIDDAY SAT...THEN WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF AND WEAKEN SAT NIGHT. A 1023 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL DEVELOP SAT EVENING...THEN MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 1022 MB LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-030045- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 344 AM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ120-030045- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 344 AM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-030045- RESURRECTION BAY- 344 AM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-030045- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 344 AM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-030045- PORT VALDEZ- 344 AM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ127-030045- VALDEZ NARROWS- 344 AM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-030045- VALDEZ ARM- 344 AM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-030045- PASSAGE CANAL- 344 AM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030045- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 344 AM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-030045- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 344 AM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-030045- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 344 AM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ136-030045- CHINIAK BAY- 344 AM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-030045- MARMOT BAY- 344 AM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-030045- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 344 AM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-030045- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 344 AM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-030045- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 344 AM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-030045- KACHEMAK BAY- 344 AM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
488 FZAK51 PAFC 022310 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 310 PM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 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. PKZ197-031215- 310 PM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE BY SAT AFTERNOON. A 1022 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 130 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING LATE SAT NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-031215- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 310 PM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ120-031215- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 310 PM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-031215- RESURRECTION BAY- 310 PM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-031215- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 310 PM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-031215- PORT VALDEZ- 310 PM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-031215- VALDEZ NARROWS- 310 PM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-031215- VALDEZ ARM- 310 PM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-031215- PASSAGE CANAL- 310 PM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031215- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 310 PM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-031215- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 310 PM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-031215- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 310 PM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-031215- CHINIAK BAY- 310 PM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-031215- MARMOT BAY- 310 PM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-031215- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 310 PM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-031215- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 310 PM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-031215- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 310 PM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-031215- KACHEMAK BAY- 310 PM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
125 FZAK51 PAFC 031139 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 339 AM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 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. PKZ197-040030- 339 AM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 1022 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT LATE TONIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-040030- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 339 AM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ120-040030- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 339 AM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-040030- RESURRECTION BAY- 339 AM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-040030- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 339 AM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-040030- PORT VALDEZ- 339 AM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-040030- VALDEZ NARROWS- 339 AM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-040030- VALDEZ ARM- 339 AM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-040030- PASSAGE CANAL- 339 AM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040030- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 339 AM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-040030- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 339 AM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-040030- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 339 AM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-040030- CHINIAK BAY- 339 AM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-040030- MARMOT BAY- 339 AM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-040030- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 339 AM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-040030- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 339 AM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-040030- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 339 AM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-040030- KACHEMAK BAY- 339 AM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
