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Small Craft Advisory 686, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 6, 2018

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 6, 2018, 3:54 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.

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Issued
Sep 6, 2018, 3:54 PM AKDT (23:54 UTC)
Expired
Sep 8, 2018, 3:54 AM AKDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

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537 
FZAK51 PAFC 062354
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
354 PM AKDT Thu Sep 6 2018

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.

PKZ197-071245-
354 PM AKDT Thu Sep 6 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1013 mb low 120 nm southwest of Middleton Island moves 430 nm
southwest of Middleton Island Fri afternoon. The low then exits 
the Gulf and moves into the North Pacific at 992 mb Sat afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-071245-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
354 PM AKDT Thu Sep 6 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near the Copper River 
Delta after midnight. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ120-071245-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
354 PM AKDT Thu Sep 6 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming N. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ121-071245-
Resurrection Bay-
354 PM AKDT Thu Sep 6 2018

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming N 15 kt after 
midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-071245-
Prince William Sound-
354 PM AKDT Thu Sep 6 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-071245-
Port Valdez-
354 PM AKDT Thu Sep 6 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt in the evening becoming E 15
kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening increasing to 15 kt. Seas 3
ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ127-071245-
Valdez Narrows-
354 PM AKDT Thu Sep 6 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening increasing to 20 kt. Seas 3 
ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-071245-
Valdez Arm-
354 PM AKDT Thu Sep 6 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3
ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt in the morning increasing to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-071245-
Passage Canal-
354 PM AKDT Thu Sep 6 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Gusts to 15 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-071245-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
354 PM AKDT Thu Sep 6 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ131-071245-
Barren Islands East-
354 PM AKDT Thu Sep 6 2018

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE 15 kt in the morning becoming N. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ132-071245-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
354 PM AKDT Thu Sep 6 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming NW. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt in the morning NE. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ136-071245-
Chiniak Bay-
354 PM AKDT Thu Sep 6 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt in the morning becoming NE 25 kt. Seas 3 ft 
building to 6 ft in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt in the evening becoming NW 15 kt. Seas 3 
ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ137-071245-
Marmot Bay-
354 PM AKDT Thu Sep 6 2018

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2
ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ138-071245-
Shelikof Strait-
354 PM AKDT Thu Sep 6 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind increasing to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt out of bays
and passes. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ139-071245-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
354 PM AKDT Thu Sep 6 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening increasing to 20 kt. Seas 4 
ft building to 6 ft after midnight.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 
ft diminishing to 5 ft in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ140-071245-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
354 PM AKDT Thu Sep 6 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening increasing to 20 kt. Seas 4 
ft building to 6 ft after midnight.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 
ft diminishing to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt in the evening increasing to 25 kt. Seas 4
ft in the evening building to 7 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ141-071245-
Kachemak Bay-
354 PM AKDT Thu Sep 6 2018

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2
ft.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$
3 follow-up statements
981 
FZAK51 PAFC 071152
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
352 AM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

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.

PKZ197-080115-
352 AM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1007 mb low 130 nm east of Kodiak City will weaken and move into 
the north Pacific late Fri night. High pressure builds through Sun.

$$

PKZ119-080115-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
352 AM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt through the Copper River
Delta after midnight. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt through the Copper River Delta
in the morning. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ120-080115-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
352 AM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ121-080115-
Resurrection Bay-
352 AM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt becoming Variable 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-080115-
Prince William Sound-
352 AM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-080115-
Port Valdez-
352 AM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-080115-
Valdez Narrows-
352 AM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-080115-
Valdez Arm-
352 AM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-080115-
Passage Canal-
352 AM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-080115-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
352 AM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ131-080115-
Barren Islands East-
352 AM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ132-080115-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
352 AM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ136-080115-
Chiniak Bay-
352 AM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft
building to 5 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ137-080115-
Marmot Bay-
352 AM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ138-080115-
Shelikof Strait-
352 AM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ139-080115-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
352 AM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ140-080115-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
352 AM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ141-080115-
Kachemak Bay-
352 AM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$
152 
FZAK51 PAFC 072354
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
354 PM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

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.

PKZ197-081300-
354 PM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 1004 mb low 360 nm southwest of Middleton Island
moves 340 nm southwest of Klawock at 994 mb Sat afternoon. The low 
then exits the Gulf to the southeast Sun afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-081300-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
354 PM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas
3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt...except N wind to 20 kt out of the
Copper River Delta. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ120-081300-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
354 PM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ121-081300-
Resurrection Bay-
354 PM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-081300-
Prince William Sound-
354 PM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind to 10 kt in the evening becoming N wind 15 
kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-081300-
Port Valdez-
354 PM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near the Port. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-081300-
Valdez Narrows-
354 PM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-081300-
Valdez Arm-
354 PM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-081300-
Passage Canal-
354 PM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-081300-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
354 PM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind to 15 kt in the evening becoming NW wind 20
kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ131-081300-
Barren Islands East-
354 PM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ132-081300-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
354 PM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt except N 20 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas
5 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ136-081300-
Chiniak Bay-
354 PM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ137-081300-
Marmot Bay-
354 PM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ138-081300-
Shelikof Strait-
354 PM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ139-081300-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
354 PM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft after
midnight.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ140-081300-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
354 PM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft after
midnight.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ141-081300-
Kachemak Bay-
354 PM AKDT Fri Sep 7 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$
934 
FZAK51 PAFC 081154
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
354 AM AKDT Sat Sep 8 2018

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.

