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Small Craft Advisory 68, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 22, 2014

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.  

$$
1 follow-up statement
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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Jan 22, 7:30 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC9 hr
Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 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.