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Small Craft Advisory 9, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 2, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 2, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2014, 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.
436 FZAK52 PAFC 030019 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 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. PKZ199-031500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE 130 NM NORTHWEST OF BETHEL AT 997 MB THU NIGHT. A 969 MB LOW WILL FORM 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA LATE THU NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 960 MB 200 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING AND MOVING TOWARD THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA SAT. A 975 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 975 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-031500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF UNALASKA. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ173-031500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-031500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ177-031500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ178-031500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF CAPE NEWENHAM...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF CAPE NEWENHAM...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-031500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-031500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
642 FZAK52 PAFC 031253 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 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. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW NEAR HOOPER BAY MOVES NORTHEAST INTO NORTON SOUND AND DISSIPATES THIS AFTERNOON. A 968 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA PEAKS AT 957 MB AS IT MOVES NORTH AND WEST TO 140 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES WEST TO NEAR KAMCHATKA WHILE WEAKENING TO 971 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 982 MB COMPLEX LOW 390 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY FRI AFTERNOON REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT MORNING WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 975 MB...THEN MOVES NORTH AND WEST TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT GEORGE LATE SAT NIGHT. A 967 MB LOW DEVELOPS 325 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT EVENING AND STRENGTHENS TO 964 MB LATE SAT NIGHT WHILE REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY. $$ PKZ150-040300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM UNALASKA E. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ173-040300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-040300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF ATKA. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF ATKA. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ177-040300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ178-040300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. W OF SHEMYA...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 45 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-040300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-040300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 6 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 2, 1:45 PM AKST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 1:45 PM AKST, 2 hours 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 145 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE REMNANTS OF A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ARE SLIDING EASTWARD AND ARE NOW BARELY DISCERNABLE ON SATELLITE IMAGERY...WITH MULTIPLE WEAK SURFACE CIRCULATIONS NOTED OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND IN UPPER COOK INLET. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY IS RAPIDLY DIMINISHING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AS A WEAK RIDGE BUILDS INTO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL. THIS IS IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER VERTICALLY STACKED SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER THE NORTHERN BERING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT HAS MADE LANDFALL OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WITH SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND STRONG WINDS ALONG THE COAST CURRENTLY SPREADING INLAND. THERE IS ANOTHER SYSTEM WELL SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA NEAR 40N THAT HAS FORMED ON THE POLEWARD SIDE OF THE MAIN JET. THIS SYSTEM IS DRIFTING NORTHWARD. FINALLY...OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS...A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A SYSTEM NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA IS SPREADING WIND AND RAIN SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS. .