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Small Craft Advisory 352, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 30, 2021, 3:52 AM AKDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
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The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2021, 3:52 AM AKDT (11:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2021, 4:35 PM AKDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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311 FZAK51 PAFC 301152 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 352 AM AKDT Fri Apr 30 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. PKZ197-010045- 352 AM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 999 mb low 20 nm southeast of Seward moves to 100 nm east of Middleton Island at 1004 mb by Fri night. A front enters the western Gulf of Alaska Sat afternoon, then moves northeastward across the Gulf through Sun morning. $$ PKZ119-010045- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 352 AM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt...becoming variable wind 15 kt N of Middleton Island in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-010045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 352 AM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt becoming NW wind 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ121-010045- Resurrection Bay- 352 AM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt early increasing to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-010045- Prince William Sound- 352 AM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind to 10 kt early becoming NW wind 20 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-010045- Port Valdez- 352 AM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-010045- Valdez Narrows- 352 AM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-010045- Valdez Arm- 352 AM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-010045- Passage Canal- 352 AM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier in the evening. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-010045- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 352 AM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-010045- Barren Islands East- 352 AM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ132-010045- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 352 AM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ136-010045- Chiniak Bay- 352 AM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-010045- Marmot Bay- 352 AM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-010045- Shelikof Strait- 352 AM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of western bays and passes through the morning. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-010045- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 352 AM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ140-010045- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 352 AM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-010045- Kachemak Bay- 352 AM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near the Inlet diminishing through the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon...highest near the Inlet. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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928 FZAK51 PAFC 010035 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 435 PM AKDT Fri Apr 30 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. PKZ197-011345- 435 PM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+COOK INLET... A 1000 mb low 25 nm Northwest of Middleton Island dissipates in the Eastern Gulf Sun morning. A 1000 mb North Pacific low Sun morning moves to 220 nm Southeast of Sitkinak at 998 mb Sun afternoon. Its front extends along the Southern Gulf through Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ119-011345- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 435 PM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ120-011345- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 435 PM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ121-011345- Resurrection Bay- 435 PM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-011345- Prince William Sound- 435 PM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming variable less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-011345- Port Valdez- 435 PM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-011345- Valdez Narrows- 435 PM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming NE. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-011345- Valdez Arm- 435 PM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-011345- Passage Canal- 435 PM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-011345- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 435 PM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-011345- Barren Islands East- 435 PM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ132-011345- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 435 PM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ136-011345- Chiniak Bay- 435 PM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-011345- Marmot Bay- 435 PM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-011345- Shelikof Strait- 435 PM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ139-011345- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 435 PM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ140-011345- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 435 PM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-011345- Kachemak Bay- 435 PM AKDT Fri Apr 30 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt.. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 4:22 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 30, 3:41 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 30, 3:44 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days |
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