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Small Craft Advisory 33, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 10, 2005, 4:20 AM AKST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 10, 2005, 4:20 AM AKST (13:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 10, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 101820 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 920 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005 CORRECTED AREA 3B 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. PKZ197-110300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1013 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT INTENSIFIES TO 1006 MB MON AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR SITKA. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-110300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 900 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TUE.. .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BEGINNING TONIGHT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 900 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BEGINNING TONIGHT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 900 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NORTH WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. FREEZING SPRAY BEGINNING TONIGHT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 900 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TUE... .TODAY THROUGH TUE...WEST WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY STARTING TONIGHT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 900 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TUE... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY STARTING TONIGHT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 920 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TUE MORNING... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 900 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 900 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-110300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 900 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH THU ..NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 101825 CCB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 925 AM AST MON JAN 10 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. PKZ197-110300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1013 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT INTENSIFIES TO 1006 MB MON AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR SITKA. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-110300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 900 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TUE.. .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BEGINNING TONIGHT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 900 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BEGINNING TONIGHT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 900 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NORTH WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. FREEZING SPRAY BEGINNING TONIGHT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 900 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TUE... .TODAY THROUGH TUE...WEST WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY STARTING TONIGHT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 925 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TUE... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY STARTING TONIGHT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 920 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TUE MORNING... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 900 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 900 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-110300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 900 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH THU ..NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 102106 CCC CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1205 PM AST MON JAN 10 2005 RETRANSMISSION 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. PKZ197-110300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1013 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT INTENSIFIES TO 1006 MB MON AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR SITKA. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-110300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 900 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TUE.. .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BEGINNING TONIGHT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 900 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BEGINNING TONIGHT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 900 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NORTH WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. FREEZING SPRAY BEGINNING TONIGHT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 900 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TUE... .TODAY THROUGH TUE...WEST WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY STARTING TONIGHT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 925 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TUE... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY STARTING TONIGHT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 920 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TUE MORNING... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 900 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 900 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-110300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 900 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH THU ..NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 102349 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON JAN 10 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. PKZ197-111500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE CENTRAL INTERIOR OF ALASKA THROUGH WED. WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON WED. $$ PKZ120-111500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON JAN 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON JAN 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST MON JAN 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY ... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON JAN 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON JAN 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON JAN 10 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON JAN 10 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON JAN 10 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON JAN 10 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jan 10, 12:00 AM AKST, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 12:00 AM AKST, 4 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST MON JAN 10 2005
.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL OMEGA BLOCK BEING SLOWLY FLATTENED THIS MORNING AS THE
ARCTIC LOW MOVES INTO NORTHERN CANADA. UPPER HIGH PERSISTS OVER THE
AK PEN WHILE TROUGHS OVER THE EASTERN AND NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC REMAIN
IN PLACE. SURFACE FEATURES INCLUDE SOUTHERLY FLOW WITH PLENTY OF
MOISTURE OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS...AND AREAS OF FOG
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND COOK INLET. THE ARCTIC FRONT IS MOVING
SOUTH OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE AS A SURFACE
REFLECTION OF THE FLATTENING RIDGE ALOFT.
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH ROUGHLY 72 HOURS. THE ARCTIC
FRONT OVER EASTERN ZONES WILL BRING SUBSTANTIAL COOLING...WITH 850
TEMPERATURES FALLING TO AT LEAST 15 TO 25 BELOW BY TONIGHT AND
PERSISTING THROUGH MOST OF WEDNESDAY. COLD ADVECTION AND A STRONG
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS TO THOMPSON PASS
AND THE COPPER RIVER DELTA BEGINNING TODAY.
IN WESTERN ALASKA THE ARCTIC FRONT WILL NOT MAKE MUCH MORE
HEADWAY...HAVING ALREADY CROSSED THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND VALLEY. IT
WILL REACH AS FAR SOUTH AS ILIAMNA BEFORE STALLING THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
OVER THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS SEVERAL LOWS ROTATING AROUND EACH OTHER
WEST OF SHEMYA WILL SEND TWO FRONTS EASTWARD. THE SOUTHERLY STREAM OF
MOISTURE OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
FIRST FRONT WILL MAKE LITTLE HEADWAY AGAINST THE AK PEN RIDGE UNTIL
LATER ON TUESDAY WHEN SOME SNOW MAY REACH THE MAINLAND. THE SECOND
FRONT CROSSING THE ALEUTIANS SHOULD REACH WESTERN ALASKA WEDNESDAY
BRINGING SNOW WITH SOME RAIN ALONG THE COAST LATE IN THE DAY.
AT THIS POINT THE MODELS DIVERGE. THE GFS APPEARS TO BE TOO FAST IN
BREAKING DOWN THE REMNANTS OF THE RIDGE AND BRINGING A LOW ACROSS THE
STATE. THE MESOETA AND UKMET ARE IN BETTER AGREEMENT IN KEEPING THE
LOW BACK IN THE BERING WITH THE RIDGE STILL INTACT OVER THE EASTERN
HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. THIS SOLUTION ESSENTIALLY INVOLVES LOWS
PINWHEELING THEIR WAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PACIFIC WITH SUBSTANTIAL
PRECIPITATION AND WIND FOR THE ALEUTIANS...BUT NOT MUCH ACTIVITY IN
THE EAST. WENT WITH A MODEL BLEND THAT EMPHASIZED THIS LESS DRAMATIC
SOLUTION.
IN THE EXTENDED...THIS IDEA WAS CONTINUED THROUGH THE FIRST 5
DAYS...WHICH RESULTS IN MOISTURE LADEN FLOW INTO MUCH OF THE FORECAST
AREA WITH GRADUAL WARMING. BY NEXT WEEKEND THE PINWHEELING LOWS WILL
PROVIDE WARM AND WET ONSHORE FLOW FOR THE GULF COAST.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AREAS 8 AND 14
GALE WARNING AREA 14
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DS JAN 05The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Jan 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 43 hr | |
| Jan 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 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.