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Small Craft Advisory 113, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 3, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 3, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 3, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired: Feb 4, 2005, 11:00 PM 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 041259
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI FEB 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 TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WEAKENS AS IT MOVES
INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRI EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF
THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES KODIAK ISLAND SAT
AFTERNOON AND MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-050300-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT FROM BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-050300-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.

.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-050300-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KTS FROM BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KTS FROM BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-050300-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

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

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-050300-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-050300-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-050300-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT
BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-050300-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14
FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-050300-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

3 follow-up statements

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 050001
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST FRI FEB 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...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRI NIGHT. A 1006 MB LOW WILL FORM 100 NM
SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY NIGHT AND WILL MOVE TO 60 NM EAST OF
KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 1000 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-051500-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT FROM BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT FROM BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051500-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY  FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-051500-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KTS FROM BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.  GUSTS TO 40 KTS FROM BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-051500-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-051500-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-051500-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-051500-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-051500-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
...SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.

.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-051500-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON TROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 050007 CCA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

CORRECTED AREA 4A

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...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRI NIGHT. A 1006 MB LOW WILL FORM 100 NM
SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY NIGHT AND WILL MOVE TO 60 NM EAST OF
KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 1000 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-051500-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT FROM BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT FROM BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051500-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY  FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-051500-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KTS FROM BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.  GUSTS TO 40 KTS FROM BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-051500-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-051500-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-051500-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-051500-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-051500-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
...SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.

.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-051500-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 051259
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SAT FEB 5 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.

PKZ197-060300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A
WEATHER FRONT FROM AN ALEUTIAN LOW APPROACHES KODIAK ISLAND AND THE
WESTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVES ACROSS THE GULF BY SUN
AFTERNOON. A 1002 MB LOW FORMS SUN MORNING 125 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK AND
DISSIPATES SUN NIGHT 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT.

$$

PKZ120-060300-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST SAT FEB 5 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-060300-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 5 2005

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

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-060300-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST SAT FEB 5 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT FROM BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-060300-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST SAT FEB 5 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-060300-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST SAT FEB 5 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN.  
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-060300-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST SAT FEB 5 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-060300-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST SAT FEB 5 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT THIS AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-060300-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 5 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.


$$

PKZ141-060300-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 5 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 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 Feb 3, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
500 PM AST THU FEB 3 2005

.DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS HAVE VERY SIMILAR SOLUTIONS THIS MORNING THOUGH I PREFER
THE GFS OVER THE WESTERN DOMAIN AND THE MESO-ETA OVER THE EASTERN
DOMAIN.

AT 500 MB...THE LOW OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT. A RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL BUILD INTO THE
WESTERN INTERIOR FRIDAY AND WILL BROADEN TO COVER MOST OF MAINLAND
ALASKA SATURDAY.

A 960 MB LOW 250 MILES SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 980 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 991 MB
LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 200 MILES SOUTH OF ADAK
AND STRENGTHEN TO 954 MB FRIDAY NIGHT AND WILL BE 40 MILES WEST OF
ADAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS SLOWLY DRIFT NORTH AND IN THE THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA AND
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND WILL WEAKEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA, THE PRIBILOFS AND UNIMAK ISLAND FRIDAY.

A WEAK 1012 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST
THROUGH TONIGHT THEN WILL DISSIPATE SATURDAY. AN AREA OF HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR WILL PUSH SOUTHWARD ALONG THE
CANADIAN BORDER FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 12A..12B..13A..13B.

NM FEB 05

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 3, 11:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Feb 3, 11:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Feb 3, 11:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 3, 11:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	24 hr
Feb 4, 11:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Feb 4, 11:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Feb 4, 11:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	24 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.