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Small Craft Advisory 680, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 29, 2021, 3:49 AM AKDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
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- Issued
- Aug 29, 2021, 3:49 AM AKDT (11:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2021, 3:11 PM AKDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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506 FZAK51 PAFC 291149 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 349 AM AKDT Sun Aug 29 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. PKZ197-300030- 349 AM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1011 mb low 80 nm southwest of Yakutat lingers in the Eastern Gulf before dissipating Mon morning. $$ PKZ119-300030- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 349 AM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ120-300030- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 349 AM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ121-300030- Resurrection Bay- 349 AM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-300030- Prince William Sound- 349 AM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-300030- Port Valdez- 349 AM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-300030- Valdez Narrows- 349 AM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-300030- Valdez Arm- 349 AM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-300030- Passage Canal- 349 AM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-300030- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 349 AM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-300030- Barren Islands East- 349 AM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-300030- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 349 AM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-300030- Chiniak Bay- 349 AM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT AND MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-300030- Marmot Bay- 349 AM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-300030- Shelikof Strait- 349 AM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-300030- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 349 AM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT AND MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-300030- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 349 AM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT AND MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-300030- Kachemak Bay- 349 AM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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742 FZAK51 PAFC 292311 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 311 PM AKDT Sun Aug 29 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. PKZ197-301215- 311 PM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1015 mb low 310 nm south of Icy Bay dissipates through Mon morning. A developing North Pacific low at 1010 mb moves to 310 nm south of Kodiak Island at 1002 mb Tue morning. Its front enters the Western Gulf Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ119-301215- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 311 PM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ120-301215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 311 PM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ121-301215- Resurrection Bay- 311 PM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-301215- Prince William Sound- 311 PM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 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. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-301215- Port Valdez- 311 PM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-301215- Valdez Narrows- 311 PM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-301215- Valdez Arm- 311 PM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-301215- Passage Canal- 311 PM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier. After midnight 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 AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-301215- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 311 PM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ131-301215- Barren Islands East- 311 PM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-301215- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 311 PM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-301215- Chiniak Bay- 311 PM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TONIGHT...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 becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-301215- Marmot Bay- 311 PM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-301215- Shelikof Strait- 311 PM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-301215- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 311 PM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ140-301215- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 311 PM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-301215- Kachemak Bay- 311 PM AKDT Sun Aug 29 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding in the late evening. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 4:12 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Aug 29, 3:54 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 29, 3:57 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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