772 FZAK51 PAFC 032333 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 333 PM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 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. PKZ197-041215- 333 PM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1020 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT SUN AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE SUN EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF SUN EVENING THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-041215- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 333 PM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-041215- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 333 PM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-041215- RESURRECTION BAY- 333 PM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-041215- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 333 PM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-041215- PORT VALDEZ- 333 PM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-041215- VALDEZ NARROWS- 333 PM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-041215- VALDEZ ARM- 333 PM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-041215- PASSAGE CANAL- 333 PM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041215- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 333 PM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-041215- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 333 PM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-041215- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 333 PM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ136-041215- CHINIAK BAY- 333 PM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-041215- MARMOT BAY- 333 PM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-041215- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 333 PM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ139-041215- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 333 PM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-041215- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 333 PM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-041215- KACHEMAK BAY- 333 PM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2015 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
116 FZAK51 PAFC 041157 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 357 AM AKDT SUN OCT 4 2015 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. PKZ197-050100- 357 AM AKDT SUN OCT 4 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1019 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON. A NORTHWARD MOVING FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-050100- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 357 AM AKDT SUN OCT 4 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ120-050100- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 357 AM AKDT SUN OCT 4 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-050100- RESURRECTION BAY- 357 AM AKDT SUN OCT 4 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-050100- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 357 AM AKDT SUN OCT 4 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-050100- PORT VALDEZ- 357 AM AKDT SUN OCT 4 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-050100- VALDEZ NARROWS- 357 AM AKDT SUN OCT 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-050100- VALDEZ ARM- 357 AM AKDT SUN OCT 4 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-050100- PASSAGE CANAL- 357 AM AKDT SUN OCT 4 2015 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY EARLY MORNING FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050100- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 357 AM AKDT SUN OCT 4 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-050100- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 357 AM AKDT SUN OCT 4 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-050100- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 357 AM AKDT SUN OCT 4 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ136-050100- CHINIAK BAY- 357 AM AKDT SUN OCT 4 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-050100- MARMOT BAY- 357 AM AKDT SUN OCT 4 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-050100- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 357 AM AKDT SUN OCT 4 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-050100- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 357 AM AKDT SUN OCT 4 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-050100- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 357 AM AKDT SUN OCT 4 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-050100- KACHEMAK BAY- 357 AM AKDT SUN OCT 4 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Sep 30, 5:54 AM AKDT, 10 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 30, 5:54 AM AKDT, 10 hours 5 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
554 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE VERY ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA HAS CONTINUED TO
UNFOLD. A POWERFUL VERTICALLY STACKED LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
HAS BROUGHT PRODIGIOUS AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION TO
SOUTHCENTRAL...BOTH IN LIQUID AND SOLID FORM. IR SATELLITE IMAGERY
SHOWS A WOUND-UP SWIRL ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF...INDICATING THE
LOW HAS ALREADY PASSED THE MATURE STAGE IN ITS LIFE CYCLE. A
DEFORMATION ZONE IS EVIDENT ON IR SATELLITE IMAGERY ORIENTED ALONG
THE SPINE OF THE ALASKA RANGE. ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON SATELLITE
IS EVIDENT ACROSS THE MATANUSKA AND SUSITNA VALLEYS THROUGH THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL AND ALONG THE NORTHERN KENAI PENINSULA. FOR
ANCHORAGE...THE LOW HAS BEEN THE JEWEL CAPPING OFF AN EXTREMELY
WET MONTH. 7.52 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION HAS FALLEN FOR THE MONTH...AND
THE ANNUAL PRECIPITATION IS NOW 14.82 INCHES. THUS...MORE THAN
HALF OF THE PRECIPITATION THAT HAS FALLEN THUS FAR IN 2015 HAS
FALLEN IN SEPTEMBER. FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS...THE SECOND HALF OF
THE STORM PRODUCED AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE SOUTHERN KENAI
PENINSULA...AND 4 INCHES THUS FAR ON THE ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE.
IN ADDITION...A STRONG HIGH SLOWLY RETREATING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE GENERATION OF A STRONG
PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CAUSING HIGH WINDS.
GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WERE RECORDED DURING THE DAY TUESDAY ALONG SHELIKOF
STRAIT...THE WEST SIDE OF KODIAK ISLAND...AND THE SOUTHERN COOK
INLET NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE
HIGH...ANOTHER STRONG FRONT IS MOVING EAST INTO THE FAR WESTERN
BERING.
UPPER LEVELS...THE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF IS
CURRENTLY BEING PASSED BY A JET STREAK SOUTHEAST OF THE LOW AND IS
GETTING INTO THE LEFT ENTRANCE REGION. THUS...WEAKENING OF THE
FEATURE IS NOW UNDERWAY. RIDGING ABOVE THE SURFACE HIGH OVER THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS IS INTENSIFYING AND BUILDING EASTWARD. SO
DESPITE THE WEAKENING UPPER LOW OVER THE GULF...THE PATTERN IS
REMAINING VERY AMPLIFIED. A NEARLY VERTICALLY STACKED LOW CENTERED
NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA IS ADDING TO THE INTENSITY OF THE
STRONG FRONT MOVING INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS...INTENSIFYING IN
THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF ANOTHER JET STREAK. THE BUILDING RIDGING
WILL HELP TO TRANQUILIZE THE WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHERN MAINLAND
ALASKA FOR THE FIRST COUPLE DAYS OF OCTOBER.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ALL GENERALLY START OUT IN AGREEMENT. THE GULF LOW WILL
SLOWLY SHIFT EAST ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WHILE STEADILY
WEAKENING. THIS WILL SHUT OFF MOST PRECIPITATION ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL LATER ON THIS MORNING AND LEAD TO A DRAMATIC
REDUCTION OF THE WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND KODIAK ISLAND
OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY.
