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Small Craft Advisory 1012, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 16, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 16, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 17, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 170020 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013 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. PKZ197-171500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1009 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SAINT ELIAS WEAKENS INTO A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST BY EARLY TUE MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA DECREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-171500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-171500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-171500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-171500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT DIMINISHING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY...EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY...EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF DANGEROUS CAPE IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-171500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-171500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-171500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 171258 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 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. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE BY WED MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED. A 989 MB LOW FORMS OVER KODIAK ISLAND LATE WED NIGHT AND WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH AS IT MOVES NEAR 75 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU MORNING. $$ PKZ119-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. HIGHER GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-180300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-180300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-180300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-180300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-180300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-180300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-180300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Dec 16, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 16, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST MON DEC 16 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER THE
NORTHEASTERN GULF OF AK CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THIS MORNING. THE 140 KT
JET THAT WAS SUPPORTING IT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OFF INTO CANADA
THROUGH THE DAY. TO THE WEST...THE UPPER LEVELS REMAIN QUITE QUIET
WITH MAINLY LIGHT ZONAL FLOW. IN THE MID AND LOWER LEVELS BENEATH
THIS ZONAL FLOW IS SOME MODERATE RIDGING OVER THE BERING. A COMPLEX
AREA OF LOWER PRESSURE IS STARTING TO GET ORGANIZED SOUTH OF THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE MODELS ARE IN SOLID AGREEMENT THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THEY REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT OVER THE MAINLAND
AND GULF OF AK THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE ONE SIGNIFICANT
DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE GFS MOS GUIDANCE DOES NOT DEVELOP ANY FOG FOR
ANCHORAGE UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT WHEREAS THE NAM MOS BRINGS IT IN
STARTING TODAY. SOME MODERATE DIFFERENCES DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS REGARDING THE STRENGTH OF THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER ON
WEDNESDAY. THUS...THE NAM WAS USED FOR THE FIRST 48 HRS OF THE
FORECAST IN THE EAST...THEN A BLEND OF THE GFS AND EC WAS PREFERRED.
OUT WEST...A GFS/EC BLEND WAS PREFERRED THROUGHOUT THE SHORT TERM.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...PATCHY FOG HAS ALREADY STARTED TO MOVE INTO THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL THIS MORNING. IT APPEARS TO BE HUGGING ALONG THE KNIK
ARM STRETCHING FROM JBER TOWARDS EAGLE RIVER. WITH A VERY WEAK
INVERSION PRESENT ON THE MORNING SOUNDING...THINKING IS THAT IT WILL
BE TEMPORARY THROUGH THIS MORNING. DRY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW SHOULD HELP
IT TO ABATE. BUT AS THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED RIDGE CONTINUES TO SHIFT
EAST FROM THE BERING TOWARDS THE MAINLAND TODAY...TEMPERATURES IN THE
LOW TO MID LEVELS WILL CLIMB EVER-SO-SLOWLY. THIS SHOULD MAKE FOR
SLIGHTLY BETTER TRAPPING UNDER A STRONG INVERSION TOMORROW MORNING.
THIS WILL ALLOW THE FOG TO BECOME MUCH MORE WIDESPREAD. WITH THE SUN
ANGLE AS LOW AS IT IS WITH THE SOLSTICE ONLY A FEW DAYS AWAY...THERE
IS A GOOD CHANCE THE FOG WONT BURN OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE
OTHER STORY FOR THE REGION WILL BE GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS THROUGH THE
TYPICAL FAVORED AREAS..ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. THESE WINDS COUPLED
WITH PLENTY OF NEW SNOW IN THOMPSON PASS COULD MAKE FOR POOR
VISIBILITY IF THE SNOW GETS AIRBORNE. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED TO ADDRESS THIS.
THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL COME IN THE FORM OF A WARM
FRONT FROM THE SOUTHWEST LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. AT THIS TIME
IT APPEARS THAT THIS WILL JUST BRING A GLANCING BLOW OF OVERRUNNING
SNOW TO MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL. COASTAL LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
IN OR EAST OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...WILL SEE THE MOST ACCUMULATION.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WEATHER WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY QUIET UNTIL THE
NEXT LOW FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC REACHES THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ON
WEDNESDAY. WHILE WARM AIR WILL COME WITH THIS SYSTEM...THE WARMEST
TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA
AND LEAVE PRECIPITATION TYPE AS SNOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AS
TEMPERATURES THERE REMAIN BELOW FREEZING.
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL AFFECT THE
ALEUTIANS BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WITH INCREASING
WINDS AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHWARD AND THE ASSOCIATED FRONT PUSHES
EASTWARD. IT STILL LOOKS LIKE STRONG WINDS ARE REASONABLE ALONG
ESPECIALLY THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
AS THE PRECIPITATION REACHES THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS...PRECIPITATION
TYPE IS IN QUESTION...WITH TEMPERATURES WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF
FREEZING. WINDS WILL PICK UP ALONG WITH THE PRECIPITATION...BUT EVEN
IF PRECIPITATION TYPE IS SNOW WE DO NOT EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
THIS TIME DUE TO THE RELATIVELY WARM TEMPERATURES.
.LONG TERM FORECAST (FRIDAY-SUNDAY)...MOST OF THE MODELS CONTINUE TO
ADVERTISE A FAIRLY ROBUST NORTH PACIFIC RIDGE PLAYING A SIGNIFICANT
ROLE IN OUR WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND. THE EC BUILDS THE RIDGE OVER THE
MAINLAND A BIT MORE WHICH MAKES FOR A MORE AMPLIFIED PATTERN. THIS
OPENS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL TO WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTHWEST. HATE TO
SAY IT...BUT THIS COULD SPELL ANOTHER ROUND OF MIXED PRECIPITATION TO
START THE WEEKEND. THE GFS KEEPS THE RIDGE A BIT FURTHER SOUTH IN THE
GULF OF AK AND KEEPS EVERYONE EXCEPT THE COASTAL AREAS IN A
COLDER...SNOWY PATTERN. MODELS THEN BUILD ANOTHER FAIRLY DEEP AND
VERY BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH: 131.
MARINE...STORMS: 176.
GALES: 172 173 174 175 177 178 411 413 127 129 131.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY: 150 160 121 126 127 128 129 130 131
132 138 139.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
MSO/MBS DEC 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 3:56 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 13 days | |
| Dec 17, 5:13 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Dec 17, 10:09 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 111 min |
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