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Small Craft Advisory 1007, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 1, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 1, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 1, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 2, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 020043
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST THU DEC 1 2005

MARINE 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.

PKZ197-021500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1003 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES TO 70 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD AT 998 MB FRIDAY EVENING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO
OVER MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 1005 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-021500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST THU DEC 1 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. WEST OF CAPE CLEARE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-021500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST THU DEC 1 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-021500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST THU DEC 1 2005

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-021500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST THU DEC 1 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-021500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST THU DEC 1 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-021500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST THU DEC 1 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-021500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST THU DEC 1 2005

.TONIGHT... NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-021500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST THU DEC 1 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-021500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST THU DEC 1 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 020750 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST THU DEC 1 2005

AMENDED ZONES 121 125 129

MARINE 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.

PKZ197-021500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1003 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES TO 70 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD AT 998 MB FRIDAY EVENING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO
OVER MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 1005 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-021500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST THU DEC 1 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. WEST OF CAPE CLEARE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-021500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST THU DEC 1 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 FT. 
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 FT. 
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 
N 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-021500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST THU DEC 1 2005

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-021500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST THU DEC 1 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. 
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. 
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-021500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST THU DEC 1 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-021500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST THU DEC 1 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-021500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST THU DEC 1 2005

.TONIGHT... NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-021500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST THU DEC 1 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-021500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST THU DEC 1 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 021234
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

MARINE 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.

PKZ197-030300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1003 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF CAPE YAKATAGA WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND BY FRIDAY EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO 1016 MB NEAR CORDOVA
BY SATURDAY NIGHT. A 1004 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTH OF CAPE
YAKATAGA FRIDAY NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 1013 MB NEAR SITKA SAT NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-030300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE VARIABLE WIND 15
KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT EAST
OF CAPE CLEARE. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-030300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-030300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-030300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-030300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT NORTHWEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-030300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-030300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-030300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-030300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

.TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 021627 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
730 AM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

UPDATE TO AREAS 130 AND 138

MARINE 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.

PKZ197-030300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1003 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF CAPE YAKATAGA WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND BY FRIDAY EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO 1016 MB NEAR CORDOVA
BY SATURDAY NIGHT. A 1004 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTH OF CAPE
YAKATAGA FRIDAY NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 1013 MB NEAR SITKA SAT NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-030300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE VARIABLE WIND 15
KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT EAST
OF CAPE CLEARE. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-030300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-030300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-030300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-030300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
730 AM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT NORTHWEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST
OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-030300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-030300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
730 AM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-030300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-030300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

.TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 030047
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

MARINE 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.

PKZ197-031500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1002 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS TO 1012 MB AND MOVES TO
50 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SATURDAY NIGHT. A 998 MB LOW
MOVES TO 70 NORTH OF COLD BAY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  
$$

PKZ120-031500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-031500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-031500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. STRONGER
WINDS TO 35 KTS OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-031500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-031500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-031500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-031500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-031500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.NEAR STEADY  
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-031500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST FRI DEC 2 2005

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Dec 1, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 1, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AST THU DEC 1 2005

.DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS REASONABLE. SOME MINOR
DIFFERENCES IN SOLUTIONS. FOR NOW WILL LEAN WITH GFS MODEL IN SHORT
TERM. LONG RANGE GFS ENSEMBLE SHOWS SIGNIFICANT DIVERGENCE OF
MEMBERS. EXPECT WILL GO WITH PERSISTENCE IN LATTER PERIODS WITH ONLY
MINOR NUDGES.

.AER...LOW COMPLEX OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF AK WILL MAKE SOME
HEADWAY WEST TOWARD KENAI PEN. CURRENT IMAGERY SHOW SHOWERS MOVING
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COASTAL WATERS AND EASTERN KENAI PEN. EXPECT 850
MB FLOW SHIFTS SE TONIGHT AND TROUGH ELONGATES NE TO OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL AK. THIS WOULD IMPLY ONSET OF WEAK OVERUNNING. ETA MODEL
APPEARS TOO AGGRESSIVE ON AMOUNTS...BETTER CHOICE WOULD BE BLEND OF
MESO ETA/GFS. OVERALL WILL SEE A CHANCE OF SOME LIGHT OVERRUNNING
SNOW IN SOUTHCENTRAL WITH RELATIVELY LOW AMOUNTS TONIGHT THROUGH
SAT.. GENERAL SNOW SHOWERS OVER GULF. COPPER RIVER WILL CONTINUE
COLD. GUST CAPE WINDS ALONG THE NORTH GULF LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO
THE WEEKEND.

.ALU... DIFFERENCES IN SOLUTIONS
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE CONTINUES OVER EASTERN RUSSIA AND WEAK LOW
PRESSURE TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. EXPECT BRISK
EAST TO NE FLOW TO BE GENERAL RULE OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH SAT.
SW MAINLAND WILL CONTINUE WITH THREAT OF SOME LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW
SHOWERS AS UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES OVER THE REGION THROUGH SAT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...SEE CURRENT PACKAGE.

RMC DEC 05

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 30, 7:50 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC51 hr
Nov 30, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC7 days
Nov 30, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Nov 30, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Dec 1, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC7 days
Dec 1, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Dec 1, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.