Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2006
Small Craft Advisory 970, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Oct 22, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 22, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 23, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 222354 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 22 2006 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. PKZ197-231400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A 998 MB LOW 125 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF SUN NIGHT AT 987 MB AND THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA LATE MON AFTERNOON. COLD ADVECTION BEHIND THE LOW WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WEST WINDS LATE SUN NIGHT AND MON. $$ PKZ120-231400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N WIND AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SE WIND 35 KT ALONG THE COAST EAST OF HINCHINBROOK ISLAND THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-231400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-231400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-231400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-231400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-231400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-231400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 22 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-231400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 22 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND BECOMING E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 230011 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 410 PM ADT SUN OCT 22 2006 UPDATE TO ZONE 132 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. PKZ197-231400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A 998 MB LOW 125 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF SUN NIGHT AT 987 MB AND THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA LATE MON AFTERNOON. COLD ADVECTION BEHIND THE LOW WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WEST WINDS LATE SUN NIGHT AND MON. $$ PKZ120-231400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N WIND AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SE WIND 35 KT ALONG THE COAST EAST OF HINCHINBROOK ISLAND THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-231400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-231400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-231400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-231400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 410 PM ADT SUN OCT 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-231400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-231400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 22 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-231400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 22 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND BECOMING E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231154 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 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. PKZ197-240200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTH OF JUNEAU MON AFTERNOON. A 989 MB LOW 375 NM WEST OF CHIGNIK EARLY TUE MORNING WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD AT 980 MB EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-240200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-240200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-240200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-240200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-240200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-240200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-240200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231311 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 510 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 CORRECTED AREAS 121 AND 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. PKZ197-240200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTH OF JUNEAU MON AFTERNOON. A 989 MB LOW 375 NM WEST OF CHIGNIK EARLY TUE MORNING WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD AT 980 MB EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-240200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-240200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-240200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-240200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-240200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-240200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-240200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231928 RRA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...RETRANSMITTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 510 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 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. PKZ197-240200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTH OF JUNEAU MON AFTERNOON. A 989 MB LOW 375 NM WEST OF CHIGNIK EARLY TUE MORNING WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD AT 980 MB EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-240200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-240200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-240200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-240200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-240200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-240200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-240200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 232353 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 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. PKZ197-241400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING. A 989 MB LOW WILL FORM IN THE VICINITY OF KODIAK ISLAND LATE TUE MORNING AND SLOWLY MOVE TO 75 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WED AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW WILL FORM 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY TUE AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF SITKA TUE NIGHT AT 982 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA WED. $$ PKZ120-241400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-241400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-241400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-241400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-241400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-241400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-241400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-241400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT