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Small Craft Advisory 197, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 8, 2021

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 8, 2021, 3:17 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.

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The facts

Issued: Mar 8, 2021, 3:17 PM AKST (00:17 UTC)
Expired: Mar 9, 2021, 3:33 AM AKST
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

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743 
FZAK51 PAFC 090017
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
317 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 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.

PKZ197-091345-
317 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A front over the Western Gulf persists through Tue. A 1006 mb low
200 nm south of Sitkinak Tue afternoon moves towards the North 
Gulf Coast at 995 mb by Wed afternoon.


$$

PKZ119-091345-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
317 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ120-091345-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
317 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ121-091345-
Resurrection Bay-
317 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ125-091345-
Prince William Sound-
317 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow with rain.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ126-091345-
Port Valdez-
317 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.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 THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ127-091345-
Valdez Narrows-
317 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 
ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft. Snow.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-091345-
Valdez Arm-
317 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ129-091345-
Passage Canal-
317 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ130-091345-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
317 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5
ft. Snow and rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ131-091345-
Barren Islands East-
317 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers and snow.
.WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ132-091345-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
317 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming NW 30 kt after midnight. Seas
10 ft. Rain showers.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ136-091345-
Chiniak Bay-
317 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow.
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain showers.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ137-091345-
Marmot Bay-
317 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers with snow.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft. Snow and rain showers.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ138-091345-
Shelikof Strait-
317 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain with snow.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain
and snow.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ139-091345-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
317 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ140-091345-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
317 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Snow.
.WED...NW wind 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ141-091345-
Kachemak Bay-
317 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt except SE wind 20 kt W of
Homer. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE... W of Homer, SE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the 
afternoon. E of Homer, variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
Rain showers and snow.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers and rain
showers.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

1 follow-up statement

867 
FZAK51 PAFC 091233
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
333 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 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.

PKZ197-100200-
333 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A front over the Western Gulf persists today. A 1006 mb low 200 
nm south of Sitkinak this afternoon moves to the North Gulf Coast
at 995 mb Wed morning.

$$

PKZ119-100200-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
333 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
8 ft.
.WED...SE wind 30 kt in the morning increasing to 40 kt. Seas 9 ft in
the morning building to 12 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ120-100200-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
333 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
8 ft. Snow.
.WED...S wind 30 kt becoming W 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft.
Snow.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ121-100200-
Resurrection Bay-
333 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021

.TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ125-100200-
Prince William Sound-
333 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after
midnight. Snow.
.WED...E wind 25 kt in the morning increasing to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft in
the morning building to 7 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-100200-
Port Valdez-
333 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-100200-
Valdez Narrows-
333 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-100200-
Valdez Arm-
333 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ129-100200-
Passage Canal-
333 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ130-100200-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
333 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft.
Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow.
.WED...N wind 25 kt in the morning becoming W 45 kt. Seas 7 ft in 
the morning building to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 55 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.THU...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ131-100200-
Barren Islands East-
333 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Widespread rain showers and
snow.
.WED...W wind 30 kt in the morning increasing to 45 kt. Seas 9 ft in
the morning building to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ132-100200-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
333 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming W 30 kt after midnight. Seas
10 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow.
.WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ136-100200-
Chiniak Bay-
333 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas
4 ft. Snow and widespread rain showers.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt in the morning increasing to 30 kt. Seas 4 ft
building in the morning building to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ137-100200-
Marmot Bay-
333 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow.
.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4
ft. Snow and widespread rain showers.
.WED...W wind 20 kt in the morning increasing to 30 kt. Seas 4 ft in
the morning building to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ138-100200-
Shelikof Strait-
333 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain
and snow.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming NW 30 kt after midnight. Seas
5 ft. Snow showers.
.WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ139-100200-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
333 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread snow showers.
.WED...N wind 20 kt becoming NW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft.
Snow.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ140-100200-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
333 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Snow.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ141-100200-
Kachemak Bay-
333 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2
ft. Widespread rain showers and snow.
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow and rain
showers.
.WED...N wind 20 kt in the morning becoming W. Seas 2 ft building to
6 ft in the afternoon. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 8, 3:40 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	72 hr
Mar 8, 3:40 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Mar 8, 3:40 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	5 days
Mar 9, 3:28 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Mar 9, 3:33 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Mar 9, 3:33 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Mar 9, 3:43 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	4 days

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