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Small Craft Advisory 101, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 31, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 010015 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 31 2006 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. PKZ199-011500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 260 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WED AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 220 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL THU AFTERNOON AS A 986 MB LOW. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST TUE JAN 31 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST TUE JAN 31 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 31 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 31 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST TUE JAN 31 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 31 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST TUE JAN 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 31 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 31 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 011250 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED FEB 1 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-020300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... NORTHERLY FLOW DOMINATES WEDNESDAY MORNING. A 993 MB LOW WILL FORM 160 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB AND MOVE ONSHORE NEAR BETHEL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. FRIDAY MORNING A 958 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 310 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK. $$ PKZ150-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 30 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 40 KT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 011806 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 910 AM AST WED FEB 1 2006 UPDATE ZONE 185 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. PKZ199-020300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... NORTHERLY FLOW DOMINATES WEDNESDAY MORNING. A 993 MB LOW WILL FORM 160 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB AND MOVE ONSHORE NEAR BETHEL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. FRIDAY MORNING A 958 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 310 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK. $$ PKZ150-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 30 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 40 KT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 910 AM AST WED FEB 1 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 020030 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED FEB 1 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-021500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND MOVES TO 75 NM SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 985 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR BETHEL THURSDAY EVENING. A 959 MB LOW MOVES TO 470 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 240 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 962 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED FEB 1 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-021500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-021500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-021500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-021500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...WIND BECOMING NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ176-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-021500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED FEB 1 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-021500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED FEB 1 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT BY FRI MORNING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT BY MORNING. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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 31, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM AST TUE JAN 31 2006 .DISCUSSION... MAJOR FEATURES OF NOTE TODAY ARE A 970 MB SURFACE LOW SPINNING IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WHICH IS BRINGING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AS WELL AS KODIAK ISLAND. THE REST OF MAINLAND ALASKA REMAINS COLD AND DRY WHILE NORTHEASTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE BERING SEA IS BRINGING SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS... PRIBILOFS...AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA. LOOK FOR THE UPPER AIR PATTERN TO UNDERGO A REORIENTATION THROUGH TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THE UPPER LOW IN PLACE OVER SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA WILL BE ABSORBED BY A VERY COLD UPPER LOW THAT WILL DROP INTO WESTERN ALASKA FROM THE BEAUFORT SEA. THE REMNANTS OF THE LOW WILL THEN ROTATE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WEDNESDAY EVENING AND INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY. WESTERLY UPPER FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE BERING SEA BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHILE FLOW OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE NORTHERN GULF BECOMES SOUTHWESTERLY. IN SPITE OF THE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW...TEMPERATURES ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL NOT WARM BY TOO MUCH IN THE MID WEEK DUE TO THE LOW HEIGHTS...INDICATIVE OF COLD AIR...THAT REMAIN ACROSS THE STATE. AT THE SURFACE...THE LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD AND MAKE LANDFALL NEAR YAKUTAT WEDNESDAY BRINGING MORE SNOW SHOWERS TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY OVER INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND INTO THURSDAY. SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE OVER THE BERING SEA UNDER UNSTABLE NORTHERLY FLOW THAT TRANSITIONS TO WESTERLY FLOW AS A VORTMAX AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW MOVE ACROSS THE BERING SEA THURSDAY. A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY AFTERNOON... TRACKING FARTHER NORTH THAN SYSTEMS OF THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS WITH POSSIBLY SIGNIFICANT RAMIFICATIONS FOR THE FORECAST AREA. STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS... .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES 130 WOOD / BROWN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 4:10 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jan 30, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 30, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 30, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 30, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 31, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 31, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days |
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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.