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Small Craft Advisory 464, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jun 6, 2016, 3:40 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
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The facts
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2016, 3:40 AM AKDT (11:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2016, 3:32 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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228 FZAK51 PAFC 061140 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 340 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 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. PKZ197-070030- 340 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW OVER INTERIOR ALASKA MOVES TO THE SHELIKOF STRAIT AT 1010 MB TONIGHT...THEN MOVES TO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND WEAKENS THROUGH TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF MON MORNING AND BUILD WESTWARD THROUGH TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ119-070030- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 340 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-070030- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 340 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-070030- RESURRECTION BAY- 340 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .TODAY...S WIND LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070030- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 340 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-070030- PORT VALDEZ- 340 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-070030- VALDEZ NARROWS- 340 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-070030- VALDEZ ARM- 340 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-070030- PASSAGE CANAL- 340 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070030- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 340 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-070030- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 340 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-070030- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 340 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ136-070030- CHINIAK BAY- 340 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-070030- MARMOT BAY- 340 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-070030- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 340 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-070030- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 340 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN THIS MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-070030- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 340 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN THIS MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-070030- KACHEMAK BAY- 340 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ALONG THE OUTER BAY. RAIN THIS MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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915 FZAK51 PAFC 062340 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 340 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 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. PKZ197-071230- 340 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1004 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND AT 1011 MB BY TUE MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF TONIGHT AND BUILD WESTWARD THROUGH TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ119-071230- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 340 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-071230- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 340 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-071230- RESURRECTION BAY- 340 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071230- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 340 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-071230- PORT VALDEZ- 340 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-071230- VALDEZ NARROWS- 340 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-071230- VALDEZ ARM- 340 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-071230- PASSAGE CANAL- 340 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071230- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 340 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-071230- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 340 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-071230- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 340 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ136-071230- CHINIAK BAY- 340 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-071230- MARMOT BAY- 340 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-071230- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 340 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-071230- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 340 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-071230- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 340 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-071230- KACHEMAK BAY- 340 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
516 FZAK51 PAFC 071132 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 332 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 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. PKZ197-080045- 332 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1011 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF AKHIOK MOVES TO 250 NM WEST OF HAIDA GWAII AT THE SAME STRENGTH LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVES INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS THROUGH THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN GULF THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-080045- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 332 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-080045- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 332 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-080045- RESURRECTION BAY- 332 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080045- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 332 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-080045- PORT VALDEZ- 332 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-080045- VALDEZ NARROWS- 332 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-080045- VALDEZ ARM- 332 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080045- PASSAGE CANAL- 332 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080045- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 332 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-080045- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 332 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING...STRONGEST NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-080045- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 332 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ136-080045- CHINIAK BAY- 332 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-080045- MARMOT BAY- 332 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-080045- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 332 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-080045- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 332 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-080045- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 332 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-080045- KACHEMAK BAY- 332 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
233 FZAK51 PAFC 072332 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 332 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 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. PKZ197-081245- 332 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1011 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON WILL MOVE WELL SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE GULF LATE WED MORNING THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWEST GULF THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-081245- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 332 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ120-081245- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 332 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-081245- RESURRECTION BAY- 332 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-081245- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 332 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-081245- PORT VALDEZ- 332 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-081245- VALDEZ NARROWS- 332 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-081245- VALDEZ ARM- 332 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-081245- PASSAGE CANAL- 332 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081245- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 332 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-081245- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 332 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-081245- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 332 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ136-081245- CHINIAK BAY- 332 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ137-081245- MARMOT