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Small Craft Advisory 69, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 17, 2007, 1:35 AM AKST. It was in force for 45 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2007, 1:35 AM AKST (10:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 45 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 171539 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 635 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 UPDATED AREA 138 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. PKZ197-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW NEAR SELDOVIA DISSIPATES WED AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK INTENSIFIES TO 984 MB THU MORNING NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AND THEN MOVES INLAND. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT SUBSIDING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 635 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 180059 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 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. PKZ197-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 30 NM NORTHWEST OF CORDOVA THU EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 180613 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 910 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 UPDATED ZONE 121 125 129 132 141 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. PKZ197-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 30 NM NORTHWEST OF CORDOVA THU EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 910 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 910 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 910 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 910 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 910 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 181248 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 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. PKZ197-190300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THU NIGHT. WEAK LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 5 FT WITH HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 40 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT N 25 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 190043 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 18 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. PKZ197-191500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW 65 M SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO HINCHINBROOK ISLAND AT 986 MB THU NIGHT AND THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 18 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU JAN 18 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 18 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 191300 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 19 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. PKZ197-200300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 986 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 19 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI JAN 19 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI JAN 19 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI JAN 19 2007 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 19 2007 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 19 2007 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Jan 17, 12:00 AM AKST, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 17, 12:00 AM AKST, 1 hour 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007
.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CENTERED OVER SE AK THIS MORNING WITH A LARGE
CUT-OFF LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BERING. SEVERAL SMALLER
SCALE WAVES ARE MOVING AROUND THE ALEUTIAN LOW...WITH ONE OVER THE
NORTH GULF COAST AND A SECOND DEVELOPING WELL SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN
CHAIN. AT THE SURFACE...A WEAK LOW IS OVER THE BARREN ISLANDS WITH AN
ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT SLAMMING INTO THE NORTH GULF COAST. A
SURFACE LOW LIES OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND A DEVELOPING LOW IS
WELL SOUTH OF KODIAK AT ROUGHLY 45 N.
MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT ALTHOUGH GFS TIMING SEEMS A
BIT BETTER...WITH THE NAM SOMEWHAT LATE BRINGING THE FRONT ONSHORE
TODAY. THE FORECAST LEANS TOWARD THE GFS.
OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING...THE LOW WILL GRADUALLY MOVE TO
NUNIVAK ISLAND BY FRI AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN ISLANDS
INTO THU...MIXING WITH SNOW AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL ISLANDS WILL BE UNDER THE EFFECT OF COLD ADVECTION...SO GALES
AND POSSIBLE STORM FORCE NORTH WINDS WILL BE WIDESPREAD...ALONG WITH
SNOW SHOWERS. AS THE LOW MOVES TOWARD THE WEST COAST OF AK FRI...THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL EXPERIENCE A COOLDOWN WITH SNOW SHOWERS AND
WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
FOR SOUTHWEST AK...SOUTH FLOW WILL BRING SOME SNOW SHOWERS TODAY...
MIXING WITH RAIN ALONG THE AK PEN AND BRISTOL BAY. ALONG THE
KUSKOKWIM TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW...EXCEPT
NEAR THE DELTA. SOUTH AND EAST FLOW WILL PERSIST WITH A FEW SHOWERS
THROUGH FRI. ENERGY FROM THE NUNIVAK ISLAND LOW JUMPS TO THE GULF ON
SAT...KEEPING SW AK IN A TROUGH WITH UNSETTLED CONDITIONS PERSISTING
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...THE WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE
THIS MORNING AND BRING CLEARING TO THE KENAI PENINSULA BY AFTERNOON.
FLOW BECOMES SOUTH WHICH SHOULD BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO NORTHERN
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...WITH SOME CROSSING THE CHUGACH INTO THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN. THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MATANUSKA VALLEY WILL
REMAIN DOWNSLOPED WITH ONLY A FEW SHOWERS...WHILE SOUTH FLOW INTO THE
SUSITNA SHOULD BRING SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WEAK RIDGING WILL
BRING PARTIAL CLEARING TO THE AREA TONIGHT...AND THEN THE DEVELOPING
LOW WELL SOUTH OF KODIAK REACHES THE KENAI THU AFTERNOON WITH RAIN
AND SNOW FOR THE COAST AND SOME SNOW SHOWERS FOR INLAND AREAS.
ONSHORE FLOW PERSISTS FRI NIGHT...MAINLY KEEPING CLOUDS OVER THE
AREA. A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT LOW MOVES TO THE NORTH GULF COAST
DURING THE WEEKEND. COLD AIR WILL BE IN PLACE OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL
NORTH INTO THE SUSITNA. THIS COULD BE A SNOWMAKER...BUT IT IS STILL
DAY FIVE AND CONFIDENCE IN THE SOLUTION REMAINS LOW. THE SITUATION
WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES...120 130 155 170 172 175 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DS JAN 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 4:40 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Jan 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.