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Small Craft Advisory 334, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 24, 2021, 2:43 AM AKDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
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- Issued
- Apr 24, 2021, 2:43 AM AKDT (10:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2021, 3:28 PM AKDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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967 FZAK51 PAFC 241043 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 243 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 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. PKZ197-242345- 243 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... High pressure persists over the Gulf through Sun. A weak front will enter the southwestern Gulf Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ119-242345- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 243 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-242345- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 243 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-242345- Resurrection Bay- 243 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-242345- Prince William Sound- 243 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-242345- Port Valdez- 243 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-242345- Valdez Narrows- 243 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-242345- Valdez Arm- 243 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-242345- Passage Canal- 243 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-242345- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 243 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-242345- Barren Islands East- 243 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-242345- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 243 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt...except SE 25 kt S of Dangerous Cape. Seas 5 ft...except building to 8 ft after midnight S of Dangerous Cape. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt...except SE 25 kt S of Dangerous Cape. Seas 5 ft...except 8 ft S of Dangerous Cape. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-242345- Chiniak Bay- 243 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-242345- Marmot Bay- 243 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-242345- Shelikof Strait- 243 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-242345- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 243 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ140-242345- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 243 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-242345- Kachemak Bay- 243 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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728 FZAK51 PAFC 242328 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 328 PM AKDT Sat Apr 24 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. PKZ197-251215- 328 PM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front enters the western Gulf Sun morning and moves over the southern Gulf by Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ119-251215- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 328 PM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-251215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 328 PM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ121-251215- Resurrection Bay- 328 PM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-251215- Prince William Sound- 328 PM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-251215- Port Valdez- 328 PM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-251215- Valdez Narrows- 328 PM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-251215- Valdez Arm- 328 PM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-251215- Passage Canal- 328 PM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-251215- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 328 PM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-251215- Barren Islands East- 328 PM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ132-251215- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 328 PM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt...except SE 25 kt S of Dangerous Cape. Seas 5 ft...except building to 8 ft after midnight S of Dangerous Cape. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt...except SE 25 kt S of Dangerous Cape. Seas 5 ft...except 8 ft S of Dangerous Cape. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ136-251215- Chiniak Bay- 328 PM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-251215- Marmot Bay- 328 PM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-251215- Shelikof Strait- 328 PM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-251215- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 328 PM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-251215- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 328 PM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-251215- Kachemak Bay- 328 PM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2:46 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 24, 3:22 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Apr 24, 3:23 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 24, 3:23 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 24, 3:28 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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