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Small Craft Advisory 68, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 22, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
421 FZAK52 PAFC 221237 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 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. PKZ199-230300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL REMAINS STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 995 MB WED NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 957 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WEAKENS TO 971 MB THU MORNING NEAR FALSE PASS AND THEN CONTINUES WEAKENING TO 975 MB THU NIGHT 100 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL. $$ PKZ150-230300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT INCREASING TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...S WIND 35 KT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E OF COLD BAY...SE WIND 30 KT. W OF COLD BAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-230300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ173-230300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ174-230300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF ATKA. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF ATKA. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF ATKA. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF ATKA. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF ATKA. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ177-230300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-230300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .THU...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ181-230300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
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139 FZAK52 PAFC 222356 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 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. PKZ199-231500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 962 MB LOW 430 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 978 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WEAKENS AS A 995 MB LOW MOVES TO 160 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-231500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-231500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-231500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDDAY. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES BY MIDDAY. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-231500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E OF COLD BAY...E WIND 30 KT. FROM COLD BAY W...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-231500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-231500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-231500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-231500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ174-231500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-231500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-231500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-231500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-231500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-231500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-231500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-231500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-231500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
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 21, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A WEAK DISTURBANCE WITH RAIN AND SNOW OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND FREEZING RAIN TO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL THIS MORNING IS MOVING RAPIDLY NORTH. THE MAIN TROUGH AXIS STRETCHES ACROSS SW ALASKA TO OVER THE GULF. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WERE EVIDENT ACROSS SW ALASKA WITH RAIN ALONG THE GULF COAST. SNOW SHOWERS WERE EVIDENT ACROSS THE BERING SEA WITH COLD ADVECTION ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE TROUGH MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THE NAM OVERALL INITIALIZED THE BEST ON FREEZING LEVELS FROM THE SW INTERIOR/EASTERN BRISTOL BAY TO THE GULF/SOUTHCENTRAL. THE GFS INITIALIZED FREEZING LEVELS AT PAMC AND PANC WERE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN THE RADIOSONDE DATA INDICATED. THE SHORT WAVE EXTENDING ACROSS SW ALASKA AND THE GULF MOVES NORTH ACROSS THE INTERIOR TONIGHT. A SECONDARY WAVE AND FRONTAL SURFACE REFLECTION MOVES TO THE NORTH GULF/BRISTOL BAY WED AFTERNOON THEN OVER THE CENTRAL MAINLAND WED EVENING. A UPPER VORTEX AND SURFACE REFLECTION OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES NORTH IN THE LONG WAVE TROUGH TO NEAR THE EAST ALEUTIANS THU MORNING THEN TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA THU EVENING. RELATIVELY DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW SETS UP OVER THE EAST PACIFIC TO OVER THE EASTERN MAINLAND THU. .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE GLOBAL MODELS ARE ALL IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT AND REASONABLE THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. THE NAM APPEARS TO BE THE OUTLIER ON THE MAIN LOW CENTER WHICH HEADS TOWARD THE EAST ALEUTIANS/WESTERN AK PEN WED NIGHT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... RAIN AND SNOW INLAND WITH RAIN ALONG THE COAST WILL DIMINISH SOME LATE TONIGHT AS THE WAVE MOVES INTO THE INTERIOR. ALSO THERE WILL LIKELY BE AREAS OF ISOLATED FREEZING RAIN IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY THIS EVENING. RAIN WILL RE-INTENSIFY ALONG THE COAST THU AS A FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES NORTH INTO THE GULF. THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME SPILL OVER INTO INLAND AREAS OVER THE MATSU/ANCHORAGE BOWL. FREEZING LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH THIS WEEK WITH VALUES AROUND 5000 FT INLAND TO NEAR 8000 FT ALONG THE GULF COAST. RAIN WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ALONG THE GULF WITH NORTH MOVING FRONTAL TROUGHS AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY THU AND FRI WITH UPPER JET SUPPORT. GAP FLOWS INLAND WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT BUT SHOULD INTENSIFY WED AND THU WITH THE APPROACH OF THE FRONTAL TROUGH IN THE GULF AND AS THE STACKED LOW CENTER MOVES TOWARD THE EAST ALEUTIANS/EAST BERING SEA THU. SOUTHWEST ALASKA/ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA... SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW SHOWERS BEFORE ENDING AS COLD AIR SPREADS IN FROM THE SW. THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME PATCHY FOG ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS TRAPPED UNDER SUBSIDENCE INVERSIONS. MOISTURE AND WINDY CONDITIONS SPREAD IN FROM THE SE WED. THE LEADING EDGE OF PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE GENERALLY ALL SNOW THEN SLOWLY TRANSITION TO A MIX AS IT SPREADS WEST. THIS WILL BRING A SHOT AT FREEZING RAIN POTENTIAL TO THE REGION WED AND WED NIGHT. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... ACTIVE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EAST ALEUTIANS AND EASTERN BERING SEA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A FRONTAL TROUGH MOVING AHEAD OF FRONTAL TROUGH WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WED AND SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE PRIBILOFS LATE WED NIGHT AND THU. SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA DIMINISH AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THERE ARE SOME HINTS AT THIS ACTIVE AND WARM PATTERN BREAKING DOWN NEXT WEEK...BUT NOTHING WORTH LATCHING ONTO AT THIS POINT. WE WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THIS POSSIBILITY IN THE COMING DAYS. UNTIL THEN...EXPECT CONTINUED ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR MUCH OF THE MAINLAND AND PERIODS OF PRECIPITATION ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 119 120 131 132 138 150 155 160 165 170 172 173 174 179 FIRE WEATHER...NONE RMC JAN 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 22, 7:30 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 hr |
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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.