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Small Craft Advisory 45, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 13, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 13, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 13, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
Expired: Jan 13, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 132348
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST THU JAN 13 2005

MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

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.

PKZ199-141500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 958 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO A 955 MB LOW 600 NM
SOUTH OF SHEMYA BY FRI AFTERNOON AND TO A 959 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTH OF
ADAK BY SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-141500-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 PM AST THU JAN 13 2005

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-141500-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST THU JAN 13 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-141500-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST THU JAN 13 2005

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-141500-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST THU JAN 13 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-141500-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST THU JAN 13 2005

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

.TONIGHT...SE TO NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND FOG. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-141500-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST THU JAN 13 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-141500-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST THU JAN 13 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-141500-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST THU JAN 13 2005

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-141500-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST THU JAN 13 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-141500-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST THU JAN 13 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-141500-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST THU JAN 13 2005

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-141500-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST THU JAN 13 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FOG.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

1 follow-up statement

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 141259
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI JAN 14 2005

MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

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.

PKZ199-150300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT
$$

PKZ150-150300-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AST FRI JAN 14 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-150300-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST FRI JAN 14 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-150300-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST FRI JAN 14 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-150300-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST FRI JAN 14 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-150300-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST FRI JAN 14 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ170-150300-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST FRI JAN 14 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-150300-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST FRI JAN 14 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-150300-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST FRI JAN 14 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-150300-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST FRI JAN 14 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-150300-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST FRI JAN 14 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-150300-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST FRI JAN 14 2005

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-150300-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST FRI JAN 14 2005

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 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 13, 6:30 AM AKST, 4 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 6:30 AM AKST, 4 hours 30 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1130 AM AST THU JAN 13 2005

.DISCUSSION...
ALL NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT.  FINER RESOLUTION MODELS
FORECAST A BIT STRONGER TROUGH WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE.  THESE
MODELS...THE ETA AND MESO ETA...APPEAR TO BE ACCOUNTING FOR SHORT
WAVE ENERGY MOVING NORTHWARD INTO BRISTOL BAY AND THEN ROTATING
AROUND THE RIDGE INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR.  THIS SOLUTION LOOKS
REASONABLE AND IS PREFERRED AS IT EXPLAINS THE SNOW SPREADING NORTH
OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WITH A MORE SOUTHERLY MOISTURE RICH TRAJECTORY
AT LOW LEVELS OVERRUNNING THE ARCTIC AIRMASS.

EAST OF THE ALASKA/ALEUTIAN RANGE WEAK SOUTHEAST FLOW IS OVERRUNNING
A DEEP LAYER OF ARCTIC AIR RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW OVER
COOK INLET.  THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY
TODAY AND TONIGHT.

EXPECT THE SNOW TO CONTINUE OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
TODAY AND TONIGHT AND THEN END FROM THE SOUTH FRIDAY.

THE MODELS BRING ANOTHER BAND OF PRECIPITATION OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA
AGAIN ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.  AS TEMPERATURES MODERATE
EXPECT RAIN OVER BRISTOL BAY...KODIAK ISLAND AND SOUTHERN COOK INLET
WITH SNOW TO THE NORTH.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY PKZ140 180 185
         GALE    PKZ150 155 170 172 175 176 180 185 410

RHH JAN 05

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 12, 11:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	6 days
Jan 12, 11:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Jan 12, 11:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Jan 12, 11:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	36 hr
Jan 13, 11:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Jan 13, 11:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	6 days
Jan 13, 11:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC

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.