Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2008
Small Craft Advisory 71, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 25, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2008, 1:20 AM AKST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 261303 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 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. PKZ197-270300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL NORTHEAST ACROSS KODIAK SUN THEN ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 261336 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 440 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 UPDATED ZONES 120 141 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. PKZ197-270300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL NORTHEAST ACROSS KODIAK SUN THEN ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 440 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DECREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 440 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE BAY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 261427 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 530 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 UPDATED ZONES 132 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. PKZ197-270300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL NORTHEAST ACROSS KODIAK SUN THEN ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 440 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DECREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 530 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 440 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE BAY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 261522 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 620 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ197-270300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL NORTHEAST ACROSS KODIAK SUN THEN ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 440 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DECREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 620 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 530 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 440 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE BAY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 25, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008
.ANALYSIS...LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF BROUGHT PLENTY OF SNOWFALL TO
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA LAST NIGHT. A SHORT WAVE IS WESTERLY FLOW BEHIND
THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BRING LIGHT SNOW TO THE AREA TODAY. COLD AIR
FILTERING IN OVER THE MAINLAND TODAY. THE LOW WILL REMAIN IN THE
NORTHEAST GULF TONIGHT AND PULL OFF TOMORROW. CLEARING SHOULD START
IN EARNEST OVER MUCH OF THE MAINLAND AND SOUTH CENTRAL THIS EVENING.
THE LOW SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA PUSHING A STRONG FRONT
ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE FRONT TO
MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THIS WILL PUSH
THE COLD AIR NORTH ONCE AGAIN OVER THE BERING.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS HANDLE THE LOW OVER THE GULF VERY SIMILAR
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS AND SLIDE IT SOUTHEAST TO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST SUNDAY MORNING. THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING
AND EASTERN SIBERIA TO SHIFT OVER THE GULF AND MAINLAND SATURDAY AND
BE PUSHED OUT OF THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS MOVEMENT IS ALL DRIVEN
BY A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
CURRENTLY. THIS LOW TO PROGRESS INTO THE WESTERN BERING SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND SETTLE INTO THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH MONDAY.
DIFFERENCES START TO BEGIN MONDAY NIGHT BETWEEN MODELS. THE
DIFFERENCE IS FROM RUN TO RUN AND BETWEEN THE MODELING CENTERS. A
STRONG SHORT WAVE TO MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING MONDAY NIGHT AND
TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TUESDAY WITH THE GFS SOLUTION WHILE ANOTHER
PIECE STAYS WELL SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND MOVES INTO THE GULF
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE ECMWF AND UKMET KEEP A MODERATED SOLUTION WITH ONE
LOW MOVING TO THE CHAIN AND SLIDING INTO THE GULF WEDNESDAY. MORE
DIFFERENCES RESULT IN THE BERING AS WELL FROM THIS SCENARIO.
THEREFORE...THE UNCERTAINTY RAISES BEYOND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WE
HAVE CHANGED LITTLE IN THE FORECAST AS A RESULT.
AT THE UPPER LEVELS...A TROUGH REMAINS OVER THE KAMCHATKA AREA
THROUGH SUNDAY WITH SOME LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING
AND GULF. THE FLOW BECOMES MUCH MORE ZONAL MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. THE TROUGH RE-ESTABLISHES THURSDAY NEAR KAMCHATKA AND
REMAINS THROUGH THE WEEK.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...THE LOW IN THE NORTHEAST GULF TO
DEEPEN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND REMAIN IN THE NORTHERN GULF
THROUGH TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD OVER THE
MAINLAND AS WELL WITH COLD AIR ADVECTION IN NORTHWEST FLOW. THE FRONT
SIDE OF THE UPPER RIDGE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WITH A STRONG
JET. THIS WILL INCREASE NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE AREA. GALES TO STORMS
WILL BE PRESENT OVER THE MARINE AREAS. WITH ALL THESE FACTORS...WE
HAVE ISSUED MANY WIND HEADLINES. THE BEST SPOT FOR WARNING IS THE
THOMPSON PASS AND COPPER RIVER DELTA AREAS. THESE CONDITIONS TO
LESSEN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PUSHES TO THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE
ISLANDS. OTHER AREAS WILL BE DRY AND COLD WITH SOME BREEZY
CONDITIONS. COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS TO REMAIN THROUGH SUNDAY EXCEPT
KODIAK. THE LOW IN THE BERING PUSHES A FRONT TO KODIAK SUNDAY AND
WARMS THEM A BIT. THE FRONT TO GRADUALLY MOVE NORTH SUNDAY/SUNDAY
NIGHT. THE FRONT WEAKENS MONDAY WITH PRECIPITATION SLIDING INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL.
WESTERN MAINLAND AND ALASKA PENINSULA...COLD WESTERLY FLOW CURRENTLY
OVER THE AREA. CLEARING TO TAKE PLACE THIS EVENING. SOME BREEZINESS
TO REMAIN NEAR BRISTOL BAY THROUGH TONIGHT. OTHERWISE...WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO LIGHTEN. THEREFORE...WITH THE SNOW FROM LAST NIGHT AND THIS
MORNING...MAY SEE SOME AREAS OF FOG. A FRONT FROM THE LARGE BERING
LOW TO REACH THE AKPEN AND COAST SATURDAY EVENING. EXPECT ENOUGH WIND
AND NOT ENOUGH WARMING...SO WILL ISSUE BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE
KUSKOKWIM COAST SATURDAY NIGHT. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW ELSEWHERE. THE
FRONT PUSHES INLAND SUNDAY BUT WEAKENS CONSIDERABLY. TEMPERATURES
WILL DEFINITELY WARM WITH THIS FRONT BUT NOT ABOVE FREEZING INLAND.
MOIST WESTERLY FLOW TO REMAIN OVER THIS REGION THROUGH MONDAY WITH
SNOW SHOWERS.
BERING/ALEUTIANS/PRIBILOFS...RAIN AND SNOW ALONG THE STRONG FRONT
OVER THE WESTERN BERING. GOOD WARM ADVECTION WITH THIS FRONT...SO DO
NOT EXPECT ANY BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EVEN AT THE PRIBILOFS. THE ANCHOR
LOW REMAINS IN THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH MONDAY AS THE FRONT PUSHES
TO THE COAST SATURDAY EVENING WEAKENING ALONG THE WAY. BEHIND THE
LOW...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE PREVALENT WITH MODERATE WINDS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING ZONE 131.
BLIZZARD WATCH ZONE 155
MARINE...STORM 176
GALE 120 121 125 129 130 132 138 150 172 175 179 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 130 141 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JN JAN 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Jan 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 26, 12:09 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Jan 26, 1:20 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Jan 26, 2:40 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Jan 26, 10:10 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 26, 10:10 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 26, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 26, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 26, 2:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Jan 26, 2:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 hr |
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Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2008Every small craft advisory in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.