Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2005
Small Craft Advisory 37, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 11, 2005, 2:15 AM AKST. It was in force for 33 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2005, 2:15 AM AKST (11:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 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 111620 AAB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 715 AM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 UPDATED AREAS 2B 2B1 2C 2C4 3A 4. 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. PKZ197-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAKENING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS ACROSS THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-120300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 715 AM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. GUSTS TO 70 KTS OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. GUSTS TO 70 KTS OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 715 AM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. MORNING GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 715 AM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 715 AM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SW GUSTS TO 40 KT OFF THE GLACIER. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SW GUSTS TO 35 KT OFF THE GLACIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 715 AM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE TO NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 715 AM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KTS. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KTS. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KTS. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 111849 AAC CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 AM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 UPDATED AREAS 2B1 2C 2C4 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. PKZ197-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAKENING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS ACROSS THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-120300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 715 AM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. GUSTS TO 70 KTS OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. GUSTS TO 70 KTS OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 1000 AM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WED... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. MORNING GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1000 AM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 1000 AM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SW GUSTS TO 40 KT OFF THE GLACIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SW GUSTS TO 35 KT OFF THE GLACIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 715 AM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE TO NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 715 AM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KTS. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KTS. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KTS. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 120016 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 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. PKZ197-121500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR OF ALASKA THROUGH THU. VERY WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THU. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE ONTO KODIAK ISLAND FROM THE S ON WED. $$ PKZ120-121500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NORTH WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NORTHEAST WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THRUOGH SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 120031 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 CORRECTION FOR 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. PKZ197-121500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR OF ALASKA THROUGH THU. VERY WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THU. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE ONTO KODIAK ISLAND FROM THE S ON WED. $$ PKZ120-121500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NORTH WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NORTHEAST WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THRUOGH SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 121258 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED JAN 12 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. PKZ197-130300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-130300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. STRONG WINDS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. STRONG WINDS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. STRONG WINDS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY ... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST WED JAN 12 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST WED JAN 12 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-130300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED JAN 12 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST WED JAN 12 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY ... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 12 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 130014 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 12 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. PKZ197-131500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1020 MB LOW 190 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE TO 439 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA AND WEAKEN TO 1024 MB BY MIDDAY THU. $$ PKZ120-131500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 12 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. STRONGER WINDS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-131500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT... .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-131500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED JAN 12 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-131500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED JAN 12 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ132-131500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ138-131500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED JAN 12 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ140-131500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT ... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND ELSEWHERE NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND ELSEWHERE NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-131500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 12 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Jan 11, 12:00 AM AKST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 12:00 AM AKST, 2 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST TUE JAN 11 2005
.DISCUSSION...
THE OMEGA BLOCK HAS BEEN FORCED ABOUT AS FAR SOUTH AS IT IS GOING TO
GO THIS MORNING AS THE CANADIAN LOW PREPARES TO MOVE TOWARD HUDSON
BAY. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS CROSSES JUST EAST OF COLD BAY AND
EXTENDS OVER ST LAWRENCE ISLAND TO EASTERN RUSSIA. A LOW OVER
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE JAPAN-NORTH PACIFIC TROUGH COMPLETE THE
PICTURE. AT THE SURFACE...THE ARCTIC FRONT HAS MOVED INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF AND TO PORT HEIDEN OUT WEST. A COLD AND DRY AIRMASS
COVERS MOST OF THE STATE. A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN GULF IS
KEEPING WARNING LEVEL WINDS COMING OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA AND
ADVISORY FLOW NEAR VALDEZ. OUT WEST...MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM
NORTH THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS WITH RAIN AND SOME SNOW.
MODELS ARE BACK IN AGREEMENT THIS MORNING. THE RIDGE WILL BE SLOW IN
BREAKING DOWN...WITH COLD AIR PERSISTING INTO THURSDAY OVER THE
INLAND AREAS. THE NORTH GULF TROUGH WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND MOVE
EAST...SO WINDS WILL STILL BE A PROBLEM TODAY FOR VALDEZ AND THE
DELTA. IN THE EAST SOME CLOUDS WILL MAKE IT ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE
TODAY...BUT LITTLE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED BEFORE WEDNESDAY WHEN
OVERRUNNING IS SHOULD BRING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY. IN THE WEST A LOW
MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TODAY WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE
BERING EARLY THURSDAY. PLENTY OF SOUTH WIND AND RAIN WILL AFFECT THE
EASTERN CHAIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AND BY THAT TIME SNOW OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL CHANGE TO RAIN. LOWS SOUTH OF THE CHAIN WILL
CONTINUE TO PINWHEEL AROUND EACH OTHER...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF
WIND AND RAIN TO THE ALEUTIANS THURSDAY.
IN THE EXTENDED...THE NORTH PACIFIC PINWHEEL WILL FINALLY MOVE INTO
THE BERING VIA THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS OVER THE WEEKEND. THE EFFECT OF
ALL THIS IS TO BRING ONSHORE FLOW INTO THE NORTH GULF COAST AND
POINTS INLAND. ALTHOUGH THE ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION STARTS OFF AS
SNOW...BY THE WEEKEND THINGS LOOK TO BE WARMING FOR A CHANGEOVER
BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. IN THE BERING...RAIN AND SNOW AND
MODERATE WIND WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST OF THE PERIOD.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING COPPER RIVER DELTA
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AREAS 6A 8 14
STORM WARNING AREA 14
GALE WARNING AREAS 8 12A 12A1
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 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 11, 5:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Jan 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr |
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Sources
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