Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2016
Small Craft Advisory 610, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 3, 2016, 3:35 AM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days.
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 3, 2016, 3:35 AM AKDT (11:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2016, 8:46 AM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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734 FZAK51 PAFC 031135 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 335 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 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. PKZ197-040015- 335 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST DISSIPATES EARLY THIS MORNING NEAR THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND REACHES THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-040015- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 335 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ120-040015- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 335 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-040015- RESURRECTION BAY- 335 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-040015- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 335 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-040015- PORT VALDEZ- 335 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-040015- VALDEZ NARROWS- 335 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-040015- VALDEZ ARM- 335 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-040015- PASSAGE CANAL- 335 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040015- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 335 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-040015- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 335 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-040015- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 335 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-040015- CHINIAK BAY- 335 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-040015- MARMOT BAY- 335 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-040015- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 335 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-040015- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 335 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG AND DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-040015- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 335 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-040015- KACHEMAK BAY- 335 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG AND DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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479 FZAK51 PAFC 032331 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 331 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 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. PKZ197-041230- 331 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... WEAK TROUGHS MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA TO THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. NORTH PACIFIC HIGH PRESSURE PUSHES INTO SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-041230- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 331 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ120-041230- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 331 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-041230- RESURRECTION BAY- 331 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041230- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 331 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-041230- PORT VALDEZ- 331 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-041230- VALDEZ NARROWS- 331 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-041230- VALDEZ ARM- 331 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-041230- PASSAGE CANAL- 331 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041230- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 331 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-041230- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 331 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-041230- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 331 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-041230- CHINIAK BAY- 331 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-041230- MARMOT BAY- 331 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-041230- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 331 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-041230- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 331 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-041230- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 331 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-041230- KACHEMAK BAY- 331 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
990 FZAK51 PAFC 041155 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 355 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 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. PKZ197-050030- 355 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH SAT MORNING WHILE HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN GULF. $$ PKZ119-050030- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 355 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ120-050030- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 355 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-050030- RESURRECTION BAY- 355 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-050030- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 355 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-050030- PORT VALDEZ- 355 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-050030- VALDEZ NARROWS- 355 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-050030- VALDEZ ARM- 355 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-050030- PASSAGE CANAL- 355 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050030- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 355 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-050030- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 355 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-050030- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 355 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-050030- CHINIAK BAY- 355 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-050030- MARMOT BAY- 355 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-050030- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 355 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-050030- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 355 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-050030- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 355 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-050030- KACHEMAK BAY- 355 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
380 FZAK51 PAFC 041817 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1017 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 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. PKZ197-050700- 1017 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH SAT MORNING WHILE HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN GULF. $$ PKZ119-050700- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 1017 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ120-050700- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 1017 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-050700- RESURRECTION BAY- 1017 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-050700- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 1017 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-050700- PORT VALDEZ- 1017 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-050700- VALDEZ NARROWS- 1017 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-050700- VALDEZ ARM- 1017 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-050700- PASSAGE CANAL- 1017 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050700- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 1017 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-050700- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 1017 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-050700- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 1017 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-050700- CHINIAK BAY- 1017 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-050700- MARMOT BAY- 1017 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-050700- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 1017 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-050700- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 1017 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-050700- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 1017 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-050700- KACHEMAK BAY- 1017 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
144 FZAK51 PAFC 042309 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 309 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 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. PKZ197-051215- 309 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTH GULF COAST. ANOTHER TROUGH ENTERS THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND DISSIPATES SAT AFTERNOON OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN GULF. $$ PKZ119-051215- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 309 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ120-051215- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 309 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-051215- RESURRECTION BAY- 309 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-051215- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 309 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-051215- PORT VALDEZ- 309 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-051215- VALDEZ NARROWS- 309 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-051215- VALDEZ ARM- 309 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-051215- PASSAGE CANAL- 309 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051215- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 309 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-051215- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 309 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-051215- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 309 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-051215- CHINIAK BAY- 309 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-051215- MARMOT BAY- 309 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-051215- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 309 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-051215- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 309 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-051215- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 309 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-051215- KACHEMAK BAY- 309 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
407 FZAK51 PAFC 051159 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 359 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 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. PKZ197-060030- 359 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH ENTERS THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND DISSIPATES SAT AFTERNOON OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. A SECOND TROUGH ENTERS THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN GULF. $$ PKZ119-060030- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 359 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. ALONG THE COAST...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ120-060030- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 359 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-060030- RESURRECTION BAY- 359 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060030- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 359 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-060030- PORT VALDEZ- 359 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-060030- VALDEZ NARROWS- 359 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-060030- VALDEZ ARM- 359 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-060030- PASSAGE CANAL- 359 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060030- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 359 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-060030- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 359 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-060030- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 359 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-060030- CHINIAK BAY- 359 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-060030- MARMOT BAY- 359 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-060030- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 359 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-060030- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 359 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-060030- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 359 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-060030- KACHEMAK BAY- 359 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
914 FZAK51 PAFC 052317 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 317 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 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. PKZ197-061215- 317 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH ENTERS THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF THIS EVENING AND DISSIPATES SAT AFTERNOON OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. A SECOND TROUGH ENTERS THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN GULF. $$ PKZ119-061215- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 317 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT EAST 15 KT ALONG THE COAST. GUSTS TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST DEVELOPING LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. DRIZZLE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-061215- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 317 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-061215- RESURRECTION BAY- 317 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061215- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 317 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT DEVELOPING LATE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-061215- PORT VALDEZ- 317 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-061215- VALDEZ NARROWS- 317 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-061215- VALDEZ ARM- 317 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-061215- PASSAGE CANAL- 317 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061215- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 317 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-061215- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 317 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-061215- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 317 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ136-061215- CHINIAK BAY- 317 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-061215- MARMOT BAY- 317 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-061215- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 317 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-061215- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 317 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-061215- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 317 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-061215- KACHEMAK BAY- 317 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
718 FZAK51 PAFC 061200 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 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. PKZ197-070115- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH IN THE NORTHERN GULF DISSIPATES THIS EVENING. A SECOND TROUGH ENTERS THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT AND MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SUN MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH EARLY SUN. $$ PKZ119-070115- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-070115- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-070115- RESURRECTION BAY- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070115- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-070115- PORT VALDEZ- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-070115- VALDEZ NARROWS- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-070115- VALDEZ ARM- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-070115- PASSAGE CANAL- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070115- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-070115- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-070115- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ136-070115- CHINIAK BAY- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-070115- MARMOT BAY- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-070115- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-070115- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-070115- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-070115- KACHEMAK BAY- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
