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Small Craft Advisory 9, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 2, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 2, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 031254 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 3 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. PKZ197-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 977 MB LOW 278 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK WILL DEEPEN TO 972 MB 72 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 3 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 3 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU JAN 3 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU JAN 3 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 3 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 3 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 040032 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 3 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. PKZ197-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF CAPE YAKATAGA BY SAT EVENING. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU JAN 3 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 3 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU JAN 3 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU JAN 3 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU JAN 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 3 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 3 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 040435 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 730 PM AST THU JAN 3 2008 UPDATE TO ZONE 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. PKZ197-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF CAPE YAKATAGA BY SAT EVENING. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU JAN 3 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 3 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU JAN 3 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU JAN 3 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 730 PM AST THU JAN 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 3 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 3 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 041303 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 4 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. PKZ197-050300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY EARLY SUN MORNING AT 980 MB. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 25 KTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 25 KTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008
.ANALYSIS...
AN UPPER LOW CURRENTLY SITS IN THE EASTERN GULF WITH ANOTHER OVER THE
WESTERN BERING AND YET ANOTHER OVER WESTERN ALASKA. A 970 MB SURFACE
LOW 200 NM WEST OF SITKA IS DRIFTING NORTH AND WEAKENING THIS
AFTERNOON ALONG WITH ITS UPPER LEVEL LOW. THE UPPER LEVEL AND
UNDERLYING SURFACE LOWS IN THE BERING ARE WEAKENING AS WELL. THE ONLY
STRENGTHENING LOW IS THE COLD CORE LOW OVER THE MAINLAND. A FRONT TO
REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE NORTHERN BERING AND OVER THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA. A WEAK VORT
MAX ROTATING AROUND THE MAINLAND LOW CREATING ENOUGH LIFT FOR SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS ACTIVITY
IS ANTICIPATED TO SWING INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND NORTH OF THE
ALASKA RANGE THIS EVENING AS THE WAVE LIFTS NORTH AND EAST. A
SECONDARY WAVE ROTATING AROUND THE UPPER LOW OVER THE MAINLAND TO
HEAD SOUTH THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING. THIS WILL KICK UP WINDS FROM
THE NORTH TONIGHT.
.MODEL DISCUSSION AND UPPER LEVELS...
CLOSED LOW IN THE GULF TO DISSIPATE INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT TOMORROW WITH
A COLD CORE LOW REMAINING OVER THE MAINLAND. THIS COLD LOW TO MOVE
LITTLE THROUGH THE WEEK WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING INTO THE GULF. A
SECONDARY LOW WEST OF KAMCHATKA TO ROTATE NORTH THEN WEST AS THE LOW
NEAR THE POLE IS EXPECTED TO BACK INTO WESTERN SIBERIA AND THEN MOVE
NEAR KAMCHATKA BY MID WEEK. IN GENERAL...NCEP AND EURO MODELS AGREE
ON THIS PROGRESSION. AT THE SURFACE...THIS GENERALITY BREAKS DOWN
SOMEWHAT BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS IS MAINLY DUE TO THE STRENGTH AND
POSITION OF THE JET UNDERNEATH THE COLD KAMCHATKA LOW NEXT WEEK. THE
POSITION OF A LOW IN THE GULF IS ALSO AN AREA OF DISCREPENCY BY
TUESDAY WITH THE EC HAVING A LOW FARTHER SOUTH WITH A TROUGH
EXTENDING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF. THE GFS HAS A MUCH STRONGER LOW
PUSHED TO THE NORTHERN GULF. EVENTUALLY THE LOW ENDS IN THE SAME
PLACE AND STRENGTH BY WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL...
THE CURRENT LOW IN THE EASTERN GULF TO LIFT NEAR YAKUTAT AND
DISSIPATE TONIGHT AS ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS SOUTH OF KODIAK WITH A
SHORT WAVE MOVING AROUND THE WESTERN ALASKA UPPER LOW. THIS WILL
BRING MODERATE TO STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION AROUND KODIAK ISLAND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON THE BACKSIDE OF
THIS LOW THURSDAY THROUGH THE ALEUTIAN RANGE. ANOTHER CONSEQUENCE OF
THIS LOW DEVELOPING SOUTH OF KODIAK...SOUTHERLY FLOW TO OPEN UP OVER
THE GULF AND BRING MOISTURE INLAND. IN COMBINATION WITH A SHORT WAVE
ROTATING NORTH ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...SNOW
WILL LIKELY SPREAD OVER THE AREA DURING THIS TIME FRAME. THE LOW THEN
WRAPS UP IN THE WESTERN GULF FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WITH STRONG GAP
WINDS DEVELOPING AROUND THE LOW FROM KODIAK TO THE KENAI PENINSULA TO
THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SO...EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS THROUGH THESE
GAPS. PRECIP TO BE CONFINED TO CLOSE TO THE LOW CENTER DURING THIS
SPIN UP.
WESTERN ALASKA AND ALASKA PENINSULA...
COLD AIR TO KEEP FILTERING INTO THE AREA AS THE COLD UPPER LOW
SETTLES OVER WESTERN ALASKA. THERE SHOULD BE SOME STRONG GAP WINDS
DEVELOPING ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA THURSDAY
AS THE VORT MAX ROTATES SOUTH OF THE PENINSULA. BERING COASTAL AREAS
ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA TO EXPERIENCE SOME INTENSE SNOW SHOWERS AT
TIMES IN THIS MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW DEVELOPING BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
ALEUTIANS...
FRONTAL BAND ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON TO WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW. WINDS WILL BE NEAR GALE FORCE WITH A MODERATE LOW
MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. COMBINED WITH PRESSURE IN THE
NORTHERN BERING...STRONG EASTERLIES WILL BE PRESENT NORTH OF THIS
FRONT/LOW. HIGH PRESSURE TO MOVE IN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WITH
ANOTHER FRONT MOVING TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE HIGH PRESSURE SATURDAY. MODERATE
NORTHERLY WINDS TO REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN BERING BEHIND THE LOW IN
THE WESTERN GULF. A STRONGER LOW WORKS TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
SATURDAY EVENING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AFTER SATURDAY...HIGH PRESSURE TO REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
BERING INTO WEDNESDAY. A LOW WILL ROTATE NORTH THROUGH THE WESTERN
BERING WITH A FRONT INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE GFS KEEPS A
TROUGH OVER THIS AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS A PACIFIC LOW ROTATES TO
THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. HOWEVER...THE EC DEVELOPS A STRONGER LOW
FARTHER SOUTH AND KEEPS A STRONGER RIDGE OVER THE BERING. IN THE
EAST...A LOW IN THE GULF SATURDAY REMAINS BEFORE BEING REPLACE BY
ANOTHER BY WEDNESDAY. COLD AIR TO REMAIN OVER THE BERING AND WESTERN
ALASKA WITH SOME FRONTS MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE PRECIPITATION TO
RING THE GULF LOCATIONS AND POSSIBLY INLAND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 150 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...150 160 165 180 185.
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 2, 10:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 2, 10:30 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 days | |
| Jan 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 13 days | |
| Jan 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days |
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