Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2016
Small Craft Advisory 314, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 9, 2016, 1:08 PM AKDT. It was in force for 106 min.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Apr 9, 2016, 1:08 PM AKDT (21:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2016, 2:54 PM AKDT
- In force
- 106 min
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
587 FZAK51 PAFC 092108 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 108 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 UPDATED ZONE 121 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-100345- 108 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF REMAINS THROUGH SUN BEFORE WEAKENING AND MOVING INLAND. A 991 MB LOW NEAR SITKINAK MOVES INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS MORNING. $$ PKZ119-100345- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 108 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT. SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-100345- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 108 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-100345- RESURRECTION BAY- 108 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-100345- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 108 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-100345- PORT VALDEZ- 108 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-100345- VALDEZ NARROWS- 108 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-100345- VALDEZ ARM- 108 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-100345- PASSAGE CANAL- 108 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100345- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 108 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-100345- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 108 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-100345- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 108 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ136-100345- CHINIAK BAY- 108 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .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. $$ PKZ137-100345- MARMOT BAY- 108 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-100345- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 108 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ139-100345- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 108 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-100345- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 108 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-100345- KACHEMAK BAY- 108 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
992 FZAK51 PAFC 092254 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 254 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 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. PKZ197-101200- 254 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF SUN MORNING...THEN RAPIDLY DISSIPATES AS IT MOVES INLAND. ANOTHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF EARLY MON MORNING...THEN STALLS THERE THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-101200- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 254 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ120-101200- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 254 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-101200- RESURRECTION BAY- 254 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-101200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 254 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-101200- PORT VALDEZ- 254 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-101200- VALDEZ NARROWS- 254 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-101200- VALDEZ ARM- 254 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-101200- PASSAGE CANAL- 254 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101200- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 254 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-101200- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 254 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-101200- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 254 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-101200- CHINIAK BAY- 254 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-101200- MARMOT BAY- 254 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-101200- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 254 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ139-101200- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 254 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT N OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-101200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 254 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-101200- KACHEMAK BAY- 254 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 9, 5:40 AM AKDT, 7 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 5:40 AM AKDT, 7 hours 28 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 540 AM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN HAS SET UP ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND MUCH OF THE BERING SEA THIS MORNING AS A SERIES OF LOWS PUSH THROUGH THE AREA. ONE OF THESE LOWS HAS STALLED JUST TO THE WEST OF UNALASKA THIS MORNING WHICH HAS KEPT GUSTY SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS LONGER THAN PREVIOUS EXPECTED. THE FRONTAL OCCLUSION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT HAS NEARLY PUSHED THROUGH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS BUT SHOULD QUICKLY PUSH THROUGH JUST PRIOR TO SUNRISE AND BRING AN END TO PRECIPITATION AND GUSTY WINDS. A SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SPUN UP EAST OF THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW JUST TO THE SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT. THIS LOW WAS HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY AN UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE AND A PIECE OF JET ENERGY IN THE LEFT EXIT REGION BROUGHT UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT TO A WEAK SFC BASED TROUGH. THIS DECENT MID AND UPPER LEVEL JET HAS ALLOWED THE SFC LOW TO QUICKLY PUSH NORTHWARD AND HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO BRING RAIN TO PARTS OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. RAIN ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO BE ON THE UPSWING AS THE LOW MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY BY MID MORNING. LOOKING AT SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE RIDGE AXIS REMAINS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND HAS BEEN STRENGTHENING A GOOD BIT DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. AS THIS COASTAL RIDGE HAS STRENGTHENED...GAP WINDS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM...PORTAGE VALLEY...COPPER RIVER AND THE KNIK RIVER VALLEY HAVE STRENGTHENED AS WELL. WINDS THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM HAVE BEEN STEADILY INCREASING OVERNIGHT AND LOOK TO PEAK DURING THE LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON. OTHER GAP WINDS ALONG THE COPPER RIVER AND KNIK RIVER WILL WEAKEN A BIT EARLY THIS MORNING BUT SHOULD QUICKLY INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE. A FRONT HAS PUSHED ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND CLASHED THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS ON THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA AND HAS BROUGHT RAIN SHOWERS TO MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THIS MORNING. