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Small Craft Advisory 68, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 19, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 19, 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 200009 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 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. PKZ199-201500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW AT 53N 180 WILL MOVE TO 53N 169W FRI. $$ PKZ150-201500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-201500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 200045 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 CORRECTED PKZ150 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-201500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW AT 53N 180 WILL MOVE TO 53N 169W FRI. $$ PKZ150-201500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-201500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 201139 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 20 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. PKZ199-210300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW NEAR ADAK WILL MOVE NEAR DUTCH HARBOR FRIDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATE. A 983 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO INTO BRISTOL BAY THURSDAY EVENING AND DISSIPATE. A 962 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-210300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-210300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ179-210300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 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 19, 6:14 AM AKST, 4 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 6:14 AM AKST, 4 hours 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1114 AM AST WED JAN 19 2005 .DISCUSSION...985 MB LOW IN THE VICINITY OF KISKA AND AMCHITKA ISLANDS HAS WEAK OCCLUDED FROM ARCING BACK FROM THE CENTER SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE ADAK/ATKA AREAS WITH LIGHT SNOW AND FOG BUT LITTLE IN THE WAY OF ANY SIGNIFICANT WIND. LOW TO MOVE EAST TO ADAK BY 9 AM THU. THE GRAD BETWEEN THIS FEATURE AND THE ARCTIC HIGH OVER THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST WILL ALLOW THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS NOW PICKING UP AT SHEMYA TO SLOWLY SPREAD OVER AREA 13 BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH SNOW SHOWERS FOR AREAS WEST OF ADAK ALONG WITH NNW WINDS 25 TO 35 KTS. BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON THE LOW WEAKENS A LITTLE AND MOVES TO UNMAK ISLAND AND ALLOWS THE GRADIENT OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TO RELAX AND WINDS DIMINISHING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE FRI AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE..ALL OF THE BERING WILL STAY UNDER COOL NORTHERLY FLOW WITH WINDS UNDER 25 KTS AND WIDESPREAD MVFR. EAST WINDS INCREASE MARKEDLY IN AREA 13 FRI NIGHT AS FRONT FROM NEXT STORM ROTATES NORTHWARD. STORMS ARE CERTAINLY A POSSIBILITY WITH THIS FRONT ON SAT FROM KISKA TO ATTKA WITH GALES OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE OFFSHORE ZONE. AT THIS POINT IT LOOKS LIKE MAX GALES WILL EXTEND FROM THE FOX ISLANDS UP TO THE PRIBILOFS WITH STORM EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL BERING SOUTH ACROSS PASY AND ATTU ON SAT NIGHT. THEN THE FRONT STALLS OUT OVER AREAS 14..8. AND 6A SUN AND SUN NIGHT. IF GFS IS RIGHT THEN A STRONG 959 LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC TO AREA 12B ON THURSDAY OF NEXT WEEK THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN AND IT MOVES NORTHWARD WEST OF THE PRIBILOFS SO THE MIDDLE AND LATER PART OF NEXT WEEK LOOKS TO BE QUITE STORMY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...13 PERCY JAN 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 days | |
| Jan 19, 1:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 10 hr |
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