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Small Craft Advisory 147, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 15, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 15, 2005, 2:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 33 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 15, 2005, 2:00 AM AKST (11:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 16, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST
In force
33 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 151604 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 AM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

UPDATE ALL ZONES

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.

PKZ197-160300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE
EASTERN GULF TUE NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-160300-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
700 AM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT THIS
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-160300-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
700 AM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-160300-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
700 AM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

.TODAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-160300-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
700 AM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-160300-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
700 AM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT THIS AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-160300-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
700 AM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT THIS AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-160300-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
700 AM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-160300-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
700 AM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-160300-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
700 AM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 151736 CCA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 AM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

CORRECTED AREA 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.

PKZ197-160300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE
EASTERN GULF TUE NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-160300-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
700 AM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT THIS
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-160300-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
700 AM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-160300-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
700 AM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

.TODAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-160300-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
700 AM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-160300-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
700 AM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT THIS AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-160300-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
700 AM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT THIS AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-160300-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
700 AM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-160300-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
700 AM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-160300-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
700 AM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 160007
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST TUE FEB 15 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.

PKZ197-161500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK 1019 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 730 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK TUE NIGHT AND
MOVE TO 70 NM NORTH OF KODIAK WED NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. A RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN GULF
OF ALASKA THROUGH THURSDAY.


$$

PKZ120-161500-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-161500-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-161500-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   

$$

PKZ129-161500-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-161500-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.   

$$

PKZ132-161500-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.   

$$

PKZ138-161500-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-161500-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.   

$$

PKZ141-161500-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 161257
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST WED FEB 16 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.

PKZ197-170300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF 
ALASKA...NORTH GULF COAST...AND SOUTHCENTRAL MAINLAND ALASKA. A
SERIES OF STRONG LOWS WILL MOVE OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC AND INTO THE
BERING SEA...MAINTAINING PERSISTANT SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS KODIAK
ISLAND AND THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. 

$$

PKZ120-170300-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST WED FEB 16 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND TO 10 MPH. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-170300-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST WED FEB 16 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-170300-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST WED FEB 16 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-170300-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST WED FEB 16 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-170300-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST WED FEB 16 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-170300-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST WED FEB 16 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-170300-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST WED FEB 16 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-170300-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST WED FEB 16 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-170300-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED FEB 16 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 170009
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST WED FEB 16 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.

PKZ197-171500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO 240 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA
AND INTENSIFY TO 976 MB THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 220 NM
NORTHEAST OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF
OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-171500-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005

...GALE WARING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ121-171500-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-171500-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS NEAR THE ENTRANCE. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-171500-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005

.TONIGHT...E 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-171500-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-171500-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-171500-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT DIMINISHING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-171500-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-171500-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 15, 12:00 AM AKST, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 12:00 AM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

.DISCUSSION...

THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THIS MORNING OUT THROUGH 48 HOURS
BUT THEY GO THERE SEPARATE WAYS AFTER THAT IN THE WESTERN AREAS AND
BERING SEA.  WE WENT THE GFS AFTER 48HRS.  WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE IN
THE EAST THERE IS NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE IN THE MODELS.

FOR THE UPPER LEVEL THE ANCHOR LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
CONTINUES HOLD STRONG THROUGH THURSDAY. THE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN
SECTION CONTINUES BUILDING WITH ITS AXIS TILTING WELL INTO
SOUTHCENTRAL BY SATURDAY.

AT THE SURFACE THE OLD LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA IS ROTATING TO
THE SOUTH AND WEST WHILE THE NEXT PLAYER A 969 MB LOW MOVES ACROSS
THE ALEUTIANS JUST WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THIS MORNING. IT WILL
CONTINUE TO SLOWLY WEAKEN AN MOVE TO NEAR SAINT PAUL BY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.

BY THIS AFTERNOON THE OLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHCENTRAL WILL
BE OUT OF OUR AOR. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE NORTH AND EAST
SECTIONS OF THE COOPER RIVER ZONE THIS MORNING BUT FOR MOST OTHER
AREAS IN THE EAST WE CAN EXPECT DECREASING CLOUDS AND SOME SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE EASTERN AREAS. ALONG EASTERN GULF COAST RAIN AND SNOW
CONTINUES THIS MORNING BUT WILL BE CUTTING OFF BY AFTERNOON.

IN THE WEST ZONES RAIN AND RAIN GALES AND STROM FORCE WIND ARE
EXPECTED TODAY AS THE LOW MOVE ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS INTO THE BERING
SEA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY

PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING...185.
         HEAVY SNOW WARNING...141.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...5B 6B 12A.
         GALE WARNING...5A 6A  8 12A1 12B 13A 14 15.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...14.

KB FEB 05

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 14, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 15, 11:00 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 15, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC44 hr
Feb 15, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Feb 15, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 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.