Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012

Small Craft Advisory 137, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 19, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 19, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 19, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Feb 20, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

868 
FZAK51 PAFC 191217
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

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.

PKZ197-200300-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK CITY
THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A 963 MB LOW 280 NM 
SOUTH OF COLD BAY THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO 140 NM EAST OF KODIAK
CITY MON AFTERNOON AT 969 MB THEN TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE 
MON NIGHT AT 981 MB. 
$$

PKZ120-200300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-200300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS 
S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS 
AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-200300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-200300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-200300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT
SHIFTING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING 
TO 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT
BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-200300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-200300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-200300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 50 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-200300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 2 FT INCREASING TO 4 FT TOWARD MORNING. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

3 follow-up statements

826 
FZAK51 PAFC 200010
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

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.

PKZ197-201500-
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 995 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF HOMER WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND NEAR
KAMISHAK BAY THIS EVENING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW AT 962 MB LOW MOVES TO
80 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK TONIGHT...THEN MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF
SEWARD MON NIGHT AT 981 MB. THIS LOW REMAINS STATIONARY AS IT
WEAKENS TO 986 MB TUE AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-201500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-201500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-201500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-201500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-201500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. E OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17
FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-201500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-201500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-201500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT
LATE TONIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 50 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT OR LESS.  
$$

PKZ141-201500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS
3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
$$

160 
FZAK51 PAFC 201155
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

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.

PKZ197-210300-
400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 960 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM
SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON AT 967 MB THEN 
TO NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND LATE TONIGHT AT 980 MB. THIS LOW WILL 
THEN REMAIN STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 996 MB BY LATE TUE NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-210300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING 
TO 30 KT BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. W OF CAPE CLEARE...WIND BECOMING 
N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT BY LATE
MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT
BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-210300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF 
CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-210300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-210300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-210300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING 
TO N 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-210300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 50 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING 
S 15 KT LATE THIS MORNING THEN NