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Small Craft Advisory 138, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 15, 2021, 3:43 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 15, 2021, 3:43 AM AKST (12:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2021, 3:23 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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289 FZAK51 PAFC 151243 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 343 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 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. PKZ197-160130- 343 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front over the central Gulf moves to the northern Gulf Mon night. A second front approaches the western Gulf Tue afternoon and moves to the central Gulf Tue night. $$ PKZ119-160130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 343 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Along the coast, SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ120-160130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 343 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ121-160130- Resurrection Bay- 343 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-160130- Prince William Sound- 343 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-160130- Port Valdez- 343 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-160130- Valdez Narrows- 343 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-160130- Valdez Arm- 343 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-160130- Passage Canal- 343 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-160130- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 343 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ131-160130- Barren Islands East- 343 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ132-160130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 343 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ136-160130- Chiniak Bay- 343 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-160130- Marmot Bay- 343 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ138-160130- Shelikof Strait- 343 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt this morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ139-160130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 343 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray in the evening. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-160130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 343 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .WED...N wind 20 kt. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-160130- Kachemak Bay- 343 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$
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725 FZAK51 PAFC 160023 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 323 PM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 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. PKZ197-161300- 323 PM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front over the Central Gulf moves to the Northern Gulf Mon night, then dissipates Tue. A second front enters the Western Gulf Tue afternoon, then moves to the North Gulf Coast by Wed morning. $$ PKZ119-161300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 323 PM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow showers. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ120-161300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 323 PM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow showers. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ121-161300- Resurrection Bay- 323 PM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-161300- Prince William Sound- 323 PM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Snow showers and rain. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-161300- Port Valdez- 323 PM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-161300- Valdez Narrows- 323 PM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-161300- Valdez Arm- 323 PM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-161300- Passage Canal- 323 PM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-161300- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 323 PM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-161300- Barren Islands East- 323 PM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ132-161300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 323 PM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ136-161300- Chiniak Bay- 323 PM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. $$ PKZ137-161300- Marmot Bay- 323 PM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming variable less 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-161300- Shelikof Strait- 323 PM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming variable 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-161300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 323 PM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Rain and snow. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-161300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 323 PM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. .THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-161300- Kachemak Bay- 323 PM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 3:04 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Feb 14, 3:18 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 14, 3:18 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 14, 3:21 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 15, 3:18 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 15, 3:18 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 15, 3:18 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days |
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