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Small Craft Advisory 557, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 15, 2021, 3:35 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
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- Issued
- Jul 15, 2021, 3:35 AM AKDT (11:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2021, 3:54 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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880 FZAK51 PAFC 151135 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 335 AM AKDT Thu Jul 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. PKZ197-160030- 335 AM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A ridge builds into the Gulf today. A 1013 mb low develops 40 nm southeast of Homer Thursday afternoon and exits the southern Gulf Saturday morning. $$ PKZ119-160030- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 335 AM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ120-160030- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 335 AM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ121-160030- Resurrection Bay- 335 AM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt early, then becoming N 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-160030- Prince William Sound- 335 AM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-160030- Port Valdez- 335 AM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt early, then becoming E 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-160030- Valdez Narrows- 335 AM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW wind 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt becoming SW wind 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-160030- Valdez Arm- 335 AM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW wind 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-160030- Passage Canal- 335 AM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. $$ PKZ130-160030- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 335 AM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-160030- Barren Islands East- 335 AM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ132-160030- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 335 AM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt, except W wind increasing to 20 kt S of Dangerous Cape. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ136-160030- Chiniak Bay- 335 AM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-160030- Marmot Bay- 335 AM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas building to 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-160030- Shelikof Strait- 335 AM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt, except W 25 kt S end of the strait. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-160030- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 335 AM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-160030- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 335 AM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-160030- Kachemak Bay- 335 AM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt early, then becoming NE 10 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft after midnight. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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633 FZAK51 PAFC 152354 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 354 PM AKDT Thu Jul 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. PKZ197-161315- 354 PM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A ridge builds into the Gulf today. A 1015 mb low develops 40 nm southeast of Homer Friday morning and exits the southern Gulf Saturday morning. $$ PKZ119-161315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 354 PM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ120-161315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 354 PM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ121-161315- Resurrection Bay- 354 PM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-161315- Prince William Sound- 354 PM AKDT Thu Jul 15 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. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 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...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-161315- Port Valdez- 354 PM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-161315- Valdez Narrows- 354 PM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt becoming SW wind 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-161315- Valdez Arm- 354 PM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW wind 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-161315- Passage Canal- 354 PM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 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 THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-161315- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 354 PM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-161315- Barren Islands East- 354 PM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ132-161315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 354 PM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt except NW 15 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ136-161315- Chiniak Bay- 354 PM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. $$ PKZ137-161315- Marmot Bay- 354 PM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-161315- Shelikof Strait- 354 PM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-161315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 354 PM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-161315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 354 PM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-161315- Kachemak Bay- 354 PM AKDT Thu Jul 15 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .FRI...W wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 3:22 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jul 15, 6:25 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 28 hr |
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