Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2007
Small Craft Advisory 413, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 6, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 6, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 2007, 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 FZAK52 PAFC 062259 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 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. PKZ199-071400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A SHORT WAVE TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS MON NIGHT AND INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA TUE. A RIDGE WILL BUILD BEHIND THE TROUGH MON NIGHT AND TUE. $$ PKZ150-071400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-071400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-071400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-071400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-071400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-071400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-071400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-071400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-071400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-071400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-071400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-071400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 071130 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-080200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A TROUGH IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING BY TUESDAY MORNING AND THEN OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL BERING ON TUESDAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ150-080200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-080200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-080200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-080200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-080200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-080200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-080200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-080200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-080200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-080200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-080200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-080200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 072302 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT MON MAY 7 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. PKZ199-081400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA TUE. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE FORMS TUE AND WED OVER THE CENTRAL BERING. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING AND CENTRAL BERING TUE AND WED. $$ PKZ150-081400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-081400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-081400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-081400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-081400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-081400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-081400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-081400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-081400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-081400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-081400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-081400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 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 May 6, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 6, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN BETTER AGREEMENT AGAIN TODAY IN THE SHORT TERM AND GFS WAS THE MODEL OF CHOICE AGAIN TODAY SIMPLY FOR CONSISTENCY. IN THE LONG TERM THE SOLUTIONS VEERED A BIT MORE...ESP AROUND THE 96 HR TIMEFRAME. GFS DIFFERED SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE PREVIOUS RUN IN THE BERING AROUND THIS TIME BY BUILDING THE RIDGE AND KEEPING ALL LOWS TO THE WEST...DECIDED TO NUDGE TOWARD THE NEW GFS RUN IN THE EAST BUT MAINTAIN THE CURRENT FORECAST IN THE WEST. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... UPPER LEVEL PATTERN SHOWS THE MAIN UPPER LOW MOVING EASTWARD OVER THE PANHANDLE AND THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE FLATTENING OVER THE BERING. WITH THIS CHANGE THE FLOW OVER THE STATE HAS BECOME MORE ZONAL IN NATURE AND WILL ALLOW SHORTWAVES TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FAIRLY RAPIDLY. NORTHWEST FLOW HAS BROUGHT COOLER TEMPERATURES OUT WEST AND CONSEQUENTLY MORE STABLE CONDITIONS...BUT IN THE EAST SURFACE HEATING WILL CONTINUE AND SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE FOR TODAY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... IN THE EAST...AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WHERE MOISTURE FROM YESTERDAYS RAIN STILL LINGERS THIS MORNING. AS THE DAY PROGRESSES THINGS SHOULD BECOME MORE UNSTABLE...ESPECIALLY WITH THE APPROACH OF A SHORTWAVE FROM THE EAST. THIS SHOULD KICK OFF SOME AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. IN THE WEST...STABILITY HAS INCREASED AND TEMPERATURES ARE COOLER SO PRECIP WILL BE A RAIN/SNOW MIX ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TODAY AND TOMORROW. RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUE IN THE KUSKOWKIM VALLEY BUT THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED WITH THE INCREASED STABILITY. IN THE ALEUTIANS NORTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES WITH LOW STRATUS AND DRIZZLE OR FLURRIES FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .LONG TERM FORECAST... SAME PATTERN CONTINUES FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. THE RIDGE IN THE BERING WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY EASTWARD BUT AS IT FLATTENS OUT SHORTWAVES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE PATTERN AND BRING SHOWERY ACTIVITY WITH THEM. BY THE THURSDAY TIMEFRAME IT APPEARS THAT THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF AGAIN AND THIS WILL CAUSE MORE UNSTABLE CONDITIONS OVER THE MAINLAND FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...NONE FIRE WEATHER...NONE LEWF MAY 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 6:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| May 6, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| May 6, 11:45 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| May 6, 2:55 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr |
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Sources
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