Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2015
Small Craft Advisory 5, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 2, 2015, 3:03 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 2, 2015, 3:03 PM AKST (00:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2015, 2:49 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
288 FZAK51 PAFC 030003 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 303 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 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. PKZ197-031245- 303 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1014 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL DRIFT SW AND DISSIPATE SAT MORNING. A 1011 MB LOW WILL FORM 90 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-031245- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 303 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ120-031245- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 303 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-031245- RESURRECTION BAY- 303 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-031245- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 303 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-031245- PORT VALDEZ- 303 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ127-031245- VALDEZ NARROWS- 303 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-031245- VALDEZ ARM- 303 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-031245- PASSAGE CANAL- 303 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031245- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 303 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ131-031245- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 303 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-031245- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 303 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ136-031245- CHINIAK BAY- 303 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ137-031245- MARMOT BAY- 303 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-031245- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 303 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ139-031245- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 303 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-031245- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 303 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-031245- KACHEMAK BAY- 303 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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824 FZAK51 PAFC 031224 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 324 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 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. PKZ197-040115- 324 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD AND WEAK 1020 MB LOW OVER THE WEST-CENTRAL GULF DISSIPATES THIS MORNING OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF. A 1020 MB LOW FORMS 20 NM SOUTHEAST OF GORE POINT BY SUN EVENING...AND REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-040115- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 324 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ120-040115- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 324 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-040115- RESURRECTION BAY- 324 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-040115- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 324 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-040115- PORT VALDEZ- 324 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ127-040115- VALDEZ NARROWS- 324 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ128-040115- VALDEZ ARM- 324 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-040115- PASSAGE CANAL- 324 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040115- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 324 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ131-040115- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 324 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-040115- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 324 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ136-040115- CHINIAK BAY- 324 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-040115- MARMOT BAY- 324 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-040115- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 324 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ139-040115- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 324 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-040115- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 324 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-040115- KACHEMAK BAY- 324 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
138 FZAK51 PAFC 032349 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 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. PKZ197-041245- 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-041245- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ120-041245- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-041245- RESURRECTION BAY- 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-041245- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-041245- PORT VALDEZ- 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-041245- VALDEZ NARROWS- 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-041245- VALDEZ ARM- 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-041245- PASSAGE CANAL- 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. 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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, 5:12 AM AKST, 9 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 5:12 AM AKST, 9 hours 51 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
512 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE PATTERN OF THE FUTURE IS TAKING SHAPE EARLY THIS MORNING. THE
MOST NOTICEABLE FEATURE ON WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IS A DEEP LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM JUST OFF THE COAST OF KAMCHATKA AND ITS ATTENDANT
FRONT/MOISTURE PLUME SPREADING OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA.
HOWEVER...UPON CLOSER INSPECTION OF THE SATELLITE LOOP THE MORE
DOMINANT FEATURE AND ONE THAT SHAPES THE UPCOMING PATTERN IS A
CLOSED/BLOCKING HIGH PRESSURE SETTING UP OVER NORTHERN ALASKA. THE
EVIDENCE OF ITS STRENGTH SHOWS UP IN THE DESTRUCTION OF THE SYSTEM
IN THE EASTERN GULF. THAT SYSTEM HAS LEFT LINGERING LOW PRESSURE
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WHILE HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING OVER
THE CENTRAL INTERIOR AND CANADIAN YUKON. THE RESULT IS AN
OUTFLOW TYPE PATTERN...BUT IN THIS CASE THE LACK OF ARCTIC AIR
OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL MEANS THE OUTFLOW IS MORE OF A PULLING EVENT
RATHER THAN A PUSHING EVENT IN REGARD TO THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
OVER THE CHUGACH. CLOUD COVER IS ON THE DECREASE OVER THE
SOUTHCENTRAL EXCEPT FOR A DECAYING FRONT OVER THE ALASKA
PENINSULA. FOG AND LOW STRATUS OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND HAS
BEEN THWARTED BY THE MID/HIGH CLOUDS MOVING OVERHEAD.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
GUIDANCE REMAINS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH BOTH
THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN AS WELL AS THE SURFACE...ESPECIALLY WITH THE
SETUP AND EVOLUTION OF THE BLOCKING HIGH. THE ONLY DISTURBANCE TO
TRACK SLIDES UNDER THE RIDGE INTO THE EASTERN GULF. THERE IS LITTLE
DIFFERENCE IN HOW GLOBAL/MESOSCALE GUIDANCE HANDLES THE SURFACE
SYSTEM WILL WILL HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON THE MAINLAND.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
AS THE STORM NEAR THE PANHANDLE CONTINUES TO LOSE STRENGTH THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AND SOUTHERN ALASKA IS
BEGINNING TO WEAKEN. AS A RESULT...GAP WINDS ALONG THE COAST HAVE
LIKELY PEAKED AND WILL TREND SLOWLY BUT STEADILY DOWNWARD
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MANY AREAS WILL ALSO BEGIN TO SEE MORE
SUNSHINE THAN IN RECENT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FROM THE KENAI
PENINSULA UP TO ANCHORAGE. COMBINED WITH COLD AIR FILTERING INTO
THE REGION...TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL DROP TO NEAR
OR EVEN SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL FOR MOST OF THE AREA. THE MAIN
FORECAST CHALLENGE IN THE SHORT TERM PERIOD CONTINUES TO BE TEMPERATURES
ACROSS THE REGION...WHICH WILL BE HEAVILY CONTROLLED BY CLOUD-
COVER AND LOCAL GAP WIND EFFECTS. A RESIDUAL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL SLIDE WESTWARD TONIGHT...BRINGING
A GLANCING BLOW OF INCREASED CLOUD-COVER AND EVEN SOME MINIMAL
SHOWER ACTIVITY TO COASTAL AREAS BEFORE SLIDING SOUTHWARD AND OUT
INTO THE OPEN GULF BY LATE SATURDAY. THERE DOES NOT CURRENTLY
APPEAR TO BE MUCH CHANCE AT ALL OF ANY OF THESE SHOWERS MAKING IT
ACROSS THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS INTO THE POPULATION CENTERS...BUT A
WEAK UPPER LOW OVER WESTERN COOK INLET DOES LOOK STRONG ENOUGH TO
PERHAPS BRING SOME CLOUDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS INTO THE AREA ON
SATURDAY BEFORE MORE SIGNIFICANT DRYING AND CLEARING TAKES OVER
FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. OVERALL THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE AREA
IS NOW ENTERING A COLD AND MOSTLY SUNNY WEATHER PATTERN.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)...
