Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 17, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 6, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
477 FZAK51 PAFC 070003 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-071500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD AREA OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE FRI. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS OVER THE GULF THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND TO 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND TO 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
608 FZAK51 PAFC 071255 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-080300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
126 FZAK51 PAFC 071533 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 630 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 CORRECTED 132 129 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-080300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 630 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 630 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
861 FZAK51 PAFC 080012 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-081500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SAT MORNING. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SAT MORNING. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS EVENING NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
511 FZAK51 PAFC 081240 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 10 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 8 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
113 FZAK51 PAFC 081523 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 620 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 UPDATED ZONES 125 129 141 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 620 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 620 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 10 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 8 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 620 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
276 FZAK51 PAFC 082356 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. GUSTS TO 20 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. GUSTS TO 20 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING.. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. . SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 6, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 100 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...NAM ECMWF AND GFS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON GULF HIGH PRESSURE THAT DEVELOPS. IN THE EXTREME WEST MODELS ALSO IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT ON FIRST LOW THAT MOVES UP THE DATELINE MODELS THEN DIVERGE TO SOME DEGREE ON THE SUBSEQUENT LOWS THAT MOVE OVER THE SAME TRACK THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER THE PRIMARY MESSAGE IS THE SAME...A SERIES OF LOWS WILL MOVE UP THE DATELINE DUE TO HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING. WEST DESK WILL BE USING A BLENDED ECWMF FOR ITS AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...MAIN ENERGY IS WITH FRONT AND SYSTEM IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA. THE LOW CENTER TRACKS DUE NORTH TONIGHT WITH THE FRONT MOVING INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND REMNANTS INTO SOUTHWEST ZONES TOWARD MORNING. MAIN ENERGY WILL REMAIN IN THE WESTERN BERING AS MAJOR TROPOSPHERIC RIDGE FORMS OVER THE ALASKA AND THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC ON SATURDAY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... BERING REGION...A SERIES OF LOWS AND ASSOCIATED FRONTS WILL MOVE THROUGH OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. MAJORITY OF CLOUDS AND PRECIP WILL BE WEST OF 160W. EXPECT PERIODS OF STRONG S-SE WINDS IN FRONTAL ZONES. SOUTHWEST...WEAKENED FRONT MOVES ONSHORE EARLY FRI MORNING WITH A SECOND POSSIBLE FRONT SAT MORNING AS WELL. MIXED PHASE PRECIP ALONG THE COAST WITH LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE INLAND. SOUTHCENTRAL...CLEAR WITH AREAS OF FOG. LIGHT WINDS EXCEPT IN AREAS OF CHANNELED TERRAIN WHERE NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. .LONG TERM FORECAST... SEVERAL FRONTS POSSIBLE IN WESTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY NEXT WEEK BUT WITH MOST OF BERING UNDER INFLUENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE MAINLY LOW CLOUDS. OVER MAINLAND COOL AND DRY WITH EXCEPTION OF AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG. ALSO EXPECT MODERATE TO STRONG NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING SUNDAY AFTERNOON EAST OF 150W THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...STRMS 179 GALES 165 170 180 172 175 176 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JMP JAN 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 5 days |
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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.