Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2016
Small Craft Advisory 615, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 5, 2016, 3:17 PM AKDT. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 5, 2016, 3:17 PM AKDT (23:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2016, 7:41 AM AKDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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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. $$ PKZ141-061215- KACHEMAK BAY- 317 PM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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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. 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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 5, 4:17 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 4:17 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 417 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A nearly stationary surface low centered east of Saint Paul continues to become more vertically stacked this morning as an upper level low and associated trough move southeastward toward the low. This upper level pattern is becoming locked in place with a continued stream of clouds and rain into the southwest mainland. Strong southwest flow in the upper levels is collocated with the southwest flow around the surface low in the lower levels. This is helping to pump abundant moisture from the North Pacific into Southcentral, making for a very favorable pattern for continued wet weather. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... The models remain in excellent agreement once again with the large-scale pattern going into the weekend. There are some minor differences in the timing of the individual shortwaves traversing around the base of the upper level trough. Aside from these minor differences, the timing looks good between all the models for the upcoming round of moisture. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... The upper level low over the Bering Sea will move eastward through this evening then slide north, where it will be centered near Nunivak Island by Saturday afternoon. Moist south to southwest flow will continue over south central Alaska through Saturday night. Several weather systems from this low will cross the area. Precipitation will taper off today in the wake of the system that passed through the area Thursday night. The next system will reach the Kenai peninsula around midnight and into the rest of south central through Saturday morning. This will bring another shot of more concentrated rain to the area. Yet another system will begin push into the area late Saturday night. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... A broad area of low pressure will consolidate and become stronger over the next couple of days over the eastern Bering, with the result being to spread moist onshore flow across the region through the weekend. Fog and marine stratus will also move into coastal areas especially behind each disturbance that moves across the southwest mainland. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... An amplifying shortwave disturbance located from the eastern Bering south through the Eastern Aleutians will move north and east toward the Southwest mainland through this evening. On its heels a warm front moves north into the Western and Central Aleutians and becomes nearly stationary through much of the weekend. This will keep nearly all parts of the Bering region in clouds and rainy conditions for the next few days. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... Models are in agreement that an upper level low over the eastern Bering and western Ak will persist until midweek. This low will send a series of rain producing disturbances into mainland AK during the same period. By early Mon a ridge of high pressure builds into the western Bering that then covers the entire Bering and Aleutians by Tue. On Wed models begin to have difficulty with the next low from Kamchatka. This feature has tropical origins, which are notoriously difficult to be incorporated into models. There is just enough confidence to say that Wed through Fri a wet and windy system will approach the western Aleutians and Bering. The forecast uses some EC in the west for Sat night into Sun, and GFS in the east. Days 4 through 7 once again utilized the WPC guidance, which drew heavily upon the EC and GFS operational and ensemble solutions. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...LIW SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BL SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...CC LONG TERM...DS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 3:53 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 5, 3:25 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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Sources
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