Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 108, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 8, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
718 FZAK52 PAFC 090017 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 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. PKZ199-091500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 962 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN TO 973 MB 80 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY THU MORNING THEN DISSIPATE NEAR THE PRIBILOFS THU AFTERNOON. A 962 MB LOW 550 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 40 NM EAST OF SHEMYA AT 966 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 962 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF ATKA THU EVENING WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 954 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 16 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT EAST OF 160W. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT. WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING W 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT IN THE EVENING BERING SIDE. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...WINDS BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .THU...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 35 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU...E WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE MORNING. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. $$
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701 FZAK52 PAFC 091244 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-100300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT WILL DISSIPATE NEAR COLD BAY THIS AFTERNOON. A 963 MB LOW 350 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 972 MB FRI NIGHT. A 961 MB LOW 575 NM SOUTH OF ATKA THU EVENING WILL MOVE TO 135 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 954 MB FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT S 40 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 17 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 16 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 40 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 35 KT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
122 FZAK52 PAFC 100020 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 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. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 370 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 948 MB FRI MORNING THEN TO 180 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY AT 963 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 961 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 967 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND TO 250 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 974 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 17 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...BERING SIDE...E WIND 30 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...W 40 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 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 Feb 8, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
OVERALL THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THIS MORNING...ALTHOUGH
THERE ARE SOME DISCREPANCIES AMONG THE MODELS WITH A LOW THAT WILL
MOVE NORTHWARD INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY. THE GFS SHOWS THE STRONGEST SYSTEM...WITH A CLOSED UPPER LOW
AND THE STRONGEST SURFACE LOW AT AROUND 980 MB. THE 09/00Z ECMWF
TRENDED TOWARD THE GFS SOLUTION FROM ITS 08/12Z RUN...BUT HAS NOT
BITTEN OFF COMPLETELY. THROUGH THURSDAY...THE NAM WAS MAINLY USED AS
GUIDANCE...WHILE THE ECMWF WAS USED FOR THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST.
HPC GUIDANCE AND THE ECMWF WERE USED FOR THE EXTENDED FORECAST.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AS RIDGING CONTINUES OVER MOST OF MAINLAND ALASKA..A LONGWAVE TROUGH
CONTINUES TO RESIDE OVER THE BERING SEA. THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE
TWO FEATURES KEEPS STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE
STATE. THERE ARE SEVERAL WEAK LOWS AFFECTING THE BERING AND
ALEUTIANS...BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND PRECIPITATION TO PARTS OF THE
AREA. IN THE GULF OF ALASKA...THERE IS A TROUGH ROTATING THROUGH A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT BEING CAPTURED WELL BY THE
MODELS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...
THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW CURRENTLY IN THE GULF IS GOING TO BRING
PRECIPITATION TO THE GULF COAST AHEAD OF A FRONT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
DAYS. ANCHORAGE WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED BY DOWNSLOPE WITH THE
EASTERLY WINDS ALOFT...SO OTHER THAN A FEW SNOW SHOWERS...THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL SHOULD REMAIN DRY. STRONG WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN AFFECT
TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE UPPER HILLSIDE TONIGHT...BUT SHOULD REMAIN
BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA.
ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY. THERE IS STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS LOW...AND
DEPENDING ON ITS TRACK...ANCHORAGE COULD EITHER GET NO SNOW OR A
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION. THIS IS A STORM TO KEEP AN EYE ON.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
THE LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF THIS MORNING WILL BRING PRECIPITATION TO
MUCH OF BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA TODAY. WITH TEMPERATURES
AROUND OR ABOVE FREEZING IN THE AREAS THAT WILL SEE
PRECIPITATION...IT SHOULD BE MAINLY RAIN WITH THIS STORM. THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND DELTA WILL REMAIN DRY AND WARMER THAN THEY HAVE
BEEN FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS.
.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THIS AREA WILL BE REMAIN ACTIVE WITH
SEVERAL WEAK LOWS MOVING THROUGH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED IN THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS...AND WILL SOON BE ENDING IN THE
PRIBILOFS. THEREFORE WE HAVE EXPIRED THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS...BUT WILL LET THE PRIBILOFS WARNING CONTINUE A BIT
LONGER...LIKELY LETTING IT EXPIRE AT 9AM. ALSO...WITH ANOTHER LOW
APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS...BLIZZARD CONDITION ARE EXPECTED
FOR THAT AREA. A WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE RIDGE THAT HAS REMAINED STATIONARY OVER NORTHWESTERN CANADA AND
MAINLAND ALASKA WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN ON THURSDAY AND BY FRIDAY
EVENING FLOW ACROSS THE REGION WILL BE PRIMARILY ZONAL. THIS WILL
PROVIDE A MORE ACTIVE PATTERN WITH A CONTINUOUS STREAM OF LOWS MOVING
ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE WEST.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...191 195
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 125 127 130 132 138 140 141 150 155 160
170 171 172 175 176 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 5:42 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:42 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Feb 9, 10:10 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 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.