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THIS MORNING OVERALL BUT DO STRUGGLE A BIT OUT WEST WITH JUST HOW QUICKLY THE DEVELOPING LOW SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY THIS MORNING. THIS BRINGS A CHALLENGE TO FORECAST PRECIPITATION TIMING AS WELL AS NUMEROUS WIND SHIFTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MODELS REMAIN IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING BUT THEN STRUGGLE TO RESOLVE THE NEXT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WORTH WATCHING WHICH SKIRTS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA LATE MONDAY. THE NAM WAS USED EARLY ON ACROSS THE EASTERN DOMAIN DUE TO THE HIGHER RESOLUTION TO HELP MAP OUT THE PRESSURE GRADIENTS THROUGH MANY GAPS TO HELP FORECAST STRONGER WINDS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY. OUT WEST A BLEND OF THE NAM AND GFS WAS USED FOR THE TIMING OF THE DEVELOPING LOW AS THE ECMWF WAS A BIT SLOWER BRINGING THE LOW INTO BRISTOL BAY THAN THE NAM...GFS AND ENSEMBLES. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... AN APPROACHING FRONT IS BRINGING GUSTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN COAST OF THE GULF OF ALASKA THIS MORNING ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS. AS THIS FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH NORTHWARDS...PRESSURE GRADIENTS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY. THIS WILL RE-ENFORCE THE CURRENT GAP WINDS ACROSS TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. HOWEVER...PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL STILL REMAIN WEAK ENOUGH TO KEEP WIND GUSTS JUST AT OR BELOW STRONG WIND CRITERIA. THIS FRONT WILL SUPPORT WIDESPREAD RAIN...WHICH WILL BE LIMITED IN DOWNSLOPE REGIONS OF ANCHORAGE...THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND WESTERN KENAI. WHILE THIS FRONT WILL BEGIN TO DISSIPATE THIS EVENING ALONG THE COAST...A NEW WEAKER FRONT WILL APPROACH SUNDAY. THIS WILL REINFORCE BROAD MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE GULF COAST...AND AN UPPER LEVEL JET WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR RAIN. MODELS ARE TRENDING TOWARDS RAIN WHICH COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES STARTING TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY ACROSS THE EASTERN KENAI. && .FIRE WEATHER... THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... A LOW BEGINNING TO CROSS THE AKPEN INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL BRING RAIN AND GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS TO THE AREA TODAY. THE STRONGEST OF THESE WINDS SHOULD OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW CENTER MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY...BRINGING PRESSURE FALLS BETWEEN IT AND RIDGING OVER THE GULF. BY LATE THIS EVENING...THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN BERING...BRINGING PARTIAL CLEARING TO SOME AREAS TONIGHT. ITS POSSIBLE THAT THIS PARTIAL CLEARING BEHIND WIDESPREAD RAIN TONIGHT WILL BRING PATCHY LOW STRATUS/FOG TO INTERIOR AREAS TONIGHT...HOWEVER WITH THE FAST MOVING NATURE OF AN APPROACHING SHORTWAVE AND LACK OF STRONG RIDGING THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD IF IT DOES FORM. THIS WILL BE SHORT LIVED HOWEVER AS A SHORTWAVE WILL QUICKLY APPROACH THE AREA ON SUNDAY...BRINGING THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN WITH OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL CONTINUE TO BRING RAIN SHOWERS BUT WITH WINDS FALLING BELOW GALE FORCE THROUGHOUT THE AREA. THIS TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO SLOW WEAKEN THROUGH SUNDAY...ALLOWING FOR SHOWERS AND WINDS TO CONTINUE TO DIMINISH. LATE ON SUNDAY A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO APPROACH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS/AKPEN...WHICH BRINGING RAIN BACK INTO THOSE AREAS FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... THE PATTERN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY A BROAD NEGATIVELY TILTED LONGWAVE TROUGH ENCOMPASSING THE BERING SEA. THIS WILL KEEP A GENERALLY SHOWERY REGIME IN PLACE OVER THE BERING AND GULF REGIONS...WITH ENHANCED CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AK IN THE SUNDAY NIGHT TIME FRAME AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH ROTATES INLAND FROM THE GULF. ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO A DEEP NORTH PACIFIC LOW POISED TO APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY NIGHT. MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THAT THIS LOW WILL DEEPEN INTO THE MID 960 MB RANGE...BUT THEY CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE GREATLY WITH THE POSITION OF THIS FEATURE AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES. EUROPEAN AND CANADIAN GUIDANCE HAVE BEEN FAIRLY CONSISTENT IN TRACKING THE LOW ALONG OR SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN THROUGH THURSDAY AND THUS KEEPING MOST OF THE IMPACTS CONFINED TO THE BERING. RECENT GFS RUNS HAVE BEEN TAKING THE LOW INTO THE BERING AND STALLING IT NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND AROUND THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK...WHICH WOULD REPRESENT A MORE SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF STRONG GAP WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL AK AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BECOMES MORE FAVORABLE. THE CURRENT EXTENDED FORECAST REFLECTS A PREFERENCE CLOSER TO THE EC SOLUTION GIVEN THE BETTER OVERALL CONSISTENCY...HOWEVER THE LARGE MODEL SPREAD LENDS A LOWER DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE TO THE FORECAST. THE EVOLUTION OF THIS FEATURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED IN THE COMING DAYS. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 119 120 125 130 131 132 139. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...MMC SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EN SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DEK LONG TERM...CB
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 3:39 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Apr 9, 3:49 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 9, 3:49 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 9, 3:49 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 9, 6:58 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 45 hr | |
| Apr 9, 2:54 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Apr 9, 3:33 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 44 min |
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