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Small Craft Advisory 920, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 9, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Nov 9, 2005, 3:40 AM AKST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Nov 9, 2005, 3:40 AM AKST (12:40 UTC)
Expired: Nov 9, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 091740 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
840 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

AMENDS AREA 132 AND 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.

PKZ197-100300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 968 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN
TO 983 MB 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA THU NIGHT. A 970 MB LOW WILL
DEVELOP 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WED EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO 990 MB 45
NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT. 


$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E WIND 35 KT BY AFTERNOON.
NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.  SEAS 11
FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO E TO NE 25 KT. NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO
50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
430 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH THIS MORNING. SEAS 5
FT. SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ENDING BY AFTERNOON.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.  
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E TO NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS.   
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT LOCAL GUSTS TO 25
KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N TO NE WIND TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT.  RAIN AND SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. BRIEF AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-100300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THU...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT TOWARD EVENING. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.  
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
840 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-100300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS
SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. BRIEF SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

3 follow-up statements

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 091746 AAB
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
845 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

AMENDS AREAS 121 129

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.

PKZ197-100300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 968 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN
TO 983 MB 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA THU NIGHT. A 970 MB LOW WILL
DEVELOP 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WED EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO 990 MB 45
NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT. 


$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E WIND 35 KT BY AFTERNOON.
NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.  SEAS 11
FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO E TO NE 25 KT. NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO
50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
845 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH THIS MORNING. SEAS 5
FT. SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.  
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E TO NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS.   
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
845 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT LOCAL GUSTS TO 25
KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N TO NE WIND TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT.  RAIN AND SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. BRIEF AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-100300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THU...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT TOWARD EVENING. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.  
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
840 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-100300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS
SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. BRIEF SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 091958 CCA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1059 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

CORRECTS AREA 

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.

PKZ197-100300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 968 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN
TO 983 MB 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA THU NIGHT. A 970 MB LOW WILL
DEVELOP 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WED EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO 990 MB 45
NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT. 


$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E WIND 35 KT BY AFTERNOON.
NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.  SEAS 11
FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO E TO NE 25 KT. NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO
50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
845 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH THIS MORNING. SEAS 5
FT. SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.  
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E TO NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS.   
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
845 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT LOCAL GUSTS TO 25
KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N TO NE WIND TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-100300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THU...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT TOWARD EVENING. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.  
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
840 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-100300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS
SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED NOV 9 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. BRIEF SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 100021
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST WED NOV 9 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.

PKZ197-101500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 969 MB LOW AROUND 90 NM EAST NORTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 987
MB AS IT MOVES TO DIXON ENTRANCE FRI MORNING. A 975 MB LOW ABOUT 430
NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 115 NM
NORTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-101500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST WED NOV 9 2005

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

$$

PKZ125-101500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-101500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST WED NOV 9 2005

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-101500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 30 KT EAST OF AMATULI ISLAND.
SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST WED NOV 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 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 Nov 8, 9:00 AM AKST, 18 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 8, 9:00 AM AKST, 18 hours 40 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AST TUE NOV 8 2005

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER AIR.
A PERSISTENT...STABLE UPPER AIR FLOW IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH
THE WEEKEND FEATURING A COLD LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER ALASKA AND THE
GULF AND A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER THE WEST CENTRAL BERING.

SURFACE.
A STABLE SURFACE PATTERN REFLECTS THE PERSISTENT PATTERN ALOFT.  A
LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE SLOWLY
TO THE CENTRAL BERING BY LATE THU.  A LARGE LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST
GULF WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND WEAKEN ON FRI. PART OF THE NORTHWEST
GULF LOW WILL BREAK AWAY AND ROTATE TO THE SOUTHEAST GULF ON FRI. A
FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON WILL ROTATE ONSHORE
OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS EVENING AND DISSIPATE.

VERY STRONG NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 90 MPH IN
STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE BERING HIGH AND GULF LOW WILL
COVER THE EASTERN BERING...EASTERN ALEUTIANS...THE ALASKA PENINSULA
AND THE SOUTHWEST GULF THROUGH WED.

THE COMBINATION OF COLD NORTHERLY LOW LEVEL WINDS AND MOIST AIR
MOVING FROM THE EAST ALOFT WILL CONTINUE SNOW OVER MOST OF KODIAK
ISLAND FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT.

BRISK WINDS AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT ALONG THE NORTH
GULF COAST IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT AS IT MOVES ONSHORE.  THIS WILL
CAUSE LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN AREAS SUCH AS THOMPSON PASS.
THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE NIGHT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING ZONES 181 185
MARINE...STORM 120 130 155 170 179 185 410
         GALE 138 140 150 160 165 171 172 175 180 350
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 140 141 160 180 185 410

RHH NOV 05

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 8, 11:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Nov 8, 11:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Nov 8, 11:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Nov 8, 11:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	5 hr
Nov 9, 11:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Nov 9, 11:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Nov 9, 11:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Nov 9, 11:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Nov 9, 11:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Nov 9, 11:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	36 hr
Nov 9, 11:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 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.