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Small Craft Advisory 196, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 23, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 241228 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 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. PKZ199-250300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE OVER COLD BAY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 241422 RRA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...RETRANSMITTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-250300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE OVER COLD BAY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 250024 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 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. PKZ199-251500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1042 HIGH OVER THE ALEUTIANS WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST THROUGH MON AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 1030 MB. A 990 MB LOW 850 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 600 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA BY SUN AFTERNOON THEN TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA BY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-251500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 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 Feb 23, 9:00 AM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 9:00 AM AKST, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AST FRI FEB 23 2007
.DISCUSSION...
ALOFT.
A STATIONARY UPPER LOW NORTH OF THE MCKENZIE DELTA WILL PERSIST
THROUGH TUE NEXT WEEK. A SHORT WAVE ALOFT WILL MOVE FROM THE
NORTHERN BERING TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY SAT NIGHT AND TO THE
PANHANDLE BY LATE SUN. AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH WILL BUILD OVER THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY EARLY SAT THEN MOVE TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY
LATE SUN. STRONG UPPER LEVEL NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FORM OVER THE
ALASKA PENINSULA FRI NIGHT THEN MIGRATE TO KODIAK ISLAND AND SOUTHERN
COOK INLET BY LATE SUN. THE STRONG UPPER NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
PERSIST OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH WED.
NUMERICAL MODELS REMAIN CONSISTENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
SURFACE.
A MODERATE SURFACE LOW AT 50N SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE EAST TO NEAR
VANCOUVER ISLAND BY LATE SUN. A TROUGH IN THE NORTHEAST GULF AND THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL STRENGTHEN LATE SAT
AND SUN. THIS WILL MARK A RETURN OF STRONG NORTH WINDS TO VALDEZ THE
COPPER DELTA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SAT NIGHT AND SUN.
A SURFACE HIGH OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS BY LATE SUN.
COLD AND CLEAR WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND TROUGH NEXT WEEK. STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER DELTA SAT NIGHT AND SUN.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH 131 135
MARINE...GALE 155
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 125 129 130 138 140 150 160 165 180
185 410
RHH FEB 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 24, 12:05 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 24, 12:09 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 45 hr | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
Nearby
Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2007Every small craft advisory in 2007
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.