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Small Craft Advisory 37, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 13, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 13, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2011, 3:30 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
397 FZAK52 PAFC 140042 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT MOVES FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING BETWEEN FRI MORNING AND SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF 177 WEST. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
016 FZAK52 PAFC 141205 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING BY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
790 FZAK52 PAFC 150040 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-151230- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING BY SAT AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FORMS IN THE EASTERN BERING BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-151230- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-151230- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ160-151230- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-151230- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-151230- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-151230- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. $$ PKZ171-151230- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-151230- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...30 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. $$ PKZ175-151230- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ176-151230- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-151230- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ179-151230- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 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 13, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
300 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH THAT HAS AFFECTED THE STATE FOR THE PAST
WEEK IS DRIFTING NORTH AND WEST ALONG THE EASTERN SIBERIAN ARCTIC
COAST...BUT ITS PRESENCE IS STILL BEING FELT ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE
TODAY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE HIGH ARE
CONTINUING TO ADVECT COLDER AND DRIER AIR SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
REGION. HOWEVER...A RELATIVELY WARM AIR MASS STILL LINGERS JUST ABOVE
THE SURFACE...SO ANY WINDS THAT ARE REACHING THE SURFACE ARE ALSO
MIXING DOWN THIS WARMER AIR TO THE SURFACE.
A MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE IS CURRENTLY TRACKING SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE
MAT-SU VALLEY AND KENAI PENINSULA...BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO THE MAT
VALLEY BUT LITTLE IN THE WAY OF CLOUDS GIVEN THE DRY ATMOSPHERE. A
NARROW BUT INTENSE BAND OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS SPAWNED BY A
LOW-LEVEL CONVERGENCE ZONE IN THE NORTHERN GULF IS BRINGING COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF SNOW TO KODIAK ISLAND...WHERE A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR
HEAVY SNOW HAS BEEN ISSUED.
BROAD ANTICYCLONIC FLOW ENCOMPASSES SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE BERING
SEA. A STRONG SHORTWAVE COUPLED WITH A 115 KT JET STREAK IS TRACKING
WESTWARD ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND WILL BRING WARNING LEVEL WINDS TO
THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST TODAY AND TONIGHT.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
DECENT MODEL AGREEMENT OVER ALASKA IN THE SHORT TERM...BUT WITH A
PATTERN CHANGE TAKING PLACE IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS THE HIGH MOVES
AWAY FROM THE STATE...FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS LOWER THAN IT HAS BEEN
RECENTLY. THE GENERAL MODEL TREND HAS BEEN TO DEVELOP A STATIONARY
MID-LEVEL LOW OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA THIS WEEKEND...BUT THE MODELS VARY
ON THE STRENGTH AND POSITION OF THE LOW. OUT WEST...THE MODELS ARE IN
SOMEWHAT BETTER AGREEMENT COMPARED TO THE EAST...THOUGH THE GFS IS
MORE AGGRESSIVE IN THE PLACEMENT AND STRENGTH OF A SHORTWAVE TRACKING
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...THE SHORTWAVE IS PROGRESSING RAPIDLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST
ALASKA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. COLD AIR CONTINUES TO FILTER OVER THE
REGION WITH MUCH COOLER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES BEING OBSERVED FROM
THE YUKON TERRITORY INTO SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. WINDS
THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY THROUGH TONIGHT
AND INTO FRIDAY AS MORE SHORTWAVES ARE POISED TO MOVE OVER THE SAME
REGION.
THE LONG WAVE PATTERN WILL SLOWLY EVOLVE FROM AN OPEN TROUGH TO A
CLOSED LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE CENTRAL BERING SEA DURING
THE WEEKEND. THIS NEW UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH COLD AIR IN PLACE AND LOCAL CHANNELED
WINDS CONTINUING TO BE A NUISANCE. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL ALSO
PREVAIL OVER THE INTERIOR AND COASTAL SECTIONS WITH THE ONLY CHANCE
OF PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE WEEKEND NEAR KODIAK ISLAND.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA...THE CRITICAL WEATHER WILL BE
THIS EVENING AS THE SHORTWAVE RAPIDLY MOVES ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA AND RACES INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA. WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF
THIS FEATURE SHOULD INCREASE TO NEAR WARNING LEVELS ALONG THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA...IN PARTICULAR TOKSOOK BAY WHERE LOCAL TERRAIN
FUNNELS THE WIND.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE WEATHER BECOMES MORE BENIGN OVER THE OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE
AFOREMENTIONED UPPER LOW DEVELOPS AND SLOWLY GETS PINCHED OFF. THE
REMNANTS OF THIS UPPER FEATURE DRIFT BACK TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL
ALLOWING THE NEXT LARGE SYSTEM TO DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND
START IMPACTING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING...111 155.
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...171.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...126 127 128 130 132 138 140 150 175 176 185
351 352.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 126 127 128 130 140 141
160 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
KS/AB JAN 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Jan 14, 5:09 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Jan 14, 10:06 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Jan 14, 2:33 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 14 hr |
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