Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2007
Small Craft Advisory 47, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 12, 2007, 5:55 AM AKST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 12, 2007, 5:55 AM AKST (14:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2007, 12:55 PM AKST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 121954 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1055 AM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 UPDATED ZONES 120 AND 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. PKZ197-130300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL PASS OVER KODIAK ISLAND THIS MORNING AND DISSIPATE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST FRI EVENING. A 998 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO NEAR HOMER LATE FRI NIGHT THEN MOVE INLAND BY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1055 AM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 15 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EAST OF HINCHINBROOK ISLAND ALONG THE COAST IN THE EVENING. OTHERWISE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1055 AM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 130027 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 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. PKZ197-131500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INLAND FRIDAY NIGHT. A LOW IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB NEAR SEWARD SATURDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-131500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-131500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-131500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-131500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-131500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-131500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-131500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 130114 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 415 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 CORRECTED AREA 130 AND 140 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. PKZ197-131500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INLAND FRIDAY NIGHT. A LOW IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB NEAR SEWARD SATURDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-131500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-131500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-131500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-131500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-131500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-131500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-131500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 130257 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 555 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 UPDATED AREA 121 130 AND 132 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. PKZ197-131500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INLAND FRIDAY NIGHT. A LOW IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB NEAR SEWARD SATURDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-131500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-131500- RESURRECTION BAY 555 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-131500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-131500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 555 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-131500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 555 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-131500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-131500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Jan 12, 12:00 AM AKST, 5 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 12, 12:00 AM AKST, 5 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM AST FRI JAN 12 2007 .DISCUSSION... MAJOR SYNOPTIC DIFFERENCES TONGIHT. NAM AND UKMET IN RELATIVE GOOD AGREEMENT WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH PREVIOUS RUNS. BUT GFS DIFFERS SIGNIFICANTLY BOTH WITH NAM..UKMET...AND WITH THE PREVIOUS RUN OF ITSELF. NAM MODEL WAS PREFERRED IN THE EASTERN DOMAIN OUT THROUGH 48 HOURS. MINIMAL CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE FORECAST BEYOND 48 HOURS IN THE EAST. OUT WEST...THE NAM WAS PREFERRED IN THE FIRST 48 HOURS. AND THE NEW GFS WAS ACCEPTED...ALBEIT CAUTIOUSLY.. BEYOND 48 HOURS. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WERE MADE IN EXTENDED FORECAST IN WESTERN DOMAIN TO ACCOMODATE NEW GFS SOLUTION. THE PATTERN AT 500 MB IS CHARACTERIZED BY A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE EXTENDING OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC ACROSS SOUTHERN AND INTERIOR ALASKA...ROUGHLY FOLLOWING LONGITUDE 140W. THE STRENGTH OF THE RIDGE WILL BE TESTED ON SUNDAY AS A SERIES OF ENERGETIC SHORT WAVES DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS BEGIN TO DIG INTO THE WESTERN EXTENT OF THE RIDGE. GFS WEAKENS THE RIDGE AND SHIFTS IT INTO WESTERN CANADA BY MONDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...NAM AND UKMET EXPECT THE RIDGE TO BE MORE RESILIENT AND HOLD IT STEADY OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR AND EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA. BIGGEST DISCREPANCY AT THE SURFACE CONCERNS A CUT OFF LOW THAT MAY BE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE BY SUNDAY MORNING. GFS RECOGNIZES BOTH A 989 MB CLOSED CENTER ABOUT 90 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AND A 994 MB CLOSED CENTER 270 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY LATE SAT NIGHT. NAM AND UKMET DO NOT RECOGNIZE THE LOW NEAR KODIAK AT ALL BUT DO RECOGNIZE AN APPROX 983 MB LOW 300 NM DUE SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT THE SAME TIME PERIOD. WHILE EXACT TIMING AND LOCATION OF SYSTEMS IS HIGHLY PROBLEMATIC... GFS...NAM...UKMET DO AGREE ON THIS MUCH... A WARM WET PATTERN FOR MOST OF THE STATE OUT THROUGH AT LEAST 72 HOURS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 120 130. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. ASB 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 | 24 hr | |
| 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, 12:55 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 58 hr | |
| Jan 12, 12:55 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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.