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Small Craft Advisory 71, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 20, 2020, 3:26 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.
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- Issued
- Jan 20, 2020, 3:26 PM AKST (00:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2020, 3:08 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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808 FZAK51 PAFC 210026 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 326 PM AKST Mon Jan 20 2020 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. PKZ197-211345- 326 PM AKST Mon Jan 20 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 mb low 30 nm south of Seward weakens along the north Gulf Tue morning. Offshore flow develops and continues through Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ119-211345- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 326 PM AKST Mon Jan 20 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt decreasing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-211345- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 326 PM AKST Mon Jan 20 2020 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-211345- Resurrection Bay- 326 PM AKST Mon Jan 20 2020 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-211345- Prince William Sound- 326 PM AKST Mon Jan 20 2020 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ126-211345- Port Valdez- 326 PM AKST Mon Jan 20 2020 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-211345- Valdez Narrows- 326 PM AKST Mon Jan 20 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt in the evening decreasing to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-211345- Valdez Arm- 326 PM AKST Mon Jan 20 2020 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ129-211345- Passage Canal- 326 PM AKST Mon Jan 20 2020 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming variable less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-211345- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 326 PM AKST Mon Jan 20 2020 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening increasing to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-211345- Barren Islands East- 326 PM AKST Mon Jan 20 2020 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening increasing to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-211345- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 326 PM AKST Mon Jan 20 2020 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-211345- Chiniak Bay- 326 PM AKST Mon Jan 20 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 1 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-211345- Marmot Bay- 326 PM AKST Mon Jan 20 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-211345- Shelikof Strait- 326 PM AKST Mon Jan 20 2020 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-211345- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 326 PM AKST Mon Jan 20 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-211345- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 326 PM AKST Mon Jan 20 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-211345- Kachemak Bay- 326 PM AKST Mon Jan 20 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
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492 FZAK51 PAFC 211212 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 312 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 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. PKZ197-220100- 312 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 mb low 50 nm south of Homer will move to Prince William Sound by this evening then dissipate late tonight. High pressure will strengthen over the Gulf through Wed night. $$ PKZ119-220100- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 312 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-220100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 312 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-220100- Resurrection Bay- 312 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-220100- Prince William Sound- 312 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-220100- Port Valdez- 312 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-220100- Valdez Narrows- 312 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-220100- Valdez Arm- 312 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ129-220100- Passage Canal- 312 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-220100- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 312 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ131-220100- Barren Islands East- 312 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-220100- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 312 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ136-220100- Chiniak Bay- 312 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 1 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-220100- Marmot Bay- 312 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-220100- Shelikof Strait- 312 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ139-220100- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 312 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ140-220100- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 312 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-220100- Kachemak Bay- 312 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
153 FZAK51 PAFC 220025 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 325 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 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. PKZ197-221300- 325 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A Southeastern Gulf 992 mb low complex dissipates into a trough for Thu morning. A 982 mb North Pacific low loops over the Eastern Gulf to 60 nm West of Yakutat at 988 mb by Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ119-221300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 325 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-221300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 325 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ121-221300- Resurrection Bay- 325 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-221300- Prince William Sound- 325 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-221300- Port Valdez- 325 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-221300- Valdez Narrows- 325 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-221300- Valdez Arm- 325 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ129-221300- Passage Canal- 325 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-221300- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 325 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ131-221300- Barren Islands East- 325 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-221300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 325 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt except N 30 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 9 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ136-221300- Chiniak Bay- 325 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-221300- Marmot Bay- 325 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-221300- Shelikof Strait- 325 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-221300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 325 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-221300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 325 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ141-221300- Kachemak Bay- 325 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
201 FZAK51 PAFC 221208 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 308 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2020 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. PKZ197-230045- 308 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... High pressure will strengthen over the Gulf through Thu morning. A 988 mb low will develop 80 nm northwest of Yakutat early Thu afternoon then move to 80 nm south of Cape Suckling late Thu night. $$ PKZ119-230045- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 308 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2020 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-230045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 308 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-230045- Resurrection Bay- 308 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-230045- Prince William Sound- 308 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2020 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ126-230045- Port Valdez- 308 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2020 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-230045- Valdez Narrows- 308 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2020 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-230045- Valdez Arm- 308 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ129-230045- Passage Canal- 308 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-230045- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 308 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ131-230045- Barren Islands East- 308 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2020 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ132-230045- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 308 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, NW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ136-230045- Chiniak Bay- 308 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-230045- Marmot Bay- 308 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2020 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-230045- Shelikof Strait- 308 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ139-230045- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 308 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2020 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ140-230045- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 308 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2020 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ141-230045- Kachemak Bay- 308 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2020 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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 Jan 20, 6:58 AM AKST, 8 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 6:58 AM AKST, 8 hours 28 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
658 AM AKST Mon Jan 20 2020
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A broad upper level low is currently centered over Siberia. Its
associated negatively tilted trough axis extends southeastward
through the Alaska Peninsula. A surface low over the northern
Bering is leading to scattered snow showers across much of the
Bering/Aleutians, while Southwest Alaska remains quiet under weak
flow. Farther east, a ~986 mb low is tracking northwestward near
Resurrection Bay and is bringing significant snowfall to the
Portage Valley. Snow tapers off to the west, however latest radar
returns show precipitation reaching as far as Cook Inlet.
