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Small Craft Advisory 607, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 22, 2019, 3:57 AM AKDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 22, 2019, 3:57 AM AKDT (11:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2019, 2:50 PM AKDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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206 FZAK51 PAFC 221157 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 357 AM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 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. PKZ197-230100- 357 AM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 mb low 180 nm southwest of Kodiak moves to 210 nm southeast of Middleton Island at 986 mb Fri morning before moving ashore of Southeast Alaska Sat morning. $$ PKZ119-230100- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 357 AM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ120-230100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 357 AM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Areas of smoke. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ121-230100- Resurrection Bay- 357 AM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 .TODAY...N wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of smoke. .TONIGHT...N wind less than 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Areas of smoke. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Smoke. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-230100- Prince William Sound- 357 AM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of smoke. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-230100- Port Valdez- 357 AM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-230100- Valdez Narrows- 357 AM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N by midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt becoming SW wind 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-230100- Valdez Arm- 357 AM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt becoming SW wind 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-230100- Passage Canal- 357 AM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of smoke. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Areas of smoke. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 2 ft. Areas of smoke. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-230100- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 357 AM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ131-230100- Barren Islands East- 357 AM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ132-230100- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 357 AM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ136-230100- Chiniak Bay- 357 AM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft midday. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-230100- Marmot Bay- 357 AM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas building to 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-230100- Shelikof Strait- 357 AM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-230100- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 357 AM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of smoke. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of smoke. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of smoke. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ140-230100- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 357 AM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of smoke. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Areas of smoke. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of smoke. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-230100- Kachemak Bay- 357 AM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Areas of smoke. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of smoke. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Areas of smoke. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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637 FZAK51 PAFC 222250 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 250 PM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 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. PKZ197-231215- 250 PM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 mb low 200 nm South of Middleton Island moves to 70 nm West of Klawock at 1010 mb then slides inland by Sat afternoon. Its front wraps along the North Gulf Coast into Southeast Alaska through Sat afternoon. A 1001 mb low forms 35 nm West of Homer Fri night and slips to 65 nm West of Middleton Island at 1006 mb for Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ119-231215- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 250 PM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ120-231215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 250 PM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Areas of smoke. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Areas of smoke. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ121-231215- Resurrection Bay- 250 PM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Areas of smoke. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of smoke. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Areas of smoke. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-231215- Prince William Sound- 250 PM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of smoke. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of smoke. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-231215- Port Valdez- 250 PM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-231215- Valdez Narrows- 250 PM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt becoming NE wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-231215- Valdez Arm- 250 PM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-231215- Passage Canal- 250 PM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Areas of smoke. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of smoke. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of smoke. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-231215- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 250 PM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ131-231215- Barren Islands East- 250 PM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ132-231215- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 250 PM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ136-231215- Chiniak Bay- 250 PM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-231215- Marmot Bay- 250 PM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-231215- Shelikof Strait- 250 PM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ139-231215- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 250 PM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of smoke. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of smoke. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. $$ PKZ140-231215- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 250 PM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Areas of smoke. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of smoke. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 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...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. $$ PKZ141-231215- Kachemak Bay- 250 PM AKDT Thu Aug 22 2019 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of smoke. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Areas of smoke. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of smoke. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 3:46 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 22, 3:57 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Aug 22, 2:47 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Aug 22, 2:50 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr |
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