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Small Craft Advisory 243, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 12, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 12, 2007, 2:45 AM AKDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 12, 2007, 2:45 AM AKDT (10:45 UTC)
Expired: Mar 12, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 121546 AAB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
745 AM ADT MON MAR 12 2007

UPDATED ZONE 170

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.

PKZ199-130200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH LATE TUE 
NIGHT. A STATIONARY FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
THROUGH LATE TUE NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-130200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT MON MAR 12 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-130200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT MON MAR 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-130200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT MON MAR 12 2007

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT.  
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT.   
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT.   

$$

PKZ165-130200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT MON MAR 12 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-130200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT MON MAR 12 2007

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT.  
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT.  
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT.

$$

PKZ170-130200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
745 AM ADT MON MAR 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-130200-
UNALASKA BAY
655 AM ADT MON MAR 12 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT.  
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   

$$

PKZ172-130200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT MON MAR 12 2007

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-130200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT MON MAR 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS
TOWARD KISKA.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND
HIGHEST SEAS TOWARD KISKA.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-130200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT MON MAR 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST 
SEAS TOWARD ATTU. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-130200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT MON MAR 12 2007

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-130200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT MON MAR 12 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

1 follow-up statement

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 122309
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT MON MAR 12 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.

PKZ199-131400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH WED. A FRONT
WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH
TUE NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-131400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT MON MAR 12 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-131400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT MON MAR 12 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-131400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT MON MAR 12 2007

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT.  
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT.  
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT.  
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT.  
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT.   

$$

PKZ165-131400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT MON MAR 12 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-131400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT MON MAR 12 2007

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT.   

$$

PKZ170-131400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT MON MAR 12 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-131400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT MON MAR 12 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-131400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT MON MAR 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-131400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT MON MAR 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-131400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT MON MAR 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-131400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT MON MAR 12 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-131400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT MON MAR 12 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N 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 Mar 12, 12:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 12, 12:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM ADT MON MAR 12 2007

.DISCUSSION...
HIGHLY AMPLIFIED PATTERN WITH A SHARP RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA AND
A CLOSED LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. A STRONG SHORTWAVE IS DROPPING
SOUTH INTO ALASKA THIS MORNING...WHICH YESTERDAY WAS NEAR THE NORTH
POLE. THIS LOW WILL PUSH OUT THE CURRENT GULF LOW...AND TAKE ITS
PLACE BY WEDNESDAY. IT WILL ALSO USHER IN ANOTHER SURGE OF ARCTIC
AIR INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA (CONSIDER ITS SOURCE).

THE PATTERN WILL REMAIN BASICALLY THE SAME INTO NEXT WEEK. THE
MEDIUM RANGE MODELS AGREE ON STARTING TO RETROGRADE THE BERING SEA
RIDGE. HOWEVER...EXACTLY WHAT THIS MEANS FOR SOUTHERN ALASKA IS NOT
AGREED UPON. A DE-AMPLIFICATION OF THE PATTERN SEEMS LIKELY
THOUGH...WITH THE UNDERCUTTING SUBTROPICAL JET BECOMING STRONGER AND
MOVING NORTH (BUT PROBABLY NOT UP TO ALASKA). THIS WOULD WEAKEN THE
ARCTIC JET AND ALLOW MODERATION OF TEMPERATURES BEGINNING NEXT
WEEKEND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 121 129 130 132 138 150 155 176.
   HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 120 121 125 129 130 132 138 141
                                150 155 165.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LUDWIG MAR 07

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 11, 4:40 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	18 hr
Mar 11, 5:40 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	17 hr
Mar 11, 11:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Mar 11, 11:00 PM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	4 days
Mar 12, 10:55 AM AKDT	Blizzard Watch	AFC	18 hr
Mar 12, 10:55 AM AKDT	Wind Chill Advisory	AFC	4 days
Mar 12, 11:00 AM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	4 days
Mar 12, 11:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	60 hr
Mar 12, 11:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	5 days
Mar 12, 11:00 AM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	36 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.