BAY- 332 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-081245- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 332 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-081245- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 332 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-081245- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 332 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-081245- KACHEMAK BAY- 332 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Jun 5, 4:17 PM AKDT, 11 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 4:17 PM AKDT, 11 hours 23 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 417 PM AKDT SUN JUN 5 2016 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... The upper level ridging that was the dominant feature over the state has given way to several upper level lows that are currently affecting Alaskan weather today. The strongest features is a low north of the Arctic that's bringing down a strong trough through the interior today and will be moving into the Anchorage forecast area tonight and tomorrow. Meanwhile, a second upper level low is over the Gulf of Alaska. This low is providing the upper level support for a surface low currently in the eastern Gulf of Alaska, which is expected to move onshore near Yakutat and minimally affect the Anchorage area. Out west a third upper level low is supporting a surface low and accompanying front through the Aleutians. The end result is that much of the state is in a general instability pattern between these three features and satellite indicates a lot of convection over the land today, while in the Bering the cooler marine layer has formed a broad area of low stratus and fog. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Models are in good agreement on the movement of the trough through the central interior and confidence is high for the resulting forecast both west of the AK range and in Southcentral. In the Aleutians, GFS and EC are in fairly good agreement on the trough moving through, but the NAM is an outlier and was not included in the forecast. As usual the models are not handling the fog and low stratus in the Bering very well and confidence is lower on these areas. && .FIRE WEATHER... The arrival of the trough from the north will bring wetting rains for the Kuskokwim Valley, the Matanuska and Susitna Valleys and Anchorage. The upper levels are pretty dynamic and thunderstorm activity along the front west of the Alaska range should be pretty active tomorrow, including some areas of scattered storms along the AK Range. However, this should include a wetting rain. Winds may be fairly gusty in Southcentral but the southerly direction will keep moisture levels high. The area most at risk for fire weather will be the interior portions of the Copper River Basin, which shouldn't see much rainfall as they are between systems. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... As a stout upper trough digs southward from the Arctic across the Southern Mainland, energy will rotate northward on the front side up Cook Inlet and the Susitna Valley. The lee-side trough that developed over Cook Inlet today will persist under the continued westerly flow out ahead of the trough, keeping strong southerly flow over the Cook Inlet area through this evening. Upslope flow will contribute to what already looks like a widespread wetting rain event for the Kenai Peninsula, Anchorage, and Matanuska and Susitna Valleys overnight tonight through Monday. The upper low over the northern Gulf will help pull some of the energy westward into the Copper River Basin, likely producing areas of steady rain after midnight. As the trough continues to dig southward on Monday, a surface ridge will begin to build westward over-top of it from the northern Gulf inland across Southcentral. This will lead to increasing southeast flow which will likely cause rainfall to lighten in Anchorage and the Matanuska Valley. This will also lead to an increase in instability over the Talkeetna mountains and western portion of the Copper River Basin, which increases the chances of isolated thunderstorms forming over the mountains during the afternoon/evening hours Monday and Tuesday. In any case, rain will transition to showers and gradually diminish Monday night into Tuesday as the upper trough/low drops into the southern Gulf. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... Scattered to numerous showers with a few lightning strikes will continue into the evening under relatively weak instability. A potent Arctic trough dropping south through Southwest and begin to enhance ongoing convection around the Kuskokwim Valley resulting in a widespread area of rain with embedded convection. This upper level low and associated frontal boundary drops south through Bristol Bay Monday morning. Very dry air moving into the mid-levels during the day Monday will combine with leftover low- level residual moisture will result in relatively high instability Monday afternoon and evening, especially from the western Alaska Range south through eastern Bristol Bay. This is expected to result in scattered thunderstorms across this area that could persist well into the night with gusty winds, heavy rainfall, and small hail all potential threats. The Kuskokwim Delta will stay dry Monday into Tuesday as a very dry air mass settles in. This dry air mass will extend south and east but remain west of the Alaska and Aleutian Ranges Tuesday. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... Areas of fog over Bering Sea will be the main weather concern as the previous frontal boundary continues to fall apart. Expect the visibility to be reduced most between Saint Matthew Island, Nunivak Island, and the Pribilofs. The weakening front/low will slide from the Central Aleutians through the Eastern Aleutians by late tonight bringing spotty rain before exiting. The next major feature to impact the area will be a minimum gale-force front over the Western/Central Aleutians late Monday night which will pivot into the southwestern Bering Tuesday. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... Models, especially the EC and Canadian hemispheric, are in agreement that Day 3, Tue night through Wed, will be dominated by a large low over the western Aleutians, an associated front swinging across the Bering, and a triple point low near Cold Bay. High pressure will build westward over mainland AK. This pattern will bring at least Small Craft winds to the Aleutians, lingering evening thunderstorms Tue evening west of the AK and Aleutian ranges, and some afternoon and evening showers over the rest of the mainland. These same models retain some consistency through Fri night as they slowly bring the Aleutian low and associated fronts and triple point to the AK Peninsula and western bering respectively. From this point to the end of the forecast the operational models diverge and WPC uses a heavy blend of EC ensemble in its solution. This continues to bring the low across Kodiak island Sat night and into the Gulf on Sun as the fronts occlude along the north Gulf coast. High pressure builds over the Bering over the weekend. The forecast utilizes the EC through Fri night and then WPC through the weekend. Rain and showers across the Bering and Aleutians will taper off by the weekend beneath high pressure, while some afternoon and evening showers persist over the mainland through the weekend, with steadier precipitation along the Gulf coast. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...Gale Warnings 176 177. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...LF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...TP SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...CC LONG TERM...DS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 1:30 AM AKDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 130 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 AKZ101-111-121-145-070615- ANCHORAGE-MATANUSKA VALLEY-WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON...KENAI... SOLDOTNA...HOMER...COOPER LANDING...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 130 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2016 ...THUNDERSTORMS TO IMPACT COOK INLET WATERS TODAY... THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE A CONCERN FOR MARINERS IN COOK INLET THROUGH THE BARREN ISLANDS AND KACHEMAK BAY TODAY. STORMS WILL INITIATE OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE ALASKA RANGE AND WILL MOVE OVER THE COOK INLET WATERS THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN 1PM AND 7PM. MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDING STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS...LIGHTNING...AND HIGH SEAS. PLEASE STAY ON TOP OF THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS BY VISITING WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ANCHORAGE.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 3:40 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jun 6, 3:49 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jun 6, 11:28 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jun 6, 3:39 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 6, 3:39 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
Nearby
Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2016Every small craft advisory in 2016
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.