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Small Craft Advisory 45, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 11, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 121241 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 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. PKZ199-130300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW NEAR DILLINGHAM WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE BY SAT MORNING. A 981 MB LOW 270 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 997 MB BY SUN MORNING. A COMPLEX 986 MB LOW WILL BE CENTERED 300 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-130300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-130300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-130300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-130300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-130300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-130300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 130024 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-131500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 125 NM WEST OF HOOPER BAY WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE BERING STRAIT WED NIGHT. A 968 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO BRISTOL BAY THU NIGHT AND FRI. $$ PKZ150-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ160-131500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-131500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-131500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ171-131500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ175-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-131500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-131500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 130140 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS. 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. PKZ199-131500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A COMPLEX 984 MB LOW CENTERED 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 993 MB AS IT REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A NORTHERN PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB 500 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ160-131500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-131500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-131500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ171-131500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ175-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-131500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-131500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 131238 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT JAN 13 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-140300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI WILL BECOME A 996 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD SUN NIGHT. A 987 MB LOW NEAR 360 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 995 MB BY MON MORNING. A NEW 980 MB LOW WILL BE 360 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT JAN 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT JAN 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-140300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT JAN 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-140300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT JAN 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-140300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT JAN 13 2007 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT JAN 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...STRONGEST TO THE SOUTH. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-140300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 13 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT JAN 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. NW WIND 20 KT WEST OF ATKA. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT JAN 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT JAN 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-140300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-140300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 13 2007 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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 Jan 11, 9:00 AM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 9:00 AM AKST, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AST THU JAN 11 2007 .DISCUSSION... A VERY STABLE PATTERN IS SETTING UP OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. A LONG WAVE (NEARLY FULL LATITUDE) RIDGE HAS SET UP ALONG ABOUT 140W LONGITUDE. A DEEP TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND NORTHWEST PACIFIC IS STEERING THE POLAR JET THAT TRAVELS OFF OF ASIA AT AROUND 40N LATITUDE THEN TAKES A TURN NORTHEASTWARD NEAR THE DATE LINE. THE SUBTROPICAL JET SURGES NORTHEASTWARD AND MEETS THE POLAR JET NEAR KODIAK...THOUGH CONSOLIDATION IS MINIMAL WITH THE WARM AND COLD AIR SOMEWHAT SEPARATED. THIS IS PUNCHING A WARM SOUTHWEST FLOW INTO ALASKA. THIS IS ONE OF THE PREFERRED MODES DURING EL NINO YEARS...THOUGH ONE WOULD EXPECT THE JET TO PERIODICALLY UNDERCUT THE EAST PACIFIC RIDGE. COASTAL LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY WARMED CONSIDERABLY...AND MODERATING TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE INLAND FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST. MAINLAND ALASKA WILL MOSTLY BE ON THE WARM SIDE OF THE STORM TRACK AS THE EAST PACIFIC RIDGE REMAINS STRONG...BUT A FEW WILL BRIEFLY CONSOLIDATE THE COLD AND WARM AIR. ONE OF THESE STRONGER SYSTEMS WILL SPIN UP SOUTH OF ALEUTIANS SATURDAY...AND INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL AREA MONDAY...BEFORE BREAKING APART EARLY TUESDAY. THE GENERAL PATTERN WILL CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 10 DAYS... AND MOST LIKELY A LOT LONGER. THIS WILL PRODUCE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA WITH ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION (ESPECIALLY COASTAL AREAS). .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HEAVY SNOW WARNING 145. MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 130 132 150. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. LUDWIG JAN 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Jan 12, 1:55 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Jan 12, 5:55 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Jan 12, 12:55 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 58 hr | |
| Jan 12, 12:55 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
Nearby
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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.