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Small Craft Advisory 310, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 21, 2019

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 21, 2019, 3:04 PM AKDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

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Issued
Apr 21, 2019, 3:04 PM AKDT (23:04 UTC)
Expired
Apr 22, 2019, 3:45 AM AKDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

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773 
FZAK52 PAFC 212304
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
304 PM AKDT Sun Apr 21 2019

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The
Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out.

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.

PKZ199-221145-
304 PM AKDT Sun Apr 21 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A low over interior Alaska will track to 60 nm southwest of 
Hooper Bay Tue morning at 1000 mb. This low will then move 
to 100 nm southwest of Cape Newenham Tue afternoon at 1004 mb.

$$

PKZ150-221145-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
304 PM AKDT Sun Apr 21 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray 
near the coast after midnight.
.MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray 
near the coast in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ155-221145-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
304 PM AKDT Sun Apr 21 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray 
near the coast after midnight.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray 
near the coast in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ160-221145-
Bristol Bay-
304 PM AKDT Sun Apr 21 2019

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray after 
midnight.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ165-221145-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
304 PM AKDT Sun Apr 21 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. 
Snow showers.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray after midnight.
Snow showers.
.TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ170-221145-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
304 PM AKDT Sun Apr 21 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers.
.TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ171-221145-
Unalaska Bay-
304 PM AKDT Sun Apr 21 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow showers.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers.
.TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ172-221145-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
304 PM AKDT Sun Apr 21 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ173-221145-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
304 PM AKDT Sun Apr 21 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ174-221145-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
304 PM AKDT Sun Apr 21 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ175-221145-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
304 PM AKDT Sun Apr 21 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ176-221145-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
304 PM AKDT Sun Apr 21 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ177-221145-
Adak to Kiska-
304 PM AKDT Sun Apr 21 2019

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ178-221145-
Kiska to Attu-
304 PM AKDT Sun Apr 21 2019

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ179-221145-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
304 PM AKDT Sun Apr 21 2019

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 35 kt after midnight. 
Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ180-221145-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
304 PM AKDT Sun Apr 21 2019

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NW wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt through Etolin Strait 
in the morning. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ181-221145-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
304 PM AKDT Sun Apr 21 2019

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NW wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt in the morning. 
Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 1 foot.

$$

PKZ185-221145-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
304 PM AKDT Sun Apr 21 2019

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
Snow.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 21, 3:54 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Apr 21, 3:54 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Apr 21, 3:54 AM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC24 hr
Apr 21, 3:55 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Apr 21, 3:04 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC37 hr
Apr 21, 3:04 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC13 hr
Apr 21, 3:04 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC13 hr
Apr 21, 3:17 PM AKDTBlizzard WarningAFC28 hr
Apr 21, 3:35 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr

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