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Small Craft Advisory 75, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 22, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 38 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2005, 12:50 AM AKST
- In force
- 38 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 230019 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT JAN 22 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. PKZ197-231500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 977 MB LOW 70 NM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND BECOMES QUASI-STATIONARY AND WEAKENS TO 991 MB SUNDAY EVENING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES NORTHWEST AND DISSIPATES MONDAY. A 976 MB LOW MOVES TO 530 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT JAN 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 22 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT JAN 22 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT JAN 22 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT JAN 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT JAN 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT JAN 22 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 22 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 231252 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN JAN 23 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. PKZ197-240300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 70 NM NE OF KODIAK SUN MORNING WILL DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW MOVES TO 350 NM SW OF KODIAK MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-240300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN JAN 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN JAN 23 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN JAN 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN JAN 23 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN JAN 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN JAN 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN JAN 23 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN JAN 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT...N OF KALGIN ISLAND SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT...N OF KALGIN ISLAND SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT...N OF KALGIN ISLAND SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT...N OF KALGIN ISLAND SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN JAN 23 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 240020 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN JAN 23 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. PKZ197-241500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND MOVES NORTHWEST AND DISSIPATES MONDAY. A 981 MB LOW MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY MONDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 250 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY AT 984 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-241500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN JAN 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN JAN 23 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN JAN 23 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN JAN 23 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN JAN 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN JAN 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SUN JAN 23 2005 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN JAN 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-241500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN JAN 23 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 241238 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON JAN 24 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. PKZ197-250300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 979 MB LOW 51N 159W WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH OF MEKORYUK TUE AFTERNOON AT 992 MB AND DISSIPATE. A 991 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-250300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST MON JAN 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST MON JAN 24 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST MON JAN 24 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST MON JAN 24 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW WITH RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST MON JAN 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON JAN 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON JAN 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST MON JAN 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-250300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON JAN 24 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 241455 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 550 AM AST MON JAN 24 2005 UPDATED AREAS 2B 2B1 AND 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. PKZ197-250300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 979 MB LOW 51N 159W WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH OF MEKORYUK TUE AFTERNOON AT 992 MB AND DISSIPATE. A 991 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-250300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST MON JAN 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT...W OF CAPE CLEARE E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT...W OF CAPE CLEARE E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 550 AM AST MON JAN 24 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST MON JAN 24 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST MON JAN 24 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW WITH RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 550 AM AST MON JAN 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON JAN 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON JAN 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST MON JAN 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-250300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON JAN 24 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 22, 7:00 AM AKST, 4 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 22, 7:00 AM AKST, 4 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1200 PM AST SAT JAN 22 2005 .DISCUSSION... .500MB...NCEP/UKMET PATTERNS SIMILAR AND FORECAST TRENDS REASONABLE. CENTER OVER THE NORTH GULF OF ALASKA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND TENDS TO LOSE ITS IDENTITY. RIDGE BUILDS IN RESPONSE TO INTENSIFYING LONG WAVE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA/NW PACIFIC AND SHIFTS EAST. BY MON...RIDGE AXIS EXTENDS FROM THE 5390M CENTER OVER THE ANADYR GULF TO THE PANHANDLE. LONG WAVE EXTENDS FROM 4910M CENTER OVER NE RUSSIA TO A 4980M CENTER NEAR 46N 172E THIS MORNING. NORTHERN CENTER MOVES TO OVER THE SEA OF OKHOTSK MON AFTERNOON. SOUTHERN CENTER INTENSIFIES OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS THEN WEAKENS AND BECOMES QSTNRY NEAR 50N 174E MON. TROUGH AXIS ELONGATES EAST FROM THIS CENTER AND EXTENDS SOUTHEAST TO NEAR THE U.S. PACIFIC SEABOARD. .SURFACE...THE GFS/UKMET MODELS INITIALIZED THE BEST ON 970 MB CENTER SE OF KODIAK ISLAND THIS MORNING. SAT PIC INDICATES THAT STACKED CENTER IS STARTING TO WEAKEN AND BECOMING QSTNRY. CENTER SHOULD HOLD QSTNRY NEAR KODIAK THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE NORTHEAST AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN. FORECAST PACKAGES IN THE EASTERN DOMAIN WILL REFLECT THE ETA/MESO PRESSURE PATTERN WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE ADJUSTED TOWARD THE GFS. EASTERLY FLOW IN THE LOW AND MID LEVELS OVER THE NORTH GULF IS KEEPING MOST OF THE PRECIP ALONG THE COAST AND SE EXPOSURES OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. EXPECT AS CENTER WEAKENS AND MID LEVEL SLOWS SHIFT SOUTHEAST THAT PRECIP WILL MAKE MORE HEADWAY(ALTHOUGH WEAK) INTO INLAND AREAS. LOW COMPLEX SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY. AGAIN...POSIT AND INTENSITY BASED ON SAT IMAGERY AND MODEL FORECASTS. SO FAR GFS SEEMS REASONABLE. EXPECT MAIN 950S CENTER TO BOTTOM OUT AROUND 950 MB EARLY SUN AM AS IT MOVES NEAR 48N 180. SEONDARY CENTER ALREADY VISIBLE NORTH OF THIS CENTER MOVES TO NEAR SHEMYA SUN AM. THESE CENTERS HOLD NEAR THE WEST AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH SOME CONSOLIDATION AND WEAKENING INTO MON. TRIPLE POINT LOW...LOCATED NEAR 38N 169W AT 20Z TODAY...WILL INTENSIFY INTO THE 970S AND MOVE TO NEAR PADU MON AM. GENERAL TROUGH AXIS CONTINUES TO ELONGATE EAST AS STRONG EASTERLY JET ALOFT KICK OFF CENTERS ALONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY. EXPECT EAST TO SE GALE/STORM FORCE WINDS AS FRONTAL BROUNDARY MOVES ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN TODAY AND TONIGHT. FREEZING RAIN OVER EASTERN BRISTOL BAY WILL DIMINISH WITH CAA THIS AFTERNOON. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...SEE LATEST UPDATE. RMC JAN 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.