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Small Craft Advisory 424, NWS Anchorage, AK

May 27, 2021

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 27, 2021, 3:38 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

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The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 27, 2021, 3:38 AM AKDT (11:38 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2021, 3:46 PM AKDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

395 
FZAK51 PAFC 271138
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
338 AM AKDT Thu May 27 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.

PKZ197-280100-
338 AM AKDT Thu May 27 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A front moves west to east across the Gulf through Fri. 
Another front approaches Kodiak Island Sat morning. 

$$

PKZ119-280100-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
338 AM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ120-280100-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
338 AM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ121-280100-
Resurrection Bay-
338 AM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

.TODAY...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable 
less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-280100-
Prince William Sound-
338 AM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

.TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-280100-
Port Valdez-
338 AM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt 
in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. Rain.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. 
Seas 2 ft. Rain.

$$

PKZ127-280100-
Valdez Narrows-
338 AM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

.TODAY...SW wind less than 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in 
the afternoon. Seas building to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. 
Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ128-280100-
Valdez Arm-
338 AM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

.TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming 
variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-280100-
Passage Canal-
338 AM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt 
in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable 
less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-280100-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
338 AM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ131-280100-
Barren Islands East-
338 AM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt, except becoming E 20 kt 
near the Barren Islands. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ132-280100-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
338 AM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ136-280100-
Chiniak Bay-
338 AM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 15 kt 
in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after 
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt 
in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ137-280100-
Marmot Bay-
338 AM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ138-280100-
Shelikof Strait-
338 AM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the 
afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ139-280100-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
338 AM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ140-280100-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
338 AM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. 
Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft late.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ141-280100-
Kachemak Bay-
338 AM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft, except 4 ft in the outer bay.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

1 follow-up statement

986 
FZAK51 PAFC 272346
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
346 PM AKDT Thu May 27 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.

PKZ197-281300-
346 PM AKDT Thu May 27 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A front moves across the Gulf through Sat afternoon. A second 
front merges with the first front over the Western Gulf by Sat 
afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-281300-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
346 PM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt except SE 35 kt near the coast after
midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ120-281300-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
346 PM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ121-281300-
Resurrection Bay-
346 PM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-281300-
Prince William Sound-
346 PM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-281300-
Port Valdez-
346 PM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt this evening becoming variable less than 10 
kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.SAT AND 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.

$$

PKZ127-281300-
Valdez Narrows-
346 PM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3
ft. Rain.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ128-281300-
Valdez Arm-
346 PM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-281300-
Passage Canal-
346 PM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-281300-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
346 PM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ131-281300-
Barren Islands East-
346 PM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ132-281300-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
346 PM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ136-281300-
Chiniak Bay-
346 PM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ137-281300-
Marmot Bay-
346 PM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

.TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ138-281300-
Shelikof Strait-
346 PM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ139-281300-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
346 PM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ140-281300-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
346 PM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft after
midnight.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Rain.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ141-281300-
Kachemak Bay-
346 PM AKDT Thu May 27 2021

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft inner bay, 6 ft outer bay.
.FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...E 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
May 27, 3:40 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	72 hr
May 27, 3:41 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
May 27, 3:46 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
May 27, 3:46 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr

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