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Small Craft Advisory 783, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Oct 3, 2021, 4:19 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
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- Issued
- Oct 3, 2021, 4:19 AM AKDT (12:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 4, 2021, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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289 FZAK51 PAFC 031219 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 419 AM AKDT Sun Oct 3 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. PKZ197-040115- 419 AM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1001 mb low near Middleton Island becomes a trough of low pressure today. A front moves into the southwestern Gulf late Mon night. $$ PKZ119-040115- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 419 AM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-040115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 419 AM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ121-040115- Resurrection Bay- 419 AM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-040115- Prince William Sound- 419 AM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-040115- Port Valdez- 419 AM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-040115- Valdez Narrows- 419 AM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-040115- Valdez Arm- 419 AM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-040115- Passage Canal- 419 AM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. 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 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-040115- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 419 AM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-040115- Barren Islands East- 419 AM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ132-040115- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 419 AM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-040115- Chiniak Bay- 419 AM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 1 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-040115- Marmot Bay- 419 AM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-040115- Shelikof Strait- 419 AM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-040115- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 419 AM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-040115- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 419 AM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-040115- Kachemak Bay- 419 AM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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777 FZAK51 PAFC 032314 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 3 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. PKZ197-041200- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A broad trough remains over the Gulf through Mon. A front moves into the western Gulf early Tue morning. $$ PKZ119-041200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ120-041200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ121-041200- Resurrection Bay- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-041200- Prince William Sound- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-041200- Port Valdez- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-041200- Valdez Narrows- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-041200- Valdez Arm- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-041200- Passage Canal- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt near Whittier this evening. 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 becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-041200- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-041200- Barren Islands East- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ132-041200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ136-041200- Chiniak Bay- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-041200- Marmot Bay- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ138-041200- Shelikof Strait- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ139-041200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-041200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 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...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-041200- Kachemak Bay- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 3 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. W of Homer, variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 4:13 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 3, 4:19 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 3, 3:14 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Oct 3, 3:17 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Oct 3, 3:27 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Oct 3, 3:27 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr |
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