Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2007
Small Craft Advisory 210, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 27, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 280014 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 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. PKZ197-281500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH WED NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN GULF TODAY AND PERSISTS INTO WED. A 1010 MB LOW FORMS 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON THEN DEEPENS TO 996 MB 150 NM SOUTH OF SITKA BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT...GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT...STRONGEST SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 280227 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 525 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 UPDATED AREA 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. PKZ197-281500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH WED NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN GULF TODAY AND PERSISTS INTO WED. A 1010 MB LOW FORMS 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON THEN DEEPENS TO 996 MB 150 NM SOUTH OF SITKA BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT...GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 525 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT...STRONGEST SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 280232 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 530 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 UPDATED AREA 125 CORRECTED AREA 130 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. PKZ197-281500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH WED NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN GULF TODAY AND PERSISTS INTO WED. A 1010 MB LOW FORMS 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON THEN DEEPENS TO 996 MB 150 NM SOUTH OF SITKA BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 525 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT...STRONGEST SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 281235 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 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. PKZ197-010300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...WEAK COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THU NIGHT. COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. $$ PKZ120-010300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-010300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-010300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-010300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-010300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-010300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-010300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-010300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-010300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Feb 27, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 27, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007
.DISCUSSION...
NCEP MODELS INITIALIZED MOISTURE OK THIS MORNING. IN
ADDITION...EUROPEAN AND NCEP MODELS HAVE INITIALIZED PRESSURE CENTERS
WELL THIS MORNING. ALL NCEP AND EUROPEAN MODELS ALSO HANDLE THE
PATTERN SIMILAR THROUGH THE WEEK. THE BIG DIFFERENCES APPEAR TO BE IN
THE GULF WITH THE PROGRESSION OF A LOW WEDNESDAY. LEANING TO THE GFS
SOLUTION AS THE COLD AIR PUSHING DOWN AND JET TO THE SOUTH WILL
LIKELY PULL THE LOW EASTWARD CLOSER TO THE GFS SOLUTION. UKMET LEAVES
A DEEP LOW IN THE CENTRAL GULF WHILE THE NAM IS JUST NOT AS FAST AS
THE GFS.
UPPER LEVELS...ONCE AGAIN TROUGHS TO REMAIN OVER EASTERN ALASKA
THROUGH THE PANHANDLE AND NEAR KAMCHATKA WITH A RIDGE OVER THE BERING
SEA THROUGH THE WEEK. THE RIDGE OVER THE BERING WEAKENED TODAY DUE TO
A FRONT MOVING THROUGH. THE RIDGE WILL POP BACK WEDNESDAY WITH A LOW
DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THE TROUGH OVER THE MAINLANDS
AND PANHANDLE TO INTENSIFY WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH ANOTHER SHOT OF COLD
AIR. THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS TO FEED INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA
TROUGH FRIDAY. WITH A MORE AMPLIFIED TROUGH NEAR 165E BY FRIDAY...THE
RIDGE OVER THE BERING WILL STRETCH FROM 30N TO 80N ALONG 175W. THE
RIDGE WILL EXTEND INTO THE MAINLAND OVER THE WEEKEND THEN RETROGRADE
EARLY NEXT WEEK AS ANOTHER SHOT OF COLD AIR DIGS THE TROUGH OVER
EASTERN ALASKA AND PANHANDLE FARTHER WEST. THE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO
RETROGRADE THROUGH MID NEXT WEEK.
SURFACE EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...TEMPERATURES NOT AS COLD OR WINDS
AS STRONG SINCE RIDGE HAS BECOME LESS AMPLIFIED AND MODERATED
TEMPERATURES HAVE MOVED OVER THE MAINLAND A BIT. THE FRONT DRAPED
OVER THE BERING CURRENTLY TO SHEAR APART WITH A PIECE DEVELOPING A
LOW IN THE GULF WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
TO KODIAK. AS THE LOW DEEPENS OVER THE EASTERN GULF WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY...ANY SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL END OVER KODIAK. ANOTHER SHOT
OF COLD AIR TO ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING SOME STRONG
WINDS TO NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED GAPS. WILL ISSUE HIGH WIND ADVISORY FOR
ALL OF ZONE 131 STARTING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH
FRIDAY. THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA...THE WINDS WILL BE A BIT
LATER WAITING FOR BETTER UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT AFTER THE UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCES PASSES OVERHEAD THURSDAY. THIS IS DUE TO THE STRONG
NORTHERLY FLOW TO CONTINUE OVER THE AREA FOR THAT LONG INCLUDING THE
FAVORABLE PRESSURE GRADIENT. THIS WILL ALSO MEAN STRONG WINDS FOR
MOST AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND THE GULF INTO FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS
THROUGH NORTH SOUTH GAPS MAY CONTINUE LONGER...BUT WARNING LEVEL
SHOULD BE OVER BY FRIDAY EVENING. OVERALL...CONTINUED WELL BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS.
SURFACE WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WEST OF
SHEMYA DRIVING A FRONT ACROSS THE BERING SEA. MODERATE WINDS AND
PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN IN
THE EASTERN BERING AND ALONG THE COAST THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL
EVENTUALLY SHEAR APART WEDNESDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE AND COLDER
TEMPERATURES RETURNING TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE EASTERN BERING. IN
THE MEANTIME...ANOTHER LOW TO WORK TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
WITH A STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE BERING SEA TO THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS. THIS BOUNDARY IS STRONGER DUE TO THE STRONG TEMPERATURE
GRADIENT BETWEEN THE COLD AIR TO THE NORTH AND WARMER AIR TO THE
SOUTH. THE WINDS AND PRECIPITATION THEREFORE WILL BE STRONGER AS A
RESULT. MORE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY OUT OF THIS PATTERN AS WELL FROM
BRISTOL BAY TO SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND ACROSS THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. EVEN
THOUGH THE LOW SLIDES EAST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN...THE BOUNDARY
TO REMAIN THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THEN...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
OVER THE ENTIRE BERING. ANY NEW LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RIDE NORTH
JUST WEST OF THE ALEUTIANS. HOWEVER...SOME PRECIPITATION AND WINDS
WILL BE PRESENT OVER THE EXTREME WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND BERING OVER
THE WEEKEND FROM ONE LOW.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH WED NIGHT THRU FRI ZONE 131 AND 135
MARINE...GALE...155 165 170 171 179 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...120 121 125 129 130 138 140 141
160 165 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JN FEB 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 2:20 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Feb 27, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 27, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 27, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 27, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 27, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Feb 27, 11:02 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 27, 11:20 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Feb 27, 12:25 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Feb 27, 12:25 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 27, 12:30 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 hr |
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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.