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Small Craft Advisory 652, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 20, 2005, 5:30 PM AKDT. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2005, 5:30 PM AKDT (01:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 21, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 210631 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1030 PM ADT SAT AUG 20 2005 UPDATED FOR ZONE 130. 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. PKZ197-211400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST + KODIAK ISLAND WATERS + COOK INLET... WEAK LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SUNDAY. A MODERATE WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-211400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 20 2005 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SMOKE AND PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-211400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 20 2005 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SMOKE AND PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 20 2005 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SMOKE AND PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-211400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 20 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS AND FOG. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1030 PM ADT SAT AUG 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SMOKE AND PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-211400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SMOKE. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-211400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 20 2005 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SMOKE. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-211400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SMOKE AND PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-211400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 20 2005 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SMOKE AND PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 211129 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 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. PKZ197-220200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF MON AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND MON AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTH GULF COAST MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-220200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-220200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-220200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-220200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-220200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SMOKE. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-220200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 211307 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 505 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 UPDATED ZONE 140 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. PKZ197-220200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF MON AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND MON AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTH GULF COAST MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-220200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-220200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-220200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-220200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-220200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 505 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-220200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 211609 AAB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 810 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 UPDATED ZONE 138 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. PKZ197-220200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF MON AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND MON AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTH GULF COAST MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-220200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-220200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-220200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-220200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 810 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS TO 8 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-220200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 505 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-220200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 212152 AAC CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 155 PM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 UPDATED ZONE 140 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. PKZ197-220200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF MON AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND MON AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTH GULF COAST MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-220200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-220200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-220200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-220200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 810 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS TO 8 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-220200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 155 PM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-220200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 212306 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SUN AUG 21 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. PKZ197-221400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST + KODIAK ISLAND WATERS + COOK INLET... A 1004 MB LOW 190 NM EAST OF SHEMYA MOVES ON SHORE NEAR BETHEL AT 983 MB TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-221400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. THUNDERSTORMS ENDING EARLY EVENING. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-221400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-221400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR THE GULF. EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 25 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-221400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-221400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-221400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-221400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-221400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO W WINDS 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. EVENING THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF THE FORELANDS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-221400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SUN AUG 21 2005 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Aug 20, 8:00 AM AKDT, 9 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 20, 8:00 AM AKDT, 9 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 100 PM ADT SAT AUG 20 2005 .DISCUSSION...GFS MODEL OVERALL INITIALIZED WELL AND FORECAST TRENDS APPEARS TO THE MOST REASONABLE. 500MB...FAIRLY PROGRESSIVE 5 WAVE PATTERN IS SETTING UP AND WILL CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK. SHORT WAVE OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY/BRISTOL BAY THIS MORNING WILL BE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON AND COPPER RIVER TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE TRIGGER FOR CONVECTION THROUGH THESE AREAS. LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER THE WEST COAST FLATTENS AS VORTEX OVER EAST RUSSIA DROPS SOUTHEAST. THIS SETS UP MOIST SW FLOW OVER THE WESTERN MAINLAND TONIGHT AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA ON SUNDAY. SW FLOW OVER THE MAINLAND IS BRIEFLY DISRUPTED SUN/EARLY MON AS WEAK RIDGE MOVES THROUGH BRISTOL BAY/SOUTHCENTRAL. .SURFACE EAST...EXPECT SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS SOUTHCENTRAL/COPPER RIVER BASIN THIS EVENING. GREATEST INSTABILITY OVER SOUTHCENTRAL...SO THINK THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY CONFINED TO THAT REGION. MOIST SW FLOW BRINGS RAINS INTO SW ALASKA THIS EVENING AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA/COPPER RIVER SUN AND MONDAY. BRIEF BREAKS LIKELY ON MON WITH LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGE. THEN BACK INTO THE MOIST SW FLOW MON NIGHT/TUE. .SURFACE WEST... SMOKE SHOULD START BREAKING UP SOME AS MOIST SW FLOW BRINGS RAINS TO MUCH OF SW ALASKA TONIGHT. SHOULD SEE BREAK IN RAIN WITH RIDGE MOVING INTO AREA SUN. DEVELOPING LOW APPROACHING THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT INTENSIFIES AS IT MOVES TO NEAR THE PRIBILOFS MON AFTERNOON. ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL BRING RAINS BACK TO WEST ALASKA MON. EXPECT MAX SMALL CRAFT TO GALES OVER THE ALEUTIANS/AK PEN WITH THIS LOW. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...SEE LATEST PACKAGE WEST. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC AUG 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 20, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 20, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 21, 3:10 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Aug 21, 5:30 AM AKDT | Special Marine Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Aug 21, 7:24 AM AKDT | Special Marine Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Aug 21, 8:35 AM AKDT | Marine Weather Statement | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Aug 21, 10:38 AM AKDT | Special Marine Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Aug 21, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 21, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Aug 21, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 21, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 21, 11:18 AM AKDT | Special Marine Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Aug 21, 11:45 AM AKDT | Special Marine Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Aug 21, 12:09 PM AKDT | Special Marine Warning | AFC | 5 hr |
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Sources
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