Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 628, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 2, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
782 FZAK52 PAFC 022355 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031500- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL BERING TO THE EASTERN BERING BY EARLY SAT MORNING. A 993 MB LOW DEVELOPS SAT MORNING 150 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK AND INTENSIFIES TO 985 MB SUN AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTH OF KIPNUK. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
579 FZAK52 PAFC 031100 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 110 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 989 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVE TO 180 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL AT 985 MB LATE SUN NIGHT. A 1001 MB LOW 250 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO 210 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 985 MB SUN AFTERNOON...THEN TO TRACK TO AROUND 320 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 972 MB LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ JAM
469 FZAK52 PAFC 032357 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041500- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE 120 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY SUN EVENING. A 1000 MB LOW 325 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON...THEN INTENSIFY TO 958 MB AS IT MOVES TO 170 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. E WIND 15 KT TOWARDS SHELIKOF STRAIT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NW 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 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 Sep 2, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 2, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NEAR THE BERING STRAIT TO THE SOUTHERN YUKON THIS AFTERNOON WITH A CUT-OFF UPPER LEVEL LOW JUST EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND. ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING. UPPER RIDGES ARE OVER THE SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE AND THE CENTRAL BERING. A STRONG JET IS PUSHING WIDESPREAD HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS ACROSS THE BERING. AT THE SURFACE....A TIGHTLY WOUND OCCLUDED FRONT IS MAKING LANDFALL ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. A COASTAL BARRIER JET BRINGING GALE AND STORM FORCE WINDS AND ABUNDANT COASTAL RAINFALL TO THIS REGION IS BEGINNING TO DISSIPATE AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND. MEANWHILE A SURFACE LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTHERN FLANK OF THE BERING JET IS MAKING ITS WAY ACROSS EASTERN RUSSIA AND WILL BE PART OF A SIGNIFICANT LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING LATER THIS WEEKEND. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT WITH THE WEAKENING GULF LOW DRIFTING UNTIL IT DISSIPATES SAT NIGHT EAST OF KODIAK. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES INLAND TONIGHT...WITH GALE FORCE SOUTH FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT SLOWLY WEAKENING THROUGH SAT. WHILE THIS IS OCCURRING...THE TROUGH IN THE BERING IS ABSORBED BY THE EASTERN RUSSIA LOW WITH THE ASSOCIATED TRIPLE POINT LOW THEN MOVING TO BRISTOL BAY SUN MORNING. UP TO THIS POINT THE FORECAST REPRESENTS A BLEND OF NAM AND GFS. THE MODELS THEN DIVERGE. ALTHOUGH ALL MODELS TAKE THE BRISTOL BAY LOW SOUTH OF THE AKPEN ON SUN...THE EC SHOWS A STRONGER JET AND GREATER DEEPENING OF THE LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK THAN DOES THE GFS. BECAUSE OF GREATER RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY OF THE EC SOLUTION THE FORECAST IS A BLEND OF EC AND HPC GUIDANCE...WHICH DEEPENS THE LOW INTO THE MID 960 MB RANGE...RATHER THAN THE EC MID 950 MB SOLUTION. THE LOW IS BROUGHT WELL SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND ON TUE...AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED BEFORE RETROGRADING OVER THE ISLAND THU. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... IN THE WEST...SHOWERS AND FOG WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SHOWERS WILL THEN BE LIMITED TO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH MON BEHIND THE LOW CROSSING THE AKPEN. FOR SOUTHWEST AK...RAIN AND SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO NEXT WEEK BENEATH THE UPPER TROUGH. PRECIPITATION WILL BE ENHANCED AT TIMES AS THE LOW MOVES TO BRISTOL BAY AND THEN ACROSS THE AKPEN SUN THROUGH MON. SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...RAIN AND SHOWERS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT AND SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE WEEKEND. GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AND COASTAL ZONES WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION ALONG THE COAST WILL INCREASE EARLY NEXT WEEK AS ONSHORE FLOW INCREASES TO THE EAST OF THE LOW NEAR KODIAK. .LONG TERM FORECAST... SHOWERS PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND SOUTHWEST AK UNTIL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA BY MIDWEEK. PRECIPITATION SOUTHEAST OF THE AK RANGE WILL DIMINISH BY MIDWEEK ALTHOUGH ONSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP MOST COASTAL AREAS WET UNTIL THE END OF THE WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES 120 125 130 140 FIRE WEATHER... NONE DS SEP 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | 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.