Widespread snow is also continuing over Prince William Sound.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
Current radar/satellite shows the aforementioned low trending
towards the northerly solutions as expected. Per the usual in
these setups, snowfall totals remain the greatest challenge,
particularly over Anchorage. Some high-res models show several
inches, while others show almost nothing. Thus confidence is high
regarding the overall synoptics of this system, but low with
regards to its mesoscale aspects.
&&
.AVIATION...
PANC...Snow showers will persist through tonight. All flight
categories between IFR and VFR, as a result of intermittent
reduced visibilities and/or ceiling heights, are likely through
this time period (with none of them expected to persist for more
than a couple consecutive hours). VFR conditions are expected to
prevail Tuesday morning as the associated low weakens. Light and
variable winds will continue.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
The surface low just south of the Kenai Peninsula will slowly
move north today as an upper level trough associated with a large
low over the northwest Bering moves into the area from the
southwest. Snow is expected for areas from the north Gulf coast
through the Kenai Peninsula and upper Cook Inlet today. Some rain
is possible from Cordova through Prince William Sound as the air mass
is fairly warm. Temperatures for inland areas will also warm up.
Precipitation will then taper off tonight through Tuesday night as
the upper low tracks through Southcentral and ushers in a drier
air mass. Colder temperatures will also begin to move into the
area Tuesday night.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (through Wednesday)...
A weak front continues to approach the Southwest coast, bringing
scattered snow showers to the Kuskokwim Delta area this morning.
As the upper level trough moves inland, expect the front to
produce some scattered snow showers across coastal areas of
Southwest throughout the day before dissipating by tonight. Some
low level stratus and areas of patchy fog are possible along the
coast this morning as well. By Tuesday, a cold Arctic air mass
will arrive from the northwest, allowing colder temperatures to
persist through the week. Conditions should generally trend toward
clearing by Wednesday as a ridge of high pressure over the Bering
slowly tracks eastward toward Southwest.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (through Wednesday)...
A showery pattern remains in place across the Bering as a trough
in the northern Bering slowly moves eastward. The Pribilof Islands
will see intermittent snow showers through Tuesday. A low centered
south of the Aleutian Chain has allowed for increased cloud cover across
the western Aleutians. This low will remain south of the Chain as
it tracks eastward through Tuesday. By midweek, the next front
arrives over the western Aleutians bringing warmer southeasterly
flow. The overall pattern will become more amplified across the
Bering as a gale force low moves into the western Bering and
encounters a blocking ridge in the eastern Bering.
&&
.MARINE (Days 3 through 5: Wednesday through Friday)...
Gulf of Alaska:
After quiet weather across the Gulf on Wednesday, a low moving
into the eastern Gulf will bring the threat of north to
northwesterly gales through the Barren Islands and south of Kodiak
Island. There is some disagreement in the track of the low, but a
westerly track and stronger low could result in storm force winds
in those same areas, primarily Thursday night into Friday morning.
Gales will continue through the day Friday.
Bering Sea and Aleutians:
A strong low meandering south of the western Aleutians is expected
to produce easterly gale force winds, with intermittent storm
force winds possible, for all three days across all of the western
and central Aleutians and adjacent waters. Where the strongest
winds set up will be determined by the exact track of the low and
associated fronts. Strengthening high pressure over the northern
Bering will also produce gale force outflow winds through the
eastern Aleutians, Alaska Peninsula, and near Cape Newenham. The
strongest winds in these areas are expected Friday.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7: Wednesday through Sunday)...
A stagnant, slow-to-change weather pattern is expected to set up
across Alaska and the Bering Sea throughout the entire long-term
forecast period. A stalled out low is expected to set up south of
the western Aleutians, it's northern periphery will cause strong
winds and rain across the central and western Aleutians from
Wednesday right through Sunday. Any fronts associated with the low
may briefly increase both the winds and the precipitation
intensity. Moving east from there, an area of high pressure over
the Pribilofs Wednesday morning will move over the west coast of
Alaska and intensify with time through the weekend. This will have
several effects: first, it will allow an Arctic air mass to
reestablish itself across much of Mainland Alaska from Friday
through the weekend, resulting in another round of well-below
normal-temperatures across all of Southern Mainland Alaska.
