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Small Craft Advisory 668, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 23, 2021

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 23, 2021, 3:24 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 23, 2021, 3:24 PM AKDT (23:24 UTC)
Expired: Aug 24, 2021, 3:32 AM AKDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

303 
FZAK51 PAFC 232324
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
324 PM AKDT Mon Aug 23 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.

PKZ197-241215-
324 PM AKDT Mon Aug 23 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1004 mb low 130 nm east of Kodiak moves to 30 nm southeast of 
Montague Island at 1001 mb Tue afternoon and then inland Tue 
night. The associated front across the southern Gulf moves into 
the North Gulf Coast through Tue afternoon and then dissipates Tue 
night.

$$

PKZ119-241215-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
324 PM AKDT Mon Aug 23 2021

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt except E 35 kt near the coast. Seas 9 ft.
Rain.
.TUE...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ120-241215-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
324 PM AKDT Mon Aug 23 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ121-241215-
Resurrection Bay-
324 PM AKDT Mon Aug 23 2021

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft. Rain.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ125-241215-
Prince William Sound-
324 PM AKDT Mon Aug 23 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after
midnight. Rain.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-241215-
Port Valdez-
324 PM AKDT Mon Aug 23 2021

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-241215-
Valdez Narrows-
324 PM AKDT Mon Aug 23 2021

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-241215-
Valdez Arm-
324 PM AKDT Mon Aug 23 2021

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft. Rain.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-241215-
Passage Canal-
324 PM AKDT Mon Aug 23 2021

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-241215-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
324 PM AKDT Mon Aug 23 2021

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ131-241215-
Barren Islands East-
324 PM AKDT Mon Aug 23 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8
ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ132-241215-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
324 PM AKDT Mon Aug 23 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ136-241215-
Chiniak Bay-
324 PM AKDT Mon Aug 23 2021

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft.

$$

PKZ137-241215-
Marmot Bay-
324 PM AKDT Mon Aug 23 2021

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ138-241215-
Shelikof Strait-
324 PM AKDT Mon Aug 23 2021

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ139-241215-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
324 PM AKDT Mon Aug 23 2021

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ140-241215-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
324 PM AKDT Mon Aug 23 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ141-241215-
Kachemak Bay-
324 PM AKDT Mon Aug 23 2021

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

1 follow-up statement

031 
FZAK51 PAFC 241132
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
332 AM AKDT Tue Aug 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.

PKZ197-250015-
332 AM AKDT Tue Aug 24 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1004 mb low 105 nm southeast of Montague Island moves inland by 
Tuesday night. The associated front moves from the southern Gulf 
moves to the north Gulf coast then dissipates Tuesday night.

$$

PKZ119-250015-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
332 AM AKDT Tue Aug 24 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Near the
coast, SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ120-250015-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
332 AM AKDT Tue Aug 24 2021

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ121-250015-
Resurrection Bay-
332 AM AKDT Tue Aug 24 2021

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt early becoming N 15 kt. Seas 
3 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ125-250015-
Prince William Sound-
332 AM AKDT Tue Aug 24 2021

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4
ft. Rain.
.WED...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-250015-
Port Valdez-
332 AM AKDT Tue Aug 24 2021

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-250015-
Valdez Narrows-
332 AM AKDT Tue Aug 24 2021

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.WED...N wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-250015-
Valdez Arm-
332 AM AKDT Tue Aug 24 2021

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-250015-
Passage Canal-
332 AM AKDT Tue Aug 24 2021

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-250015-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
332 AM AKDT Tue Aug 24 2021

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 
kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable less than 10 kt in the evening becoming W 10 kt.
Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ131-250015-
Barren Islands East-
332 AM AKDT Tue Aug 24 2021

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 
kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ132-250015-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
332 AM AKDT Tue Aug 24 2021

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, variable wind 10 kt. Seas
5 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ136-250015-
Chiniak Bay-
332 AM AKDT Tue Aug 24 2021

.TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ137-250015-
Marmot Bay-
332 AM AKDT Tue Aug 24 2021

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

$$

PKZ138-250015-
Shelikof Strait-
332 AM AKDT Tue Aug 24 2021

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ139-250015-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
332 AM AKDT Tue Aug 24 2021

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...S wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ140-250015-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
332 AM AKDT Tue Aug 24 2021

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ141-250015-
Kachemak Bay-
332 AM AKDT Tue Aug 24 2021

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 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
Aug 23, 3:44 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC		24 hr
Aug 23, 3:18 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC		60 hr

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