Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2014
Small Craft Advisory 935, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Nov 25, 2014, 3:09 AM AKST. It was in force for 25 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2014, 3:09 AM AKST (12:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 26, 2014, 3:52 AM AKST
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
630 FZAK51 PAFC 251209 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 309 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 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. PKZ197-260100- 309 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1013 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF AND DISSIPATES BY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-260100- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 309 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT NEAR THE COAST...VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ120-260100- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 309 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-260100- RESURRECTION BAY- 309 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TODAY...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-260100- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 309 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-260100- PORT VALDEZ- 309 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-260100- VALDEZ NARROWS- 309 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-260100- VALDEZ ARM- 309 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-260100- PASSAGE CANAL- 309 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260100- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 309 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-260100- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 309 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-260100- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 309 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-260100- CHINIAK BAY- 309 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ137-260100- MARMOT BAY- 309 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-260100- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 309 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-260100- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 309 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-260100- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 309 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-260100- KACHEMAK BAY- 309 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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074 FZAK51 PAFC 260025 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 325 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 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. PKZ197-261330- 325 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-261330- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 325 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ120-261330- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 325 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-261330- RESURRECTION BAY- 325 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-261330- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 325 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-261330- PORT VALDEZ- 325 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-261330- VALDEZ NARROWS- 325 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-261330- VALDEZ ARM- 325 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-261330- PASSAGE CANAL- 325 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261330- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 325 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-261330- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 325 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-261330- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 325 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-261330- CHINIAK BAY- 325 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-261330- MARMOT BAY- 325 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-261330- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 325 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-261330- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 325 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-261330- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 325 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-261330- KACHEMAK BAY- 325 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
785 FZAK51 PAFC 261252 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 352 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2014 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 129 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. PKZ197-270200- 352 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ119-270200- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 352 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS INCREASING TO 25 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ120-270200- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 352 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-270200- RESURRECTION BAY- 352 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2014 .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-270200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 352 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-270200- PORT VALDEZ- 352 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2014 .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-270200- VALDEZ NARROWS- 352 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-270200- VALDEZ ARM- 352 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-270200- PASSAGE CANAL- 352 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270200- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 352 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-270200- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 352 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-270200- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 352 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-270200- CHINIAK BAY- 352 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-270200- MARMOT BAY- 352 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-270200- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 352 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-270200- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 352 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2014 .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-270200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 352 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-270200- KACHEMAK BAY- 352 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Nov 24, 6:05 PM AKST, 9 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 24, 6:05 PM AKST, 9 hours 4 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 605 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THERE IS A DEEP (503 DM AT 500 MB) UPPER LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA. THERE IS A BUILDING RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING. THERE IS A BROAD NORTH/SOUTH TROUGH OVER THE ALASKA MAINLAND AND THE GULF OF ALASKA. THERE IS A LONG OCCLUDED FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOUTHWEST BERING LOW THAT STRETCHES FROM THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA EAST INTO THE CENTRAL BERING AND THEN SOUTHEAST TO NEAR ATKA...THEN AS A COLD FRONT SOUTHWEST INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. THERE IS SOME MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAINLAND/GULF TROUGH PRODUCING SOME ISOLATED/SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THOSE AREAS. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 60 HOURS (WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON). THE MAIN DIFFERENCES INVOLVE THE SURFACE LOWS OUT WEST. THE 12Z MODELS ARE IN MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT THAN PREVIOUS RUNS WITH A LOW THAT FORMS ON THE COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC AND RACES NORTH ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND INTO THE BERING SEA TUE NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 THROUGH 2)... A DISTURBANCE ACROSS CENTRAL ALASKA WILL BEGIN TO MOVE EAST TUESDAY...WITH INCREASING MOISTURE SPREADING NORTH INTO THE SUSITNA AND MATANUSKA VALLEY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING LIGHT SNOW WILL BE ALONG THE TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS NORTHWARD TOWARDS THE ALASKA RANGE...WITH LIGHTER AND MORE SPORADIC SNOW SHOWERS TOWARD THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS AND ANCHORAGE. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL RAPIDLY DRY OUT ON WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PROMOTE AN OFFSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENT...WITH INCREASING GAP WINDS NEAR THE GULF COAST. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AROUND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND TOWARD THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)... STRONG INVERSIONS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED FROM THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY INTO BRISTOL BAY WILL CAUSE FOR PERSISTENT FOG AND STRATUS IN LOW LYING AREAS AT LEAST UNTIL TUESDAY...AND POSSIBLY CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS STRATUS WILL KEEP OVERNIGHT LOWS SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN THE CENTRAL KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. PRECIPITATION WILL BE LARGELY LIMITED TO A FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN FAIRLY QUIET WITH RIDGING CONTINUING UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)... THE FRONTAL SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW CENTERED NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL BECOME LOW COMPLEX OVER MUCH OF THE BERING THROUGH MID WEEK. THERE IS NOW MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT THAT A LOW APPROACHING ATKA LATE TUESDAY WILL BRING RAIN AND GUSTY GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. YET ANOTHER GALE FORCE LOW WILL THEN QUICKLY DEVELOP BEHIND IT ON WEDNESDAY...WHICH WILL SPREAD RAIN AND GALE FORCE WINDS INTO THE BERING AND APPROACHING THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS BY THURSDAY. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH A HIGH AMPLITUDE BLOCKING RIDGE DEVELOPING OVER MAINLAND AK AND THE GULF WEDNESDAY...WITH A CUT-OFF LOW EMBEDDED IN A TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA. THIS CREATES FAIRLY HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT SOUTHCENTRAL WILL REMAIN DRY BENEATH THE RIDGE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THE RIDGE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE INTO FRIDAY WHEN THE BERING CUT-OFF LOW CUTS THROUGH THE RIDGE...CHANGING THE DRIER AND COOLER HIGH AMPLITUDE PATTERN INTO ONE WITH SHORTWAVES TRACKING THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA. AS A RESULT...AREAS AROUND THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND NORTHERN GULF COAST MAY EXPERIENCE SOME SHOWERY CONDITIONS BEGINNING FRIDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AS IS TYPICAL WITH WAVES MOVING THROUGH RELATIVELY ZONAL FLOW...THERE IS LESS CONFIDENCE IN THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THESE WAVES AS THEY TRAVERSE THE AREA. THE FORECAST FOR THE BERING IS OF LOWER CONFIDENCE DUE TO CONTINUED TIMING UNCERTAINTY. HOWEVER...MODELS HAVE COME SLIGHTLY CLOSER TO A SOLUTION REGARDING THE COMPLEX LOW AND MULTIPLE VORTICIES THAT TRACK THROUGH THE CENTRAL/EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND BERING BEFORE CONSOLIDATING OVER THE BERING SEA THURSDAY. MODELS HAVE STARTED TO COME CLOSER TO THE EXPECTED MIDDLE GROUND SOLUTION BETWEEN THE GFS AND ECMWF FROM PREVIOUS RUNS. THIS SOLUTION WILL TRACK THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC THROUGH INTO THE CENTRAL BERING BY THURSDAY...KEEPING PRECIPITATION AND GUSTY WINDS AROUND THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A NEW LOW OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN/CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SATURDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER WAVE OF RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE CHAIN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 170 172 173 174 175 176 178 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...BL SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...JA SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DEK LONG TERM...TP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 3:19 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 24, 3:19 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 25, 3:29 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Nov 25, 3:32 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 25, 3:32 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 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.