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Small Craft Advisory 1015, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 3, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 3, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 4, 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 040036 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 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. PKZ197-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1005 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES TO 60 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1018 MB SUNDAY MORNING. THIS LOW THEN DISSIPATES SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 041238 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN DEC 4 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. PKZ197-050300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1013 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MOVES INLAND OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY SUN AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF SUN EVENING AND BECOMES STATIONARY AS IT REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES WEST OF CAPE CLEARE DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 041608 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 700 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 UPDATE TO AREAS 125 129 138 AND 141 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. PKZ197-050300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1013 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MOVES INLAND OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY SUN AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF SUN EVENING AND BECOMES STATIONARY AS IT REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES WEST OF CAPE CLEARE DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 700 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 700 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS MORNING. WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 700 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 700 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 050037 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN DEC 4 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. PKZ197-051500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WEAKENS TONIGHT. A BROAD SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW DEVELOPS OVER THE GULF TONIGHT AND CONTINUES INTO TUESDAY. A 991 MB LOW MOVES TO 380 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 3, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 .DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS SIMILAR AND REASONABLE. THERE CONTINUES TO BE SIGNIFICANT MODEL DIFFERENCES ON MSL PRESSURE/WIND FORECAST FIELDS. MODEL TEMP/MOISTURE ADVECTION PATTERNS ARE FAIRLY CLOSE AND REASONABLE. MORNING PACKAGE WAS BASED ON GFS SOLUTION. THIS STILLS SEEMS TO BE THE BEST CHOICE SO WILL CONTINUE THEME WITH AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGES. 500MB...LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE MAINLAND/GULF ALASKA TODAY WEAKENS AND SHIFTS N AND EAST TONIGHT AS LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGE MOVES OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. SHORT WAVE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES OVER SW ALASKA SUN AND THEN COMES IN PHASE WITH LONG WAVE OVER WESTERN CANADA MON. LOW CENTER SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA PEN MOVES SOUTH OF WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN AND INTENSIFIES. ASSOCIATED TROUGH DIGS SE. IN RESPONSE...RIDGE BUILDS TO EAST AND TILTS SE TO NW FROM ALONG 135W SOUTH OF GULF TO OVER SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MON AFTERNOON. SURFACE .EAST...WEAKENING LOW OVER THE NORTH GULF HANDLED BEST BY ETA MODEL IN SHORT RUN. CENTER IS CURRENTLY TRACKING WEST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST...BUT SHOULD STALL NEAR CORDOVA AND SHIFT SOUTH AND WEAKEN TONIGHT. LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS GULF COASTAL AREAS WILL END TONIGHT. GENERALLY COLD CONDITIONS WITH AREAS OF STRATUS/FOG INLAND AREAS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUN. ARCTIC FRONT ALONG THE ALEUTIANS PUSHES NORTH TO OVER KODIAK ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTH GULF OF ALASKA MON. EXPECT OVERRUNNING SNOW TO SPREAD TO KODIAK SUN MORNING AND SOUTHCENTRAL/GULF SUN EVE. SNOW SHOULD SHIFT TO RAIN KODIAK BY SUN EVENING. SNOW WILL PROB BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN KENAI PEN MON. .WEST...SW MAINLAND WILL REMAIN DRY AND COLD WITH OFFSHORE FLOW TONIGHT. ARCTIC FRONT OVER THE ALEUTIAN WILL PUSH NORTH TO OVER SOUTHERN BRISTOL BAY SUN AFTERNOON AND TO ALONG THE NORTH BRISTOL BAY COAST SUN EVE. OVERRUNNING MOISTURE MOVING OVER THE AK PEN TODAY WILL SPREAD TO BRISTOL BAY SUN MORNING AND THEN MOVE EAST MON. EXPECT SNOW OVER AK PEN WILL BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN/FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD TO BRISTOL BAY SUN AND PROB BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN/FREEZING RAIN SUN EVE/NIGHT. BRISK E-NE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE BERING SEA AND WESTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS THROUGH MON. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...SEE CURRENT PACKAGE. RMC DEC 05
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Special weather statement, Dec 3, 11:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 4 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 AKZ161-050700- ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM AST SUNDAY MORNING TO 10 PM AST SUNDAY NIGHT... ...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ALONG THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TOWARD THE AKPEN WILL BRING MIXED BAG OF WINTER WEATHER INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA SUNDAY. COLD ARCTIC AIR IS ENTRENCHED OVER THE INTERIOR AND AS THE LOW APPROACHES...OVERRUNNING MOISTURE WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF PORT HEIDEN. EXPECTING 6 TO 9 INCHES IN PLACES LIKE KING SALMON AND DILLINGHAM AND THEN NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD ILLIAMNA. HEAVIER SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE AND LESSER SNOWFALL TOTALS NORTHWEST OVER THE AHKLUN MOUNTAIN RANGE. WARM AIR AT THE MID LEVELS WILL INTRUDE ON THE COLD AIR LATE SUNDAY MORNING BRINGING FREEZING RAIN INTO THE PICTURE. THE CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST DURING THE DAY TO INCLUDE VILLAGES AS FAR NORTH AS NEW STUYAHOK. ILLIAMNA WILL REMAIN ALL SNOW THE LONGEST BEFORE GETTING A BRIEF SHOT OF FREEZING RAIN SUNDAY EVENING. IT IS POSSIBLE ILLIAMNA MAY ALSO SEE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AS EASTERLY WINDS ARE CHANNELED THROUGH THE NEARBY MOUNTAIN RANGE. WE ANTICIPATE PRECIPITATION TO TAPER OFF LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. AB DEC 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 3:45 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 105 min | |
| Dec 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 1:45 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Dec 3, 1:45 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:40 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 47 hr |
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Sources
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