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Small Craft Advisory 308, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 8, 2016, 3:38 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2016, 3:38 AM AKDT (11:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2016, 3:30 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
071 FZAK51 PAFC 081138 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 338 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 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. PKZ197-090015- 338 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS MORNING AND MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE TONIGHT...THEN STALLS THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THIS FRONT 280 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK TONIGHT AND MOVES INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM SAT MIDDAY AT 992 MB. $$ PKZ119-090015- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 338 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ120-090015- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 338 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-090015- RESURRECTION BAY- 338 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090015- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 338 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-090015- PORT VALDEZ- 338 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-090015- VALDEZ NARROWS- 338 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-090015- VALDEZ ARM- 338 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-090015- PASSAGE CANAL- 338 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090015- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 338 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-090015- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 338 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-090015- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 338 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-090015- CHINIAK BAY- 338 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-090015- MARMOT BAY- 338 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-090015- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 338 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-090015- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 338 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-090015- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 338 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-090015- KACHEMAK BAY- 338 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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183 FZAK51 PAFC 082258 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 258 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 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. PKZ197-091130- 258 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT. A 991 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND THIS EVENING MOVES INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY SAT MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF UNTIL SUN MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ119-091130- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 258 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT EARLY BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-091130- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 258 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-091130- RESURRECTION BAY- 258 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091130- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 258 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-091130- PORT VALDEZ- 258 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT EARLY THIS EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-091130- VALDEZ NARROWS- 258 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-091130- VALDEZ ARM- 258 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091130- PASSAGE CANAL- 258 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091130- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 258 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-091130- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 258 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-091130- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 258 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ136-091130- CHINIAK BAY- 258 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-091130- MARMOT BAY- 258 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-091130- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 258 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ139-091130- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 258 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-091130- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 258 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-091130- KACHEMAK BAY- 258 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Apr 7, 3:54 PM AKDT, 11 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 3:54 PM AKDT, 11 hours 44 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
354 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A NEGATIVELY TILTED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS SWINGING AN AXIS
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA. SOUTHERLY FLOW BETWEEN THE
TROUGH AND RIDGING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST IS ADVECTING ABUNDANT
MOISTURE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GULF AND EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN.
ISENTROPIC LIFT OVER A COOLER AIR MASS INLAND IS BRINGING STEADY
SHOWERS EAST OF GLENNALLEN WITH RAIN ALONG THE COAST AND A MIX OF
SNOW AND RAIN INLAND. WEST OF VALDEZ...VISIBLE SATELLITE SHOWS
MANY BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS THAT ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO WARM
QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON. ACROSS THE BERING LOCATIONS...LOW TO MID
LEVEL MOISTURE IS WIDESPREAD WITH EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES BRINGING A
MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
BERING. THE NEXT DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM TO WATCH IS CURRENTLY
MOVING A WARM FRONT INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH THE LOW CENTER
JUST SOUTH OF ADAK.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE STORM SYSTEM MOVING TOWARD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL BE THE
MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. MODELS ARE IN
GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE GENERAL PROGRESSION AND STRENGTH OF THIS
SYSTEM THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH DIFFERENCES INCREASING ON
SATURDAY AS IT MOVES AT A FAST PACE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING. THE
NAM AND HIRES MODELS WERE UTILIZED TO CAPTURE WIND GUSTS FOR
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND WITH A BLEND OF ALL THE OPERATIONAL
MODELS FOR THE UPCOMING STORM SYSTEM. ONLY MINOR UPDATES WERE
MADE IN THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE WITH TRENDS FOR THE FRONTAL
PROGRESSION SLOWED ACROSS THE GULF AND SOUTH CENTRAL LATE FRIDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE GALE FORCE LOW CONTINUES TO TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF THIS
EVENING WITH AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT PUSHING INTO THE
NORTHERN COASTAL COMMUNITIES. THE MIDDLETON RADAR IMAGERY IS
ALREADY SHOWING PRECIPITATION MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WITH
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS ALONG THE COAST REPORTING LIGHT RAIN. AN
UPPER LEVEL NEGATIVE TILTED TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL
CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. THESE SYNOPTIC FEATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MORE
MOISTURE INTO THE AREA WITH THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION ALONG
THE NORTHERN COASTAL COMMUNITIES. THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND THE
WESTERN KENAI WILL DOWNSLOPE OUT WITH DRIER CONDITIONS. THIS
SYSTEM WILL SPREAD MOISTURE WESTWARD AS THE LOW PRESSURE POSITIONS
ITSELF OVER CAPE SUCKLING AREA LATER TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL FALL
APART AS IT MOVES INLAND BEFORE REFORMING IN THE YUKON TERRITORY
BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MAKE
IT TO THE DOORSTEP OF THE ANCHORAGE BOWL BUT WILL TAPER-OFF AS
THE LONGWAVE TROUGH EXITS THE REGION ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL BRING A
WINTRY MIX...WITH RAIN ALONG THE COASTLINE BEFORE TRANSITIONING
TO RAIN/SNOW AS MOISTURE MOVES INLAND. LOOK FOR ALL SNOW ALONG THE
CHUGACH MOUNTAINS...THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE TALKEETNA
MOUNTAINS...THOMPSON PASS AND SOUTH AND EAST OF GLENNALLEN. BY
FRIDAY NIGHT THE PRESSURE GRADIENT STRENGTHENS AS THE NEXT FRONTAL
BOUNDARY APPROACHES THE BARREN ISLANDS REGION. THIS WILL RAMP UP
THE GAP WINDS THROUGH THE TURNAGAIN ARM REGION RESULTING IN STRONG
GUSTY SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.
.FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
SHOWERS CONTINUE TO POP UP IN THE MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS
OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF THIS
EVENING AS THE BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA
LIFTS NORTH AND THE ATMOSPHERE BEGINS STABILIZING AS AN UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND SOUTHWEST
ALASKA ON FRIDAY FOR A BRIEF DRIER BREAK AHEAD OF THE INCOMING
FRONTAL SYSTEM. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN SPREADING ACROSS THE
BRISTOL BAY COAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEN LIFT NORTH
AND SPREAD FURTHER INLAND FRIDAY NIGHT. A SECOND FRONTAL WAVE
TRACKING IN FROM THE SOUTH WILL CROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND
MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA SATURDAY CONTINUING PRECIPITATION.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONT STRETCHING FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE BERING WILL FURTHER WEAKEN TONIGHT WHILE A WEAK WAVE
NEAR THE PRIBILOFS DRIFTS WEST. MEANWHILE THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM SPINNING UP SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL PUSH A FRONTAL
SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE NORTH INTO
THE BERING AND BRISTOL BAY FRIDAY REACHING THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS
FRIDAY EVENING. INITIALLY WHILE THE PRIBILOFS ARE ON THE COOLER
SIDE OF THE FRONT PRECIPITATION COULD CHANGE OVER TO SNOW OR A MIX
OF RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT BEFORE CHANGING BACK OVER TO ALL RAIN
FRIDAY EVENING BUT CURRENTLY TEMPERATURES ARE LOOKING A TOUCH TOO
WARM FOR MUCH IF ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION OR BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
BROAD TROUGHING WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING THROUGH THE WEEKEND
AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS PATTERN WILL BRING CONTINUED
PRECIPITATION TO AREAS AROUND THE BERING AND THE NORTH GULF COAST.
THE NEXT BIG CHALLENGE IS A LOW THAT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE
ALEUTIANS TUESDAY. THERE ARE STILL SOME DIFFERENCES AMONGST THE
MODELS ON THE TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF THIS LOW BUT THEY HAVE BEEN
PROGRESSIVELY GETTING MORE IN LINE WITH EACH OTHER. THE OVERALL
AGREEMENT IS FOR THE LOW TO DROP INTO THE UPPER 960S LATE MONDAY
NIGHT AS IT MAKES ITS WAY SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. IT WILL
THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS EAST. THERE REMAINS DISAGREEMENT
WHETHER IT WILL TRACK INTO THE BERING OR STAY TO THE SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS. THE EC HAS BEEN BY FAR THE MOST CONSISTENT WITH THIS
SYSTEM AND IS KEEPING IT SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. IF THINGS STAY ON
TRACK THE LOW COULD BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS BUT
CONFIDENCE IS STILL LOW IN THE EXACT TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 119 125 130 131 155 165 170 172 174
176 179 180.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...KH
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...PD
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JR
LONG TERM...DKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 3:34 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 8, 3:35 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 8, 3:38 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 8, 3:42 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 8, 2:58 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Apr 8, 2:58 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Apr 8, 3:10 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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