THE NEXT MAJOR WEATHER MAKER IS THE FRONT NOW MOVING INTO THE
WESTERN BERING. STEADY EASTWARD PROGRESS OF THE FRONT IS EXPECTED
WITH MOST MODELS INDICATING ROBUST CYCLOGENESIS IN THE
NORTHWESTERN BERING AS A JET STREAK PUSHES NORTHEASTWARD EARLY
THURSDAY. THIS WILL HELP TO BOTH FURTHER AMPLIFY THE RIDGE AND
PROGRESS THE RIDGE EASTWARD THROUGH WESTERN ALASKA EARLY ON
THURSDAY. MODEL DISCREPANCIES BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED AT THIS
POINT...PARTICULARLY CONCERNING THE SPEED OF EASTWARD MOVEMENT OF
THE FRONT. THE GLOBAL MODELS ARE A HAIR FASTER THAN THE LOCAL
MODELS...AND GIVEN THE MODEL AGREEMENT THAT WINDS IN THE CORE OF
THE JET WILL BE RACING NORTH OF 170 KTS...THE FASTER MOVEMENT OF
THE FRONT LEAD TO A PREFERENCE TOWARDS THE GLOBAL MODELS FOR THIS
FORECAST PACKAGE.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
RIVER LEVELS REMAIN HIGH OVER MOST OF THE REGION DUE TO THE HEAVY
RAINFALL THE PAST TWO DAYS. A FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT IN
THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND ALSO IN THE CORDOVA AREA.
THE SNOW OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA IS LINGERING OVER THE NORTHERN COOK
INLET AREA THROUGH THE SUSITNA VALLEY. THIS WILL DIMINISH THIS
MORNING AS THE STRONG LOW IN THE GULF MOVES EASTWARD. THIS WILL
ALSO KICK UP THE WINDS IN SEWARD AND WHITTIER AND OTHER AREAS THAT
COMMONLY BLOW WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS. THE BREAK BETWEEN SYSTEMS
FOR THURSDAY STILL LOOKS ON TRACK TO GIVE A NICE DAY OVER MOST OF
SOUTHCENTRAL BEFORE THE NEXT FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION FRIDAY
USHERING IN MORE RAINFALL.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ALONG THE AKPEN WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH
THIS MORNING AS RIDGING MOVES IN FROM THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS
WILL ALSO CAUSE THE PERSISTENT SNOW THAT HAS BEEN FALLING OVER THE
ALASKA RANGE OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS TO BREAK UP AS WELL...THOUGH
A FEW ADDITIONAL INCHES SHOULD STILL FALL THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE
A SHORT LIVED PERIOD OF QUIETER WEATHER WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY
THIS AFTERNOON AS WEAK RIDGING BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. THIS
WILL BE RELATIVELY SHORT LIVED HOWEVER AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM
CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL BEGIN TO
IMPACT COASTAL COMMUNITIES BY THURSDAY EVENING WITH RAIN AND
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS. THIS SYSTEM WILL THEN BRING RAIN...GUSTY
SOUTHERLY WINDS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA INTO THE END
OF THE WEEK.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
MUCH OF THE ATTENTION OVER THE BERING SEA CENTERS AROUND THE STORM
FORCE FRONT CURRENTLY ENTERING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS FRONT
WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSITY TODAY...AND IS EXPECTED TO BRING STORM
FORCE WINDS AND POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOF ISLANDS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE WORST OF
THE WEATHER WILL HOWEVER BE RELATIVELY SHORT LIVED AS THE FRONT
WILL BE RELATIVELY FAST MOVING SYSTEM AS IT RIDES ALONG A 150 KT
JET STREAK MOVING INTO THE REGION. THIS FRONT SHOULD MOSTLY EXIT
THE REGION BY THURSDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND
RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUING.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
THE NEXT STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BE STRETCHED ACROSS WESTERN
AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY MORNING WITH AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THE RIDGE ALOFT WILL SHIFT EAST THROUGH THE
DAY FRIDAY ALLOWING THE FRONTAL SYSTEM TO SPREAD PRECIPITATION
EAST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AS WELL AS INCREASING SOUTHEASTERLY
GAP WINDS. INITIALLY PRECIPITATION IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY MAY BEGIN
AS SNOW FRIDAY MORNING BUT IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY MIX OVER TO RAIN
AS THE LONG SOUTH SOUTHWESTERLY FETCH OF THE FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL
BRING A GOOD BIT OF WARM AIR UP INTO THE AREA AS WELL AS ABUNDANT
MOISTURE. THE FRONT WILL REMAIN SPRAWLED ACROSS MUCH OF MAINLAND
ALASKA WITH A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AS IT WEAKENS THROUGH
SATURDAY.
