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Small Craft Advisory 693, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 26, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 26, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 26, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 28, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 271124
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT MON AUG 27 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.

PKZ197-280200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 998 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL DRIFT EAST TO 
550 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AT 999 MB TUESDAY NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-280200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT MON AUG 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-280200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT MON AUG 27 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. 
RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-280200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT MON AUG 27 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. 
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-280200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT MON AUG 27 2007

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-280200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT MON AUG 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
RAIN. NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-280200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT MON AUG 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-280200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT MON AUG 27 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-280200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT MON AUG 27 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-280200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT MON AUG 27 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
5 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 272338
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT MON AUG 27 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.

PKZ197-281400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 998 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND MOVES TO 380 NM SOUTHWEST
OF SITKA AT 999 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A SERIES OF WEAKER LOWS MOVE
THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

$$

PKZ120-281400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT MON AUG 27 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-281400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT MON AUG 27 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-281400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT MON AUG 27 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-281400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT MON AUG 27 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-281400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT MON AUG 27 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-281400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT MON AUG 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-281400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT MON AUG 27 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-281400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT MON AUG 27 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-281400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT MON AUG 27 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 281123
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT TUE AUG 28 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.

PKZ197-290200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1000 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 1003 MB 
AND MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A SERIES OF
WEAKER LOWS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
$$

PKZ120-290200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT TUE AUG 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-290200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT TUE AUG 28 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-290200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT TUE AUG 28 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-290200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT TUE AUG 28 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-290200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT TUE AUG 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
RAIN SHOWERS. NW OF BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT NW OF BARREN ISLANDS. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-290200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT TUE AUG 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-290200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT TUE AUG 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-290200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT TUE AUG 28 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-290200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT TUE AUG 28 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 282014 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1210 PM ADT TUE AUG 28 2007

UPDATED AREA 129

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.

PKZ197-290200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1000 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 1003 MB 
AND MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A SERIES OF
WEAKER LOWS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
$$

PKZ120-290200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT TUE AUG 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-290200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT TUE AUG 28 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-290200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT TUE AUG 28 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-290200-
PASSAGE CANAL
1210 PM ADT TUE AUG 28 2007

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-290200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT TUE AUG 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
RAIN SHOWERS. NW OF BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT NW OF BARREN ISLANDS. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-290200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT TUE AUG 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-290200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT TUE AUG 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-290200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT TUE AUG 28 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-290200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT TUE AUG 28 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 282317
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT TUE AUG 28 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.

PKZ197-291400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 998 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 200 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 1004 MB THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-291400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT TUE AUG 28 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-291400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT TUE AUG 28 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-291400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT TUE AUG 28 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-291400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT TUE AUG 28 2007

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-291400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT TUE AUG 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.

.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-291400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT TUE AUG 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT.
.WED AND AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-291400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT TUE AUG 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-291400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT TUE AUG 28 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-291400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT TUE AUG 28 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 291138
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT WED AUG 29 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.

PKZ197-300200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 999 MB LOW 590 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL WEAKEN TO 1005 MB 
AND MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-300200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT WED AUG 29 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-300200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT WED AUG 29 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 

$$

PKZ125-300200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT WED AUG 29 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 

$$

PKZ129-300200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT WED AUG 29 2007

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 

$$

PKZ130-300200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT WED AUG 29 2007

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 

$$

PKZ132-300200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT WED AUG 29 2007

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   

$$

PKZ138-300200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT WED AUG 29 2007

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-300200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT WED AUG 29 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 

$$

PKZ141-300200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT WED AUG 29 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT AND SUN...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 Aug 26, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 26, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM ADT SUN AUG 26 2007

.MODEL DISCUSSION...NCEP/UKMET MODELS APPEAR TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT
THROUGH 84 HOURS. THE GFS MODEL OVERALL WILL CONTINUE TO BE USED WITH
SOME ADJUSTMENTS WITH THIS FORECAST PACKAGE.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
NO MAJOR CHANGES IN THE GENERAL 300 MB PATTERN IN THE SHORT RUN.
LOWER HEIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFUSING LOW CENTER MOVING SOUTH OF
THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT AND MAINTAINING GENERAL POSITION THROUGH
MID WEEK. RIDGING OVER THE NORTHERN MAINLAND CONTINUES THROUGH THE
SAME TIME FRAME. HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA
SHIFTS SLOWLY EAST. MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT IN DAMPING THE RIDGE
SOME AS A SHORT WAVE MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THU AND SOUTH
OF THE AK PEN FRI.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.EAST...LOW CENTER MOVING SOUTH OF SAND POINT IS ON TRACK TO CONTINUE
EAST MOVEMENT TO SOUTH OF THE GULF. UPPER JET IS ELONGATING FRONT
ASSOCIATED FRONT AND TRIPLE POINT LOW LIKELY TO FORM. MAIN CENTER
WILL ACT AS PIVOT POINT FOR TRIPLE POINT WITH GENERAL COMPLEX HOLDING
SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH MID WEEK. MOISTURE WITH FRONT
WILL BRING RAIN TO THE WESTERN GULF TODAY WITH STRONG EASTERLY FLOW.
EXPECT RAINS TO TAPER OFF AS FLOW SHIFTS NORTHERLY TUE NIGHT/WED.
WILL TREND TOWARD CLOUDIER AND POTENTIALLY WETTER SOLUTION FOR
MAINLAND LOCALS FOR TONIGHT AND TUE WITH WEAK EASTERLY WAVE MOVING
WEST OUT OF CANADA. CURRENT SAT IMAGERY SHOWS INCREASING CLOUDS WITH
SOME SHOWERS SPREADING WEST ACROSS THE NORTH GULF AND COPPER RIVER
BASIN. STABILITY INDICES INDICATE A FAIR CHANCE AT AFTERNOON AND
EVENING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS
OF ZONE 111 TODAY. ADDED LIFT ON MON SHOULD PRODUCE A FAIR CHANCE
AGAIN OVER THE SUSITNA MON. EXPECT STRATUS AND FOG ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT
AND MON AM ACROSS THE EAST...THOUGH WITH ADDED CLOUD COVER SHOULD NOT
BE AS EXTENSIVE.

.WEST...UNSTABLE AIR CONTINUES OVER THE SW MAINLAND OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OVER DAYS WITH A WEAK THERMAL TROUGH. EXPECT AFTERNOON AND
EVENING SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. CONDITIONS SHOULD BECOME
MORE STABLE WED AND THU WITH COOLING IN THE LOWER LAYERS. EXPECT LATE
NIGHT/MORNING STRATUS AND FOG TO FOLLOW EVENING CONVECTION THROUGH
TUE. STRATUS MAY BE MORE PRONOUNCED OVER THE WEST COAST WED/THU AS
THE RIDGE MOVES OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. CENTRAL BERING SEA RIDGE
MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA BY WED. EXPECT STRATUS AND FOG TO BE
THE GENERAL RULE OVER THE WATER AND CHAIN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 132 138 150.

RMC AUG 07

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 26, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Aug 26, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Aug 26, 11:20 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Aug 27, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Aug 27, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Aug 27, 3:08 PM AKDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAFC6 hr
Aug 27, 3:54 PM AKDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAFC6 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.