Second, it will cause gusty winds to develop, especially through
the mountain gaps such as Thompson Pass, the Seward area, the
Barren Islands, and south of Kodiak Island. The combination of
falling temperatures and gusty winds will almost certainly cause a
renewed round of wind chill concerns, both in Southwest and
Southcentral. The cold and gusty outflow winds currently appear strong
enough around the Anchorage area that freezing fog concerns
appear unlikely.
The last and certainly most uncertain element to the long term
forecast will be the tracks of a series of lows that are expected
to move through the Gulf through the long-term period. All of the
models agree that lows will move through the Gulf, so it's highly
likely that unsettled weather will be the norm across coastal
areas. The lows will each have the potential to produce snow for
coastal communities, spread some cloud cover inland at times,
which will make the temperature forecast more difficult, and
increase the winds through the gaps even further, adding both to
the wind chill concerns and possibly localized blizzards where the
strong winds and heavier snow could combine. Thus, despite an
otherwise stagnant weather pattern, the forecast will remain
challenging and active, especially for Southcentral.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...Gale Warning 127.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning: 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...AP
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BL
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...KO
MARINE/LONG TERM...JWIn the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 20, 12:33 PM AKST, 2 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1233 PM AKST MON JAN 20 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1030 AM SNOW WOOD DRIVE 60.53N 151.11W
01/20/2020 E6.5 INCH KENAI PENINSULA AK TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED AN ADDITIONAL INCH SINCE
THE 5.5 INCH REPORT AT 6:30 AM BRINGING
TOTAL TO 6.5 INCHES THROUGH 10:30 AM MONDAY.
&&
MVLocal storm report, Jan 20, 12:34 PM AKST, 2 hours 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1234 PM AKST MON JAN 20 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1030 AM SNOW WOOD DRIVE 60.53N 151.11W
01/20/2020 M6.5 INCH KENAI PENINSULA AK TRAINED SPOTTER
CORRECTS PREVIOUS SNOW REPORT FROM WOOD
DRIVE. SPOTTER REPORTED AN ADDITIONAL INCH
SINCE THE 5.5 INCH REPORT AT 6:30 AM
BRINGING TOTAL TO 6.5 INCHES THROUGH 10:30
AM MONDAY.
&&
MVLocal storm report, Jan 20, 12:35 PM AKST, 2 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1235 PM AKST MON JAN 20 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1228 PM SNOW 1 WNW KENAI 60.56N 151.25W
01/20/2020 E1.0 INCH KENAI PENINSULA AK OTHER FEDERAL
SPOTTER REPORTED AN ADDITIONAL INCH SINCE
THE REPORT OF 4 TO 6 INCHES AT 6:30 AM.
STORM TOTAL THROUGH 12:30 PM OF 5 TO 7
INCHES.
&&
MVLocal storm report, Jan 20, 2:26 PM AKST, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
226 PM AKST MON JAN 20 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0222 PM SNOW SKWENTNA 61.98N 151.37W
01/20/2020 E3.0 INCH MATANUSKA-SUSITNA AK PUBLIC
SPOTTER REPORTED 3 INCHES OF SNOW AS OF 2:22
PM THIS AFTERNOON AND STILL SNOWING.
&&
MVLocal storm report, Jan 20, 2:53 PM AKST, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
253 PM AKST MON JAN 20 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0222 PM SNOW SKWENTNA 61.98N 151.37W
01/20/2020 E3.0 INCH MATANUSKA-SUSITNA AK PUBLIC
SPOTTER REPORTED 3 INCHES OF SNOW AS OF 2:22
PM THIS AFTERNOON AND STILL SNOWING.
1228 PM SNOW 1 WNW KENAI 60.56N 151.25W
01/20/2020 E1.0 INCH KENAI PENINSULA AK OTHER FEDERAL
SPOTTER REPORTED AN ADDITIONAL INCH SINCE
THE REPORT OF 4 TO 6 INCHES AT 6:30 AM.
STORM TOTAL THROUGH 12:30 PM OF 5 TO 7
INCHES.
1030 AM SNOW WOOD DRIVE 60.53N 151.11W
01/20/2020 M6.5 INCH KENAI PENINSULA AK TRAINED SPOTTER
CORRECTS PREVIOUS SNOW REPORT FROM WOOD
DRIVE. SPOTTER REPORTED AN ADDITIONAL INCH
SINCE THE 5.5 INCH REPORT AT 6:30 AM
BRINGING TOTAL TO 6.5 INCHES THROUGH 10:30
AM MONDAY.
0715 AM SNOW WOOD DRIVE 60.53N 151.11W
01/20/2020 M5.5 INCH KENAI PENINSULA AK TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED 5.5 INCHES OF SNOW.
0630 AM SNOW 1 WNW KENAI 60.56N 151.25W
01/20/2020 E5.0 INCH KENAI PENINSULA AK OTHER FEDERAL
SPOTTER REPORTED 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 3:32 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 20, 3:32 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 21, 3:12 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:12 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:23 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 21, 3:23 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 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.