PKZ197-090100-
354 AM AKDT Sat Sep 8 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A weak low south of the Gulf will move eastward through Sun 
afternoon. A trough of low pressure will develop in the northern Gulf
Mon morning.
 
$$

PKZ119-090100-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
354 AM AKDT Sat Sep 8 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Gusts to 30 kt out of the Copper
River Delta.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Gusts to 25 kt out of the Copper
River Delta.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ120-090100-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
354 AM AKDT Sat Sep 8 2018

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ121-090100-
Resurrection Bay-
354 AM AKDT Sat Sep 8 2018

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-090100-
Prince William Sound-
354 AM AKDT Sat Sep 8 2018

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-090100-
Port Valdez-
354 AM AKDT Sat Sep 8 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-090100-
Valdez Narrows-
354 AM AKDT Sat Sep 8 2018

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ128-090100-
Valdez Arm-
354 AM AKDT Sat Sep 8 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-090100-
Passage Canal-
354 AM AKDT Sat Sep 8 2018

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-090100-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
354 AM AKDT Sat Sep 8 2018

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ131-090100-
Barren Islands East-
354 AM AKDT Sat Sep 8 2018

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ132-090100-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
354 AM AKDT Sat Sep 8 2018

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ136-090100-
Chiniak Bay-
354 AM AKDT Sat Sep 8 2018

.TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.SUN...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ137-090100-
Marmot Bay-
354 AM AKDT Sat Sep 8 2018

.TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2
ft.
.SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ138-090100-
Shelikof Strait-
354 AM AKDT Sat Sep 8 2018

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ139-090100-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
354 AM AKDT Sat Sep 8 2018

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt diminishing to NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ140-090100-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
354 AM AKDT Sat Sep 8 2018

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt diminishing to NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ141-090100-
Kachemak Bay-
354 AM AKDT Sat Sep 8 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Sep 6, 4:15 AM AKDT, 11 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 6, 4:15 AM AKDT, 11 hours 39 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
415 AM AKDT Thu Sep 6 2018

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

The upper level omega block pattern that has dominated the weather
pattern across Southern Alaska for the better part of a week now
is beginning to shift a bit this morning. An upper level
disturbance moving southeastward as the leading edge of a jet
streak is now approaching southern mainland Alaska. This feature
is bringing additional cloud cover with it, that has already
enveloped all of Southwest Alaska with some remnant cloud cover
moving over Southcentral. The brunt of the moisture associated
with it is staying west over the Bering Sea. However, some
scattered shower activity has been moving into the Kuskokwim
Delta, but the Kuskokwim Mountains are pretty effectively acting
as a barrier to the moisture, keeping most of Bristol Bay north of
King Salmon mainly dry. On the other side of the omega blocking
high, a large upper level low centered well south of Shemya
continues to tap into tropical moisture and moving it northward
into the western Aleutians. This is helping contribute to
extensive cloud cover across much of the Bering as that moisture
turns eastward as it rounds the northern periphery of the blocking
high. This is keeping the Pribilofs stuck in some miserable
weather with very low cloud ceilings, fog and rain over both
islands. Elsewhere across Southern Alaska temperatures are
continuing the trend of the past few nights of dropping into the
40s for most areas, with 30s in the colder spots of the Copper
River Basin.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

The models remain in excellent agreement area-wide for the next
several days, as the nearly stagnant weather pattern continues to
be one the models are all latching on to well. As such the NAM was
used once again for its higher resolution. Forecast confidence is
very high.

&&

.AVIATION...
PANC...VFR conditions and light winds will persist.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...

A weak upper level wave is pushing into southcentral Alaska early
this morning bringing widespread clouds and some areas of
showers. The upper level low associated with this wave is in the
Arctic north of Demarcation Point, but a second trough will
intensify as it digs southward today and will set the trough over
southcentral Alaska overnight Thursday night and then becomes a
cut-off low in the Gulf of Alaska Friday morning. The track of
this trough being directly over Southcentral will keep clouds in
the region into Friday and then they will diminish again. Tonight
the flow will increases and become northerly behind this low
which will bring some gusty north to northeast winds into the
Matanuska Valley and into Cook Inlet tonight into Friday. By
Saturday, the ridge in the Bering Sea will build over the area
again and put Southcentral Alaska back into the unseasonably dry
and warm pattern that persisted from last weekend until today.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3...Thu
through Sat)...
A short wave dives south across the Southwest mainland bringing a
brief chance for rain through late this afternoon. Tonight through
the weekend a persistent pattern re-establishes with a ridge
across the Bering and a low to the east. Northerly flow will
minimize marine fog however low to mid level clouds are expected
to stream across from the Bering Strait.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3...Thu
through Sat)...
A short wave dives across the eastern Bering today spreading rain
across to the Alaska Peninsula this morning through late
afternoon. To the west, a weakening front across the southwestern
Bering diminishes by this evening. Low pressure remains south of
the Aleutians as the ridge over the Bering dominates through the
weekend. Gusty winds are expected across the southern Bering as
the pressure gradient is squeezed between the two synoptic systems.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Sunday through Wednesday)...

No significant changes in the long term outlook today as a large
omega block will continue to sit tight over the region with a
dominant closed high over the Bering keeping the North Pacific
storm track confined to the far Western Bering Sea and Aleutians.
This will continue to lead to dry northerly flow over the
mainland and extend the rare stretch of pleasant early fall
weather through the middle of next week. Models begin to show some
early signs of a pattern change by the end of Wednesday as
remains from former Pacific Typhoons become entrained into the
North Pacific jet, helping to enhance the stationary upper low
over the Western Bering. This may be enough to begin to push the
upper ridge east, potentially allowing the flow to become more
onshore over the mainland by the end of next week, though details
are still murky at this point.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...None.
MARINE...None.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...JPW
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EZ
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...KH
LONG TERM...KVP

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 6, 3:55 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Sep 6, 3:55 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.