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN IS BEGINNING TO TRANSITION. THE BULK OF THE JET ENERGY REMAINS WELL SOUTH OF THE STATE...THOUGH A RIDGE OVER WESTERN NORTH AMERICA IS BEGINNING TO AMPLIFY. THIS IS BEGINNING TO CAUSE AMPLIFICATION OF THE UPSTREAM PATTERN OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC AND ALASKA. AS A RESULT...THE CURRENT LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL BE THE LAST IN THE SERIES OF ATMOSPHERIC WAVES THAT TRACK TOWARD THE MAINLAND. ALL AVAILABLE MODELS ARE PAINTING THE SAME GENERAL PICTURE...WHICH FEATURES A LONGWAVE TROUGH AMPLIFYING OVER THE BERING SEA WITH A LARGE AND COMPLEX LOW WITH MULTIPLE CENTERS SETTING UP SHOP IN THE BASE OF THIS TROUGH. IN THE NEAR TERM...THERE IS GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT THAT THE SYSTEM CURRENTLY MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST WILL CLIP THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL WITH A QUICK SHOT OF SNOW DURING THE DAY TOMORROW. THE HIGHEST RESOLUTION MODELS ARE THE MOST AGGRESSIVE WITH SNOW AMOUNTS...LIKELY BECAUSE THERE WILL BE AN UPSLOPE/OROGRAPHIC COMPONENT FROM ANCHORAGE TO THE MAT-SU. AM INCLINED TO BITE OFF ON SOME OF THIS ENHANCEMENT...BUT NOT ALL THE WAY GIVEN THAT LOW-LEVEL FLOW SHOULD HAVE A SOUTHERLY COMPONENT THAT MAY KEEP SURFACE TEMPERATURES ELEVATED AND REDUCE ACCUMULATION. A COMBINATION OF THE NAM AND GFS IS PREFERRED ACROSS THE EASTERN DOMAIN FOR THIS REASON. MEANWHILE THE WESTERN DOMAIN FORECAST WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SUPERIOR RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY OF THE ECMWF...THOUGH NO MODELS WERE COMPLETELY REJECTED TODAY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...CLOUDS AND FOG ARE HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME SCOURING OUT OF INLAND PORTIONS OF THE AREA AS A FAST-MOVING RIDGE HAS REINFORCED PERSISTENT LOW-LEVEL TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS ACROSS THE AREA. WITH WARM ADVECTION ALREADY BEGINNING OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND LOWER COOK INLET IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT SYSTEM...THINK CONTINUATION OF AREAS OF FOG IS LIKELY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE AFOREMENTIONED WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH COOK INLET TOMORROW DURING THE DAY...WHICH WILL BE A FAIRLY QUICK EVENT IN RELATIVE TERMS BUT COULD FEATURE SOME IMPRESSIVE SNOWFALL INTENSITIES AS DEEP-LAYER INSTABILITY IS UNLEASHED WITH AN ADDITIONAL UPSLOPE COMPONENT FROM ANCHORAGE NORTHWARD. THIS FRONT WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN AND MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST EARLY FRIDAY EVENING...AS ANOTHER WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN FOR THE FRIDAY NIGHT PERIOD. THIS WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF FOG...PRIMARILY FOR PROTECTED INLAND AREAS. SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...THE LOW CENTER HEADING TOWARD NORTON SOUND WILL KEEP MUCH OF THE AREA IN SHOWERY PRECIP EVEN AS THE FRONT MOVES OFF TO THE EAST THIS EVENING. THE THERMAL PROFILE WILL SLOWLY COOL...ALLOWING MANY LOCATIONS NORTH OF THE PENINSULA THAT MAY HAVE MIXED WITH RAIN TO CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON THE ORDER OF SEVERAL INCHES ACROSS A FAIRLY WIDESPREAD AREA BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND DEPART THE AREA. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...OVER THE COMING DAYS THE LOW CENTER CURRENTLY WEST OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL DRIFT EASTWARD AND BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE WESTERN BERING...WITH NUMEROUS UPPER WAVES AND SURFACE LOWS PINWHEELING AROUND THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR OR ABOVE FREEZING FOR MOST OF THE AREA...MEANING THAT PERIODS OF RAIN OR A RAIN/SNOW MIX WILL ACCOMPANY GUSTY (THOUGH SHORT-LIVED) WIND EVENTS. .LONG TERM FORECAST FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL HELP PUSH A STRONG CYCLONE AND WARM FRONT NORTH INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA SUNDAY. WHILE PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY TO BEGIN AS SNOW...WARM TEMPERATURES WILL PUSH INLAND BRINGING PRECIPITATION-TYPE CONCERNS TO MANY AREAS...EVEN AS FAR NORTH AS BETHEL AND POSSIBLY ANCHORAGE. THE REST OF THE EARLY TO MID WEEK PERIOD NEXT WEEK WILL REMAIN STORMY WITH WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE MAINLAND AND BERING AS WARM PACIFIC AIR MASSES CONTINUE TO PUSH NORTH INTO THE STATE. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 132 138 150 155 160 165 173 174 175 176 177 178 180 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE AMD JAN 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 3, 5:04 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 3, 11:05 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Jan 3, 11:10 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 17 hr |
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