MON OCT 23 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Oct 22, 8:40 AM AKDT, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 22, 8:40 AM AKDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 140 PM ADT SUN OCT 22 2006 .DISCUSSION... ANALYSIS...A NEAR ZONAL UPPER LEVEL JET EXTENDS FROM KOREA TO THE GULF OF ALASKA BETWEEN 45 TO 55 DEGREES NORTH. A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE SITS TO THE EAST OVER WESTERN CANADA AND THE WESTERN U.S. (APPROXIMATELY ALONG 115W LONGITUDE). THE JET IS DRIVING SYSTEMS QUICKLY EASTWARD ALONG THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE ANCHORAGE FORECAST AREA FROM THE ALEUTIANS TO THE GULF...RESULTING IN RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER. THESE SYSTEMS ARE HELPING TO BREAK DOWN THE CANADIAN RIDGE AND SHOVE IT EASTWARD. THIS IS LEADING TO A PATTERN CHANGE FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT WEEK. AT THE SURFACE...THERE IS A VIGOROUS LOW NORTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND SPREADING PRECIPITATION ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...IN THE FORM OF RAIN NEAR SEA LEVEL AND SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. RADAR SHOWS SOME ECHOES WRAPPING AROUND INTO COOK INLET BUT WITH DRY LOW LEVELS AND NORTHERLY FLOW TO MAINTAIN DRY LOW LEVELS THE PRECIP IS EVAPORATING BEFORE REACHING THE GROUND. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND ARE FOUND AHEAD OF THE OCCLUSION WHICH IS JUST WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE OCCLUSION. RIDGING AHEAD OF THE LOW OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN IS ALSO PRODUCING GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS. THERE IS ALSO A WEAK LOW SOUTH OF THE AKPENN RIDING THE JET EAST-NORTHEASTWARD. SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS IN A COL...SO WINDS ARE LIGHT AND THERE ARE AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG...MAINLY IN THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THESE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL WE GET ENOUGH WIND IN THERE TO MIX THINGS OUT. A TRANSIENT HIGH IS MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH JUST SOME CLOUDS AND SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION. SEVERAL LOWS ARE SPINNING SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. SATELLITE IMAGERY/SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWS LOTS OF COLD AIR DROPPING OUT OF RUSSIA AND FEEDING INTO THESE LOWS. THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO MORE TRIPLE POINT DEVELOPMENT WHICH THE MODELS SOMETIMES ARE LATE TO PICK UP ON. MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE A LITTLE WEAK WITH NORTHERN GULF LOW. NAM WAS ALSO A BIT SLOW WITH PROGRESSION OF OCCLUSION AND ASSOCIATED PRECIP. MODELS ARE ALL A BIT OFF ON LOCATIONS OF SURFACE LOWS NEAR THE SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. WITH THESE DEFICIENCIES NOTED...GFS IS THE MOST CONSISTENT MODEL. IT HAS EXCELLENT RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY THROUGH ABOUT 54 HOURS AS LOW COMPLEX TRACKS ACROSS THE BERING SEA. BEYOND THAT IS QUESTIONABLE AS MODELS DIVERGE AND THERE IS POOR RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY. DO LIKE THE IDEA OF THE GFS SOLUTION WHICH DEVELOPS A TRIPLE POINT LOW OVER THE GULF TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEAKENS THE EASTERN BERING LOW. SO HAVE TRENDED TOWARD THE NEW GFS SOLUTION. SOUTHCENTRAL FORECAST...THE NORTHERN GULF LOW WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TONIGHT AS THE UPPER SHORT-WAVE MOVES EASTWARD INTO CANADA. COLD ADVECTION WILL ENSUE BEHIND THE SYSTEM DOWN THE FRONT OF THE CENTRAL BERING SHORT-WAVE RIDGE. THIS WILL HELP DEVELOP THE LOW SOUTH OF THE AKPENN AS IT TRACKS EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND MONDAY. COLD ADVECTION PLUS TIGHTER PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE GUSTY NORTH TO WEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF WATERS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. WITH THE MEAN UPPER TROUGH POSITION MOVING EASTWARD THE NEXT LOW MOVING IN FROM THE BERING LOOKS TO STAY DOWN OVER THE GULF AND TRACK EASTWARD TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA. SO EVEN WITH UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT EVOLUTION OF THE FORECAST TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...BEST LIKELIHOOD OF PRECIP AND WINDS IS ALONG THE COAST WITH INLAND AREAS REMAINING DRY. WITH UPPER TROUGH PROGRESSING EASTWARD TO MAINLAND ALASKA/GULF BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK LOOK FOR THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA. SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...EASTERN BERING AND AKPENN CAN EXPECT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT IN COLD ADVECTION. STRATUS IN THE KUSKOKWIM HAS A CHANCE TO MIX OUT AS LOW LEVEL WINDS PICK UP A BIT ON MONDAY IN COLD ADVECTION...BUT IF IT SURVIVES THAT THAN IT MAY SIT IN THE VALLEYS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE LOW COMPLEX NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING MONDAY AND MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. BASED ON STRENGTH OF COLD ADVECTION AND PRESENCE OF MULTIPLE SHORT-WAVES EMBEDDED IN THE UPPER FLOW...EXPECT THERE WILL BE SEVERAL TRIPLE POINT DEVELOPERS AS THE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE BERING AND INTO THE GULF. LOOK FOR POSSIBLE STORMS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM IN COLD ADVECTION ALONG WITH LOTS OF STRATOCU AND SHOWERS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS HEAD INTO LATE WEEK WITH RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE BERING. WITH MEAN TROUGH POSITIONED OVER THE MAINLAND/GULF BY THE END OF THE WEEK LOOK FOR FUTURE SYSTEMS TO COME OUT OF RUSSIA AND BRING A NEW SUPPLY OF COLD AIR. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 130 132 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 176 180 185. SEB OCT 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 5:30 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Oct 21, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 21, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 21, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 21, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 53 hr | |
| Oct 22, 6:55 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Oct 22, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 22, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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