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN ALASKA ON SUNDAY AND
THEN PUSH EAST SUNDAY NIGHT...USHERING IN A PERIOD OF DRIER
WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA INTO MONDAY. THEREAFTER...THERE IS
GOOD AGREEMENT WITH A BROAD LOW MOVING INTO THE BERING EARLY NEXT
WEEK...BUT LESS CERTAINTY ON HOW FAR EAST IT MOVES BY MIDWEEK...WITH
SOME NUMERICAL GUIDANCE (THE GFS) HINTING AT STRONGER HIGH PRESSURE
ALOFT KEEPING MOST OF THE ACTIVITY OVER THE BERING. THE ECMWF ALSO
HINTS AT THIS...BUT LESS AGGRESSIVELY WITH THE FRONT MAKING
EASTWARD PROGRESS INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THIS
FORECAST WILL TAKE AN ENSEMBLE BLENDED WPC APPROACH...WHICH KEEPS
SOME CHANCES FOR RAIN BY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY INTO SOUTHERN
ALASKA. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR NORMAL...WITH NO BIG STORMS
OR HIGH IMPACT WEATHER EVENT ANTICIPATED.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 170 173 174 175 176 177 179 181 185.
GALES 120 121 127 130 131 132 150 151 165 171 172
178 180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...JW
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EZ
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DEK
LONG TERM...JER/JAIn the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 30, 10:49 AM AKDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1049 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1035 AM SNOW 8 NW PALMER 61.69N 149.24W
09/30/2015 M1.5 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
1035 AM SNOW SUTTON 61.72N 148.88W
09/30/2015 E0.2 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
1035 AM SNOW 2 N WILLOW 61.77N 150.07W
09/30/2015 E2.8 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
1035 AM SNOW CANTWELL 63.37N 148.92W
09/30/2015 E10.0 INCH AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
DOT CANTWELL ESTIMATES 8-10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL FELL IN
THE CANTWELL AREA.
1035 AM SNOW TALKEETNA 62.34N 150.09W
09/30/2015 E1.5 INCH AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
1035 AM SNOW 7 S TALKEETNA 62.23N 150.09W
09/30/2015 E2.5 INCH AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
&&
RDUELLLocal storm report, Sep 30, 11:55 AM AKDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1155 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1035 AM SNOW BIG LAKE 61.52N 149.95W
09/30/2015 M1.3 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
&&
RDUELLLocal storm report, Sep 30, 12:52 PM AKDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1252 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1249 PM SNOW 1 ESE EAGLE RIVER 61.32N 149.54W
09/30/2015 M6.5 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
&&
RDUELLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 3:03 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Sep 30, 3:09 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Sep 30, 3:09 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 30, 3:46 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Sep 30, 3:53 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Sep 30, 3:53 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 30, 3:53 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Sep 30, 11:41 AM AKDT | High Surf Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Sep 30, 3:30 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 30, 3:30 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days |
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Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2015Every small craft advisory in 2015
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