Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2007
Small Craft Advisory 686, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 24, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 24, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 242301 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 24 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. PKZ199-251400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW NEAR 250 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 999 MB 150 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA SAT AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT SUN AFTERNOON WHILE MAINTAINING ITS STRENGTH. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUN. $$ PKZ150-251400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 24 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-251400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-251400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 24 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-251400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 24 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-251400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 24 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-251400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-251400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 24 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-251400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ175-251400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-251400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-251400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-251400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 24 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 251118 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 25 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-260200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW 220 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO THE WESTERN GULF AT 997 MB. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUNDAY. $$ PKZ150-260200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-260200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 25 2007 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-260200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-260200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-260200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 25 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-260200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 25 2007 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-260200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 25 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-260200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-260200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-260200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-260200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-260200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 25 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 260003 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 25 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. PKZ199-261400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND MOVES TO 80 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 996 MB SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN MOVES SOUTHEAST AND WEAKENS. A SECONDARY LOW FORMS 190 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUNDAY AND THEN SLOWLY MOVES EAST MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-261400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-261400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-261400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-261400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-261400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 25 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-261400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 25 2007 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-261400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 25 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-261400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-261400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-261400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-261400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 25 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-261400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 261127 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 26 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-270200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA TODAY AND MOVES EAST INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MONDAY. A WEAK FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-270200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 26 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-270200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 26 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-270200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 26 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-270200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 26 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-270200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 26 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-270200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 26 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-270200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 26 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-270200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 26 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-270200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 26 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-270200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 26 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-270200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 26 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-270200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 26 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Aug 24, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 24, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM ADT FRI AUG 24 2007 .ANALYSIS... STACKED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WITH ANOTHER OVER THE WESTERN