547 FZAK51 PAFC 061541 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 741 AM AKDT SAT AUG 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. PKZ197-070315- 741 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH IN THE NORTHERN GULF DISSIPATES THIS EVENING. A SECOND TROUGH ENTERS THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT AND MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SUN MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH EARLY SUN. $$ PKZ119-070315- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 741 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-070315- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 741 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-070315- RESURRECTION BAY- 741 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070315- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 741 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT INCREASING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-070315- PORT VALDEZ- 741 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-070315- VALDEZ NARROWS- 741 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-070315- VALDEZ ARM- 741 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-070315- PASSAGE CANAL- 741 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070315- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 741 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-070315- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 741 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-070315- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 741 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ136-070315- CHINIAK BAY- 741 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-070315- MARMOT BAY- 741 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-070315- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 741 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-070315- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 741 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-070315- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 741 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-070315- KACHEMAK BAY- 741 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
176 FZAK51 PAFC 061646 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 846 AM AKDT SAT AUG 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. PKZ197-070345- 846 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH IN THE NORTHERN GULF DISSIPATES THIS EVENING. A SECOND TROUGH ENTERS THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT AND MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SUN MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH EARLY SUN. $$ PKZ119-070345- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 846 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-070345- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 846 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-070345- RESURRECTION BAY- 846 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070345- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 846 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT INCREASING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-070345- PORT VALDEZ- 846 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-070345- VALDEZ NARROWS- 846 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-070345- VALDEZ ARM- 846 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-070345- PASSAGE CANAL- 846 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070345- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 846 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-070345- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 846 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-070345- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 846 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ136-070345- CHINIAK BAY- 846 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-070345- MARMOT BAY- 846 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-070345- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 846 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-070345- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 846 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-070345- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 846 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-070345- KACHEMAK BAY- 846 AM AKDT SAT AUG 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Aug 2, 4:20 PM AKDT, 11 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 4:20 PM AKDT, 11 hours 15 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 420 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2016 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A closed upper low is over the northern Gulf this afternoon, moving steadily east, with weak ridging over the AKpen and panhandle. A broad upper level trough is also over the western Bering. At the surface, a large trough of low pressure is over the northern Gulf, with a low center near the central Aleutians. Surface high pressure covers the Akpen and eastern Bering, and the panhandle. Bands of precipitation circulating around the upper Gulf low are moving inland over Prince William Sound and the Kenai peninsula, as well as the Anchorage bowl and the Matanuska and Susitna valleys. A dry slot is moving toward the Akpen, and is being followed by the front associated with the Aleutian low. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Models are in good agreement. The forecast utilizes the NAM with some GFS in order to maintain continuity and capture fine detail. The initial upper low will send bands of precipitation inland through this evening before moving to the panhandle. The eastward departure of the upper low will allow weak high pressure to build over Southcentral AK through Wed, drying out the region. But it will also allow the northern portions of the Copper River Basin to heat. This will prime unstable air for afternoon and evening convection on Wed, including a slight chance of thunderstorms. The eastward moving front associated with the Aleutian low will spread clouds across the Akpen into Southcentral Wed afternoon through Thu. This front will then be followed by a series of waves in southwest flow, that will bring periods of rain to the AKpen and mainland through Thu and beyond. The rest of the Bering will have upper disturbances trigger a few showers through Thu. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... An upper level low tracking through the Gulf this evening will continue to push eastward and into Southeast Alaska by Wednesday morning. Rain associated with this system and it's weak surface reflection will taper off from west to east overnight tonight, with a brief break from the showery and cloudy conditions during the day Wednesday. Cold air aloft and a series of upper level waves will provide enough instability that can set off a few thunderstorms over the Gulf this evening, and across the mountains surrounding the Copper River Basin this evening and tomorrow afternoon/evening. Some subsidence associated with the ridge that builds in behind this exiting system, along with lingering low level moisture, will allow for widespread low stratus and patchy fog to develop across Cook Inlet and the surrounding coastal locations late tonight into tomorrow morning. The flow aloft shifts to southwest by Wednesday evening, bringing a weak weather front north and a series of weak upper level waves behind it through the end of the week. The front and subsequent waves will bring showery conditions and gusty gap winds back to the area through Thursday. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... A few lingering rain showers have been observed across Southwest Alaska this afternoon and should continue to dissipate as weak high pressure builds across the region and all synoptic lift associated with the upper level low shifts eastward. This will produce a short-lived period of dry weather on Wednesday as subsidence on the back side of the upper level low keeps any chances of rain at bay. However, given all the recent rainfall, fog is expected to develop this evening across much of the region as the lowest levels of the atmosphere remain quite moist and stable. By Wednesday night broad low pressure currently south of Adak and Atka will build eastward and displace the high pressure over the southwest mainland. In addition, the trough over the Bering Sea will amplify which will open up Southwest Alaska to southwesterly flow aloft. These two features will combine to produce another period of wet weather which looks to continue through much of the week. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... A trough of low pressure currently encompassing much of the Bering Sea will continue to amplify and build eastward as several weak pieces of energy rotate through the longwave trough. This will lead to a period of unsettled weather with chances of rain possible if not likely through much of the forecast period. A surface low currently south of Adak and Atka will continue to push to the east/northeast and be the sole surface feature through much of the forecast period. Moderate to possibly heavy rain at times will be seen in the vicinity of the low as it moves across the Eastern Aleutians and the Alaska Peninsula. It still looks like the Western and Central Aleutians will continue to see diurnal bouts of fog with the Western Aleutians (Shemya) seeing the worst conditions. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... Thursday night an upper level trough stretching across the central Bering will push east and form a consolidated low over the eastern Bering Friday night. At this point there is good agreement amongst the guidance that the upper level low will stay around the eastern Bering and west coast of Alaska through early next week. This pattern will lead to southwest flow and widespread rain for the southern mainland from the end of the week through mid next week if the models stay the course. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...TP SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MMC LONG TERM...DonkeyKong
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