Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2007
Small Craft Advisory 955, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Nov 12, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 12, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 13, 2007, 11:00 AM 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 131302 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 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. PKZ197-140300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 987 MB AS ITS ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY BY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ120-140300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-140300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-140300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-140300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-140300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-140300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-140300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-140300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-140300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 131529 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 630 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 UPDATED ZONES 120 125 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. PKZ197-140300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 987 MB AS ITS ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY BY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ120-140300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 630 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-140300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-140300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 630 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-140300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-140300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-140300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-140300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-140300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-140300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 131735 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 835 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 UPDATED ZONES 125 130 AND 140. MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-140300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 987 MB AS ITS ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY BY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ120-140300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 630 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-140300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-140300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 835 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-140300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-140300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 835 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NE WIND 40 KT IN KAMISHAK BAY IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-140300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-140300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-140300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 835 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-140300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 131830 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 UPDATED ZONES 125 AND 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. PKZ197-140300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 987 MB AS ITS ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY BY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ120-140300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 630 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-140300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-140300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 930 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-140300- PASSAGE CANAL 930 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-140300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 835 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NE WIND 40 KT IN KAMISHAK BAY IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-140300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-140300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-140300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 835 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-140300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 140058 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE NOV 13 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. PKZ197-141500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT. A 986 MB LOW WILL FORM 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD BY THURSDAY MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE BY THURSDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Nov 12, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 12, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AST MON NOV 12 2007 .MODEL DISCUSSION...THE GFS MODEL OVERALL IS PREFERRED. SHORT TERM MODEL SOLUTIONS ARE FAIRLY SIMILAR...BIGGEST DIFFERENCES IN NAM/GFS COME INTO PLAY ON HOW THEY HANDLE NEXT STORM MOVING TO THE NE PAC THU. THE NAM SOLUTION CARRIES THE CENTER MUCH FURTHER NORTH THAN THE GFS/EC MODELS. THE GFS HAS BEEN FAIRLY CONSISTENT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF RUNS AND LINES UP BETTER WELL WITH EC. CONCERNS WITH THE GFS ARE THAT THE OPERATIONAL RUNS APPEARS TO BE THE OUTLIER OF THE ENSEMBLE SOLUTIONS...SO NOT SURE HOW REALISTIC CURRENT MODEL RUN IS. FOR NOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG WITH FORECASTS BEYOND 72 HOURS AND MAKE SOME MINOR CHANGES. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THREE LOW CENTERS ARE EASILY IDENTIFIED THIS AFTERNOON SAT PICTURE. A 970S CENTER WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...980S CENTER SW OF THE PRIBILOFS...AND A 980S CENTER NEAR SW OF KUSKOKWIM BAY. MODEL FORECAST WEAKENS CENTER NEAR KUSKOKWIM BAY AND MAKES THE CENTER SW OF THE PRIBILOFS THE DOMINANT FEATURE. CENTER MOVES INTO EASTERN BRISTOL BAY IN THE 970S TUE MORNING. THIS SCENARIO APPEARS REASONABLE AS SAT PIC SHOWS DEEP CONVECTION AND FAVORABLE JET POSITION. CENTER EVENTUALLY MOVES INTO THE SW MAINLAND WED AND WEAKENS. ASSOCIATED FRONTAL TROUGH OVER SW AK WEAKENS...AS A SECONDARY BOUNDARY... ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPING CENTER SW OF THE PRIBILOFS... STRENGTHENS AS MOVES INTO SOUTHCENTRAL/GULF OF ALASKA TUE THEN INTO THE INTERIOR AND EASTERN GULF WED. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE AND SPREADS TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS THU MORNING. LONGER RANGE OUT TO FRI AFTERNOON SHOWS A DEEP LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA...AND A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .EAST...FAIRLY STRONG INVERSION OVER VALLEY SECTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL LIKELY TO HOLD STRATUS IN THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT OVERRUNNING SNOW TO SPREAD TO SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT WITH APPROACH OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO WEST. PRECIPITATION LIKELY TO START AS SNOW OVER COASTAL AREAS AND KENAI PEN...BUT SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO RAIN/MIX DURING THE DAY TUE...THEN COOLS AGAIN TUE NIGHT. TEMPS SHOULD REMAIN COLD ENOUGH OVER INTERIOR AND PORTIONS OF ZONE 131 TO KEEP PRECIPITATION AS SNOW THROUGH WED. MAY SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS/COLD POCKETS OF ZONE 125 AND PORTIONS OF ZONE 131 TUE THROUGH WED MORNING. EXPECT STRONG GAP WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL...ESPECIALLY ZONE 101...TUE AS INTENSIFYING LOW CENTER MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH TUE/NIGHT/WED AS CENTER WEAKENS AND DRIFTS NORTH. .WEST...SNOW LIKELY TO CONTINUE OVER ZONES 155 AND 161 THROUGH TUE. MOST SNOW SHOULD BE THE MOST PRONOUNCED OVER BRISTOL BAY WITH APPROACH OF LOW CENTER. SNOW WILL BE FAIRLY CONVECTIVE AS SEEN ON CURRENT SAT IMAGERY. SO...MAY SEE LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS TUE. COASTAL AREAS OF BRISTOL BAY WILL SEE A MIX TONIGHT AND TUE. GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW WILL BE THE CENTRAL RULE OVER BRISTOL BAY. STRONG W TO NW WINDS LIKELY ON THE BACKSIDE OF LOW MOVING INTO BRISTOL BAY. EXPECT WINDS TO SPREAD FROM THE ALEUTIANS TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA/AK PEN TONIGHT/TUE. WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO DIMINISH OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA A LOW ANCHORS OVER SW AK THRU WED. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 120 130 132 138 150 155 160 165 AND 170. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC NOV 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 12, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 13, 4:30 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Nov 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 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.