BERING. A FRONT STRETCHES FROM THE NORTHWEST BERING LOW TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. HIGH PRESSURE IS IN BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS. WINDS ALONG THE FRONT ARE AROUND GALE FORCE BUT QUICKLY DIMINISHING. THIS IS TRUE ALSO FOR THE WINDS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF WITH THE GULF LOW. STILL SEEING QUITE A BIT OF SHOWERS CIRCULATING AROUND THE GULF LOW. A SECONDARY BAND AROUND THE LOW STRETCHES OVER THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGE. SHOWERS FARTHER INLAND HAVE DIMINISHED QUITE RAPIDLY THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. SOME BREAKS IN CLOUDS HAVE ALLOWED PLACES TO WARM. WITH THE SURFACE HEATING...LIKELY WILL SEE SOME CONVECTIVE SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WITH THE EASTERLY FLOW MODERATE...SOME OF THESE SHOWERS WILL DRIFT OVER THE VALLEYS. ONSHORE FLOW OVER THE YUKON AND KUSKOKWIM DELTAS KEEPING LOW TO MID CLOUDS THERE. THE CLEARING OF CLOUD COVER TO HAPPEN OVER MUCH OF THE INTERIOR OUTSIDE OF THE DELTAS. THEREFORE...WITH PLENTY OF RESIDUAL LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FOG WILL BE LIKELY AGAIN TONIGHT. .MODEL DISCUSSION AND UPPER LEVELS... MODELS INITIALIZED WELL THIS MORNING WITH THE GFS PROBABLY THE BEST INITIALIZED. AT THE UPPER LEVELS AND SURFACE SYNOPTICALLY...THE MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT TODAY ON THE PROGRESSION OF ALL FEATURES THROUGH MID NEXT WEEK. THE DIFFERENCE COMES WITH THE SMALL SCALE FEATURES. THE UPPER LOW IN THE GULF TO MOVE INTO THE EASTER GULF SATURDAY AND DISSIPATE OVER THE PANHANDLE SUNDAY. THE PUSH IS CREATED BY THE NORTHWEST BERING LOW LEAVING ITS POSITION AND CROSSING THE CHAIN NEAR DUTCH HARBOR SATURDAY NIGHT. THE LOW MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF MONDAY. MEANWHILE...A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE BERING. THE LOW SETS INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY THURSDAY WITH THE RIDGE REMAINING OVER THE BERING. A COUPLE SHORT WAVE TROUGHS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE RIDGE NEXT WEEK KNOCKING IT DOWN A BIT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... ALEUTIAN AND BERING... STRONG LOW NEAR 56N 165E WITH A FRONT STRETCHING FROM ITS CENTER TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. MODERATE WINDS ALONG THIS FRONT NOW AS IT HAS STRETCHED QUITE A BIT OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH TODAY. A STRONG JET COUPLED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE TO SWING THE LOW OUT OF THE WESTERN BERING TO THE CENTRAL BERING SATURDAY THEN CROSS INTO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC SOUTH OF SAND POINT SUNDAY. RAIN TO ENCIRCLE THE LOW THROUGH ITS PROGRESSION ACROSS THE BERING. THE LOW FULLY MOVES INTO THE GULF MONDAY ALLOWING HIGH PRESSURE TO STRETCH OVER THE ENTIRE BERING. WESTERN ALASKA... SHOWERS WRAPPING AROUND THE LOW IN THE GULF STRETCHING OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF ZONES 151 AND 161. SOME INSTABILITY AS WELL MAY LEAD TO A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ONSHORE FLOW LEAVING LOW TO MID CLOUDS OVER THE YK DELTA. THE SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF LOW TO PULL OFF TONIGHT. HOWEVER...ENOUGH RESIDUAL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE FLOW IS LIGHT ALOFT...SO MOST WILL NOT MAKE IT INTO THE VALLEYS. THE BERING LOW CROSSES NEAR COLD BAY SATURDAY NIGHT WITH SOME INCREASE IN WIND ACROSS THE AKPEN. GALE FORCE WINS WILL BE FELT ALONG THE AKPEN TO COLD BAY. THIS WILL ALSO BRING SOME MORE DRYING INLAND WITH AN INCREASED EASTERLY FLOW. AS THE LOW WRAPS IN THE GULF MONDAY...SOME SHOWERS TO FILTER OVER INTO WESTERN ALASKA. SOUTH CENTRAL... LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND STARTING TO PULL AWAY FROM THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON. PLENTY OF SHOWERS AROUND THE LOW WITH MORE ISOLATED ACTIVITY FARTHER INLAND. WINDS ARE DIMINISHING NEAR THE LOW AS IT FILLS TODAY AND TONIGHT AND DRAG SOUTHEAST. THE BIG QUESTION IS WHETHER SOUTH CENTRAL WILL EXPERIENCE A EASTERLY WAVE AROUND THIS LOW. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE THE RIDGE BUILDS IN TOO MUCH. RIGHT NOW...BELIEVE A WEAK WAVE TO MOVE ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TOMORROW AND WEAKEN BEFORE REACHING THE SUSITNA VALLEY. HOWEVER...ENOUGH INSTABILITY FROM THE AIR MASS AND THE WAVE FOR SHOWERS TO DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS EAST OF ANCHORAGE...PALMER AND TALKEETNA. THEREFORE...WILL HAVE MENTION OF SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST FOR SATURDAY NIGHT. AFTER THIS...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE INTERIOR ALLOWING ONLY ISOLATED MOUNTAIN SHOWERS SUNDAY. MEANWHILE...THE BERING LOW CROSSES INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUNDAY FOR GALE FORCE WINDS AROUND KODIAK AND INCREASING SHOWERS THERE AS WELL. SHOWERS AND WINDS TO INCREASE OVER THE GULF SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW SITS OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF. SOME SHOWERS TO MAKE ITS WAY ONTO THE NORTHERN COAST AS WELL. .LONG TERM FORECAST... A COUPLE UPPER LEVEL WAVES TO RUN ACROSS THE RIDGE IN THE BERING WITH THE FIRST MOVING INTO THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT BRINGING SOME SHOWERS TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING. A STRONGER WAVE POSSIBLE TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY FOR MORE ORGANIZED PRECIP TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH THURSDAY. SHOWERS FROM THE GULF LOW TO REMAIN OVER WESTERN ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY. AFTER THAT...A SOMEWHAT DRY NORTHERLY FLOW AIR MASS OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. MAY SEE SOME INSTABILITY SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS ONCE AGAIN. THE LOW WEAKENS IN THE GULF TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH SHOWERS WRAPPING AROUND THE ENTIRE GULF. SOME SHOWERS TO SPRAY INTO THE MAINLAND AS WELL AS SOME SHORT WAVE TROUGHS AROUND THE LOW ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...NONE FIRE WEATHER...NONE JN AUG 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 23, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Aug 24, 2:45 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Aug 24, 3:32 AM AKDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Aug 24, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 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.