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Small Craft Advisory 816, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 13, 2021

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Oct 13, 2021, 2:32 PM AKDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 13, 2021, 2:32 PM AKDT (22:32 UTC)
Expired: Oct 14, 2021, 3:30 AM AKDT
In force: 13 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

549 
FZAK51 PAFC 132232
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 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.

PKZ197-141130-
232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 989 mb low 35 nm east of the Barren Islands Wed afternoon moves
to 40 nm northwest of Middleton Island at 990 mb Thu afternoon 
and then into Prince William Sound and dissipates Fri morning. A 
998 mb low from the Bering moves to 165 nm south of Sitkinak at 
994 mb Fri morning and reaches 320 nm southeast of Sitkinak at 996
mb Fri afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-141130-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ120-141130-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. 
Seas 8 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ121-141130-
Resurrection Bay-
232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ125-141130-
Prince William Sound-
232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. 
Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming S after midnight. 
Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ126-141130-
Port Valdez-
232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ127-141130-
Valdez Narrows-
232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-141130-
Valdez Arm-
232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft. Rain.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ129-141130-
Passage Canal-
232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow.
.THU...W wind 15 kt.Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier.  Seas 2 ft. 
Rain and snow.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-141130-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ131-141130-
Barren Islands East-
232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ132-141130-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ136-141130-
Chiniak Bay-
232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ137-141130-
Marmot Bay-
232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ138-141130-
Shelikof Strait-
232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ139-141130-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt, becoming Variable 10 kt N of 
Anchor Point in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ140-141130-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3
ft.
.THU...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ141-141130-
Kachemak Bay-
232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight.
.FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 13, 3:45 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	11 hr
Oct 13, 3:45 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Oct 13, 3:47 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Oct 13, 3:51 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Oct 13, 3:51 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	60 hr
Oct 13, 3:51 AM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	24 hr
Oct 13, 3:39 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr

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