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Small Craft Advisory 90, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 26, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 26, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 26, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired: Jan 27, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 271238
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST THU JAN 27 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.

PKZ197-280300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW 510 NM SE OF KODIAK WILL SPLIT FRI EVENING. ONE IMPULSE
WILL MOVE TO 135 NM SE OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI EVENING AT 998 MB AND
DISSIPATE. THE SECOND IMPULSE WILL MOVE TO 220 NM SE OF KODIAK THU
NIGHT AND DISSIPATE.
$$

PKZ120-280300-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST THU JAN 27 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-280300-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST THU JAN 27 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-280300-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST THU JAN 27 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-280300-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST THU JAN 27 2005

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-280300-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST THU JAN 27 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-280300-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST THU JAN 27 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-280300-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST THU JAN 27 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-280300-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST THU JAN 27 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ141-280300-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST THU JAN 27 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

2 follow-up statements

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 272344
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST THU JAN 27 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.

PKZ197-281500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 991 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL DISSIPATE BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH FROM THE SOUTH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-281500-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST THU JAN 27 2005

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281500-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST THU JAN 27 2005

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-281500-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST THU JAN 27 2005

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-281500-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST THU JAN 27 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-281500-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST THU JAN 27 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281500-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST THU JAN 27 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281500-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST THU JAN 27 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281500-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST THU JAN 27 2005

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-281500-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST THU JAN 27 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 281259
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI JAN 28 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.

PKZ197-290300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 990 MB LOW COMPLEX CENTERED 400 NM SE OF KODIAK WILL DISSIPATE INTO
FRI NIGHT. A 955 MB STORM CENTER WELL SW OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL
APPROACH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SAT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE TO
INTO THE GULF WITH A 978 MB LOW DEVELOPING NEAR 300 NM SE OF KODIAK 
EARLY SUN MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-290300-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST FRI JAN 28 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-290300-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST FRI JAN 28 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-290300-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST FRI JAN 28 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT GUSTS TO 30 KT FROM BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-290300-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST FRI JAN 28 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-290300-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST FRI JAN 28 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-290300-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST FRI JAN 28 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-290300-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST FRI JAN 28 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-290300-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST FRI JAN 28 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-290300-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST FRI JAN 28 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 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 26, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST WED JAN 26 2005

.DISCUSSION...

FAIRLY WEAK ARCTIC AIR NOW COVERING A GOOD PORTION OF KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY. DOWNWARD VERTICAL MOTION INCREASING IN THE SUBSIDING AIR AND
THE AIRMASS CONTINUES TO TREND DRIER AND SHOULD DOMINATE THE LAND
AREAS INTO THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. THE HIGH
SETTING UP OVER BENNET ISLAND WILL FORCE A GENERAL EAST TO NORTHEAST
FLOW ACROSS THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS. WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL BE SHUNTED
TO THE SOUTH OF THE CHAIN.

A WEAK FRONTAL ZONE FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS
WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT 2 DAYS. NO OTHER MAJOR WEATHER
SYSTEMS EXPECTED.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 12B..13A..13B..14.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

CAS JAN 05

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 26, 11:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Jan 26, 11:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Jan 26, 11:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 26, 11:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	60 hr
Jan 27, 11:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr

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.