Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2005
Small Craft Advisory 96, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 28, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 291259 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT JAN 29 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. PKZ197-300300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT FROM A 961 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA SATURDAY MORNING FROM THE SOUTH. A 985 MB LOW WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN GULF SUNDAY MORNING AND MOVE TO NEAR YAKUTAT AT 975 MB MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-300300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT FROM BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 292356 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 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. PKZ197-301500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT 600 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THEN MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND MONDAY MORNING WITH A PRESSURE OF 988 MB. IT WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ120-301500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...ELSEWHERE NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...ELSEWHERE 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 301259 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN JAN 30 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. PKZ197-310300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY MORNING WILL MOVE TO NEAR YAKUTAT AT 988 MB MONDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-310300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT FROM BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-310300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 302155 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1255 PM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 UPDATE AREA 2B 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. PKZ197-310300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY MORNING WILL MOVE TO NEAR YAKUTAT AT 988 MB MONDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-310300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1255 PM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT FROM BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-310300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 302346 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN JAN 30 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. PKZ197-311500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 974 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES TO 90 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 995 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-311500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO N 25 KTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-311500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-311500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MONDAY NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-311500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-311500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-311500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-311500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-311500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-311500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Jan 28, 7:00 AM AKST, 16 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 7:00 AM AKST, 16 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1200 PM AST FRI JAN 28 2005 .DISCUSSION... MODELS INITIALIZED POSITION OF STRONG PACIFIC LOW AT 500NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR. GFS HAS BEST CENTER PRESSURE AT 955 MB WHICH IS CLOSEST TO THE 12Z NCEP SURFACE ANALYSIS OF 957 MB. WAVE MODEL IS GIVING 40 FOOT PLUS SEA HEIGHTS SOUTH OF LOW WITH GALE WINDS BEING REPORTED THIS MORNING BY NEARBY SHIPS. HOWEVER HIGHEST SEAS FROM THIS LOW..AND A SPIN-OFF SECONDARY LOW..IS FORECASTED TO STAY OUT OF THE ANCHORAGE AOR. UPPER FEATURES MATCH UP WELL ON MODELS WITH HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTING OVER EASTERN RUSSIA AND MAIN UPPER LOWS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC AND OVER NORTHERN CANADA. GFS AND ETA HAVE SIMILAR SOLUTIONS THROUGH 60HRS WITH UPPER HIGH PRESSURE ANCHORED OVER EASTERN RUSSIA AND UPPER LOW PRESSURE ANCHORED OVER NORTHERN CANADA. AS WE GO THROUGH 60HRS TWO UPPER LOWS BECOME PROMINENT IN THE NORTH PACIFIC..ONE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ANOTHER SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA IS SUPPORTED BY A SHIFT IN THE JET STREAM SATURDAY NIGHT WHICH TAKES IT OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST AT 72HRS. ONE THING OF CONCERN WITH MODELS IS THE POOR INITIALIZATION OF THE SPIN-OFF LOW JUST WEST OF THE PANHANDLE. GFS MISSES IT WHILE THE ETA HINTS AT IT IN THE PRECIPITATION AND MSL PRESSURE FIELDS. BOTH GFS AND ETA BACK PRECIPITATION OFF FROM PREVIOUS MODEL RUN AND DOESNT BRING IT IN ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND UNTIL TONIGHT AND THE KENAI PENINSULA UNTIL SATURDAY. SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGERY CURRENTLY SUPPORTS THIS AS ARCTIC FRONT REMAINS SOUTH OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE KENAI PENINSULA WHICH WILL KEEP THIS LOW IN THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH THIS EVENING. NEXT FORECAST PACKAGE WILL BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES...3AC 5B 6AB 12A. HVY RRZ SPRAY...6A 8 14. JWP JAN 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 6:25 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Jan 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 55 hr | |
| Jan 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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Sources
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