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Small Craft Advisory 13, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 4, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 4, 2005, 1:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 22 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 4, 2005, 1:00 PM AKST (22:00 UTC)
Expired: Jan 5, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST
In force: 22 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 050315 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
600 PM AST TUE JAN 4 2005

UPDATED AREAS 3A 4 AND 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 WEATHER FRONT NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF
ALASKA TUE AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO A TROUGH ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST WED AFTERNOON. A 1040 MB HIGH 360 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO
NEAR SAND POINT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR
AND INTENSIFY TO 1048 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051500-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 4 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-051500-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST TUE JAN 4 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS
AND PASSES ENDING DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-051500-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST TUE JAN 4 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH SEAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-051500-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST TUE JAN 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-051500-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
600 PM AST TUE JAN 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW 15 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT S OF KALGIN ISLAND.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-051500-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
600 PM AST TUE JAN 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

4 follow-up statements

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 051306
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST WED JAN 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...
A WEAK FRONT CROSSING THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WED MORNING WILL
DISSIPATE BY WED EVENING. A 1045 MB HIGH CENTERED 250 NM SOUTHWEST 
OF DUTCH HARBOR WED MORNING WILL MOVE TO INTO THE WESTERN ALASKA
INTERIOR AT 1054 MB THU EVENING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL 
EXTEND FROM THIS HIGH INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND SOUTHERN
COASTAL WATERS WED EVENING THROUGH FRI MORNING.
$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-060300-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-060300-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-060300-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-060300-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-060300-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 051548 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
650 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005

UPDATES AREA 2B 2C AND 3A

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...
A WEAK FRONT CROSSING THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WED MORNING WILL
DISSIPATE BY WED EVENING. A 1045 MB HIGH CENTERED 250 NM SOUTHWEST 
OF DUTCH HARBOR WED MORNING WILL MOVE TO INTO THE WESTERN ALASKA
INTERIOR AT 1054 MB THU EVENING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL 
EXTEND FROM THIS HIGH INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND SOUTHERN
COASTAL WATERS WED EVENING THROUGH FRI MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-060300-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
650 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-060300-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-060300-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
650 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-060300-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-060300-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
650 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-060300-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-060300-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 051558 AAB
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005

UPDATES AREA 2B

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...
A WEAK FRONT CROSSING THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WED MORNING WILL
DISSIPATE BY WED EVENING. A 1045 MB HIGH CENTERED 250 NM SOUTHWEST 
OF DUTCH HARBOR WED MORNING WILL MOVE TO INTO THE WESTERN ALASKA
INTERIOR AT 1054 MB THU EVENING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL 
EXTEND FROM THIS HIGH INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND SOUTHERN
COASTAL WATERS WED EVENING THROUGH FRI MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-060300-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
700 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-060300-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-060300-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
650 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-060300-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-060300-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
650 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-060300-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-060300-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 060000
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST WED JAN 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.

PKZ197-061500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1049 MB HIGH NEAR SAND POINT WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER SOUTHERN
BRISTOL BAY BY THU.  A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FROM SEWARD TO SITKA
WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI.

$$

PKZ120-061500-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST WED JAN 5 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY ...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT GUSTS INCREASING TO 65 KT OUT OF THE
COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE. GUSTS
INCREASING TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-061500-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST WED JAN 5 2005

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-061500-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST WED JAN 5 2005

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS INCREASING TO 45 KT OUT OF
NORTHEASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF
NORTHEASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-061500-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST WED JAN 5 2005

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-061500-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST WED JAN 5 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-061500-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST WED JAN 5 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH SEAS THROUGH THURSDAY ...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-061500-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST WED JAN 5 2005

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-061500-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST WED JAN 5 2005

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-061500-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST WED JAN 5 2005

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 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 Jan 4, 12:00 PM AKST, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 12:00 PM AKST, 1 hour before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
500 PM AST TUE JAN 4 2005

.DISCUSSION...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND THE KENAI PENINSULA WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE WESTERN
GULF OF ALASKA THIS EVENING AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST ALASKA WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

RAIN AND SNOW OVER THE SUISTNA VALLEY WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS
AFTERNOON. RAIN OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND THE EASTERN KENAI
PENINSULA WILL END BY EARLY EVENING. RAIN AND SNOW ALONG THE PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND COAST WILL END TONIGHT.

A 1040 MB HIGH 360 MILE SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAND POINT
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR AND INTENSIFY TO
1048 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

A 1002 MB LOW 200 MILES WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO
NEAR NOME AND WEAKEN TO 1012 MB TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER
THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WEDNESDAY. A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING SOUTH AND
WEST OF THE LOW CENTER WILL MOVE INTO KUSKOKWIM DELTA TONIGHT THEN
DISSIPATE OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR WEDNESDAY MORNING.

A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST DELTA REGION
TONIGHT AND INTO PARTS OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY.
MARINE...STORM 13B.
         GALE 2B, 2C, 3A, 13A, 14.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

*** JAN 05

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 4, 7:54 AM AKST, 5 hours 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1254 PM AST TUE JAN 04 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1100 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG EAGLE RIVER             61.32N 149.57W
01/03/2005                                      AK   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC LOCATED NEAR INTERSECTION OF YOSEMITE DRIVE AND
            YELLOWSTONE DRIVE REPORTED OVERNIGHT WINDS TOOK SHINGLES
            OFF ROOF.

&&

AB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 3, 11:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 3, 11:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Jan 3, 11:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Jan 3, 11:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Jan 3, 11:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	48 hr
Jan 4, 11:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	6 days
Jan 4, 11:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	60 hr
Jan 4, 11:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	15 hr
Jan 4, 11:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
Jan 4, 1:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	10 hr

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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.