JUST A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A DECAYING FRONTAL BOUNDARY
LINGER ACROSS THE COASTAL LOCATIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND
BRISTOL BAY AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. ONE LAST PUSH OF HIGH CLOUDS
WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA EARLY TODAY BEFORE SKIES BEGIN
TO CLEAR AND A SPELL OF DRIER AND COOLER WEATHER IS OBSERVED. HIGH
TEMPERATURES ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL BE OBSERVED
EARLY THIS MORNING AS CLOUD COVER HAS KEPT OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES
ON THE WARM SIDE. AS THE CLOUDS CLEAR OUT...THE SURFACE WILL BEGIN
TO RADIATE OUT AND ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO SLOWLY FALL DURING THE
DAY. TONIGHT WILL BE THE LAST NIGHT OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
FOR A WHILE AS TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR SLIGHTLY
BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND HEADING INTO THE BEGINNING OF
NEXT WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING MOSTLY CLEAR IF NOT COMPLETELY
CLEAR SKIES TO THE REGION DURING THIS TIME FRAME WHICH WILL BE A
NICE REPRIEVE AFTER THE EXTENDED CLOUDINESS OBSERVED ACROSS THE
AREA. THERE COULD BE SOME PATCHY FOG DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
WITH LIGHT WINDS...BUT IT IS CURRENTLY PERCEIVED THAT THERE WILL
BE ENOUGH OF A PRESSURE GRADIENT TO PREVENT ANY SIGNIFICANT FOGGY
SITUATIONS FROM DEVELOPING.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)...
AN IMPRESSIVE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE PUSHING OFF THE KAMCHATKA COAST
HAS BEGUN TO DRIVE A STRONG WARM FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
OVERNIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO
OCCLUDE AS IT PUSHES EASTWARD...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH
ALREADY MEASURED AT SHEMYA. THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL PUSH
EASTWARD TOWARD ADAK AND ATKA LATER THIS MORNING. A BUILDING RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL SLOW THE EASTWARD
PROGRESSION OF THIS FRONT THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH THE FRONT
STALLING OUT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS IS EXPECTED TODAY BEFORE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO MIX
WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW OVER THE WEEKEND. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AT THE
SAME TIME ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...THIS TIME COMING OFF THE
COAST OF JAPAN...WILL PUSH INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND BRING
ANOTHER GALE FORCE WIND EVENT TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON SUNDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (SUN JANUARY 4 - THU JANUARY 8)...
BLOCKING HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND WESTERN
ALASKA WILL CONTINUE THE PATTERN SHIFT TOWARDS DRIER AND COLDER AS
THE PACIFIC STORM TRACK IS SHUNTED SOUTHWARD AND WESTWARD. THIS
PATTERN WILL RESULT IN SOME OF THE DRIEST AND MOST CLOUD FREE
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE STATE IN A VERY LONG TIME...WITH A RETURN TO
NEAR IF NOT SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THE PATTERN WILL
HOLD THROUGH MOST OF WEDNESDAY BEFORE CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION
CHANCES INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY AS THE BLOCKING HIGH
WEAKENS. HOWEVER...THE PATTERN BECOMES MUCH MORE UNCERTAIN BY
THURSDAY GIVEN THE CHALLENGES NUMERICAL DYNAMICAL GUIDANCE HAS
WITH THE BREAKDOWN OF BLOCKING PATTERNS.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 173-177 185.
STORM 178.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...MTL
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AMD
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MC
LONG TERM...AHSENMACHERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 3:20 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 2, 3:20 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:20 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:20 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:20 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 3:05 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 3:05 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 days | |
| Jan 3, 3:24 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 3, 2:49 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Jan 3, 2:49 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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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.