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Small Craft Advisory 8, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 2, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 2, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 022357 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 2 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. PKZ197-031500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY BEFORE DISSIPATING THURSDAY MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 2 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE JAN 2 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE JAN 2 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...WEST WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS EXCEPT 6 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 030726 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1030 PM AST TUE JAN 2 2007 UPDATED ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-031500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY BEFORE DISSIPATING THURSDAY MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1030 PM AST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 2 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE JAN 2 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE JAN 2 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...WEST WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS EXCEPT 6 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 030904 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1205 AM AST WED JAN 3 2007 UPDATED ZONE 121 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. PKZ197-031500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY BEFORE DISSIPATING THURSDAY MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1030 PM AST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 1205 AM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE JAN 2 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE JAN 2 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...WEST WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS EXCEPT 6 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 031243 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED JAN 3 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. PKZ197-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW NEAR CORDOVA WILL MOVE INLAND OVER VALDEZ WED AFTERNOON. A 977 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF AKHIOK THU MORNING AND MOVE TO 130 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT AT 972 MB. A 977 MB LOW 290 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 185 NM SOUTHEAST OF AKHIOK THU NIGHT AT 983 MB. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. CAPE CLEARE W...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. KALGIN ISLAND N...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Jan 2, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST TUE JAN 2 2007
.DISCUSSION...
SYNOPSIS...12Z IR SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWING THE REMNANTS OF A LOW
GRADUALLY MOVING OFF TO THE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN.
PAIH RADAR/SURFACE OBS INDICATING SNOW IS STILL ONGOING AROUND VALDEZ
TO CORDOVA. CLEARING SKIES OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL HAVE ALLOWED FOR
AREAS OF FOG TO FORM ALONG KNIK ARM WHILE THE PRESENCE OF CLOUDS IN
THE MATANUSKA/SUSITNA VALLEYS IS PREVENTING FOG FROM FORM THERE.
ELSEWHERE...WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE ONGOING
ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND THE AKPEN WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT
TIMES IN THE SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW. MAINLAND SW AK IS MOSTLY CLEAR
TONIGHT UNDER NORTHERLY FLOW WITH THE EXCEPTIONS OF LOW CLOUDS
HANGING AROUND DILLINGHAM AND ALONG PORTIONS OF COASTAL KUSKOKWIM
DELTA. THE EXCEPTION IS MCGRATH WHERE STRONG DPVA AT 500MB IS
PROVIDING JUST ENOUGH LIFT TO GENERATE LIGHT SNOW THAT HAS BEEN
ONGOING MOST OF THE NIGHT.
MODELS...GOOD AGREEMENT THIS MORNING IN THE EAST WITH THE HANDLING OF
THE NEXT LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND/EASTERN KENAI OVERNIGHT INTO WED MORNING. SURPRISINGLY
GOOD AGREEMENT OUT WEST AS WELL IN BRINGING A STRONG LOW INTO THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY WED MORNING...AND THEN PROPAGATING NEW SYSTEMS
FROM THIS LOW INTO THE GULF BY THU DUE TO THE INFLUENCE OF A POWERFUL
UPPER LEVEL JET MAX THAT BLASTS EAST BETWEEN 45N AND 50N...WITH THE
TRACK OF THESE LOWS LANDING THEM IN THE VICINITY OF YAKUTAT ON FRI.
AFTER THAT...GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS AGREE REASONABLY WELL ON MOVING A
RIDGE THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE EARLY PART
OF NEXT WEEK WITH ANOTHER LARGE LOW THAT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN
BERING ON TUE WHILE KEEPING AN UPPER LOW OVER CENTRAL/EASTERN AK
THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.
FORECAST SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...SHOULD BE A QUIET DAY
ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES FOR MUCH OF THE
DAY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WHERE SNOW
WILL CONTINUE DURING THE MORNING HOURS AS THE OLD LOW GRADUALLY GETS
PUSHED NORTHEAST INTO THE YUKON TERR. CLOUDS MOVE IN BY LATE IN THE
DAY ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL AS THE NEXT LOW MAKES ITS WAY NORTH
THROUGH THE GULF...SPREADING SNOW ACROSS KODIAK AND THE SOUTH AND
EASTERN KENAI.
THE SNOW SPREADS ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT AS THE LOW
MAKES ITS WAY INTO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. COULD SEE 3 TO 6
INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION OVERNIGHT GIVEN THE SURFACE LOWS
POSITION COMBINED WITH A STRONG SHORTWAVE ROTATING UP COOK INLET
AROUND THE UPPER LOW OVER SW AK. SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE INTO WED AS THE
UPPER TROUGH ELONGATES AND THE MAIN AXIS ROTATES THROUGH
SOUTHCENTRAL. SHOULD SEE TEMPERATURES COOLING SIGNIFICANTLY BY THE
LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK AS A VERY COLD AND DRY AIRMASS IS ADVECTED IN
WITH 850MB TEMPS DROPPING TO AROUND 22 BELOW PER THE NAM. COLD AND
DRY WEATHER CARRIES THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK AS THE
NEXT SET OF STORMS TRACKS SOUTH OF MOST OF THE AOR. THE EXCEPTION IS
KODIAK ISLAND WHICH COULD GET CLIPPED BY THESE STORMS ON THU
RESULTING IN SNOW THU AND THU NIGHT.
FORECAST FOR SW AK...THE BERING SEA...AND THE ALEUTIANS...SNOW
SHOWERS PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH THE DAY ON WED WHEN
THE FLOW TURNS EASTERLY IN ADVANCE OF A POWERFUL LOW. THIS LOW IS
EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BRINGING STORM
FORCE WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY LATE
TONIGHT AND THROUGH WED. THE LOW MOVES ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS SPREADING
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS BEFORE ENTERING THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THU
NIGHT. NORTHERLY FLOW AND SHOWERS DEVELOP ACROSS THE BERING SEA ONCE
AGAIN BEHIND THIS LOW BEFORE A WEAK LOW/FRONTAL SYSTEM DROPS
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE BERING OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS IS FOLLOWED
CLOSELY BY A STRONG RIDGE THAT MOVES ACROSS THE BERING BY THE EARLY
PART OF NEXT WEEK.
MAINLAND SOUTHWEST AK NORTH OF THE AK PEN SHOULD STAY COLD AND DRY
INTO NEXT WEEK WITH JUST THE POSSIBILITY OF SCATTERED SHOWERS DUE TO
THE UPPER LOW THAT LINGERS OVER THE REGION BEFORE GRADUALLY SLIDING
EAST OVER THE WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 191
MARINE...STORM 172 175
GALE 120 130 132 150 170 176
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 129 130 132 138 140 141 150 160 165
179 185
WOOD JAN 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Jan 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 2, 11:21 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Jan 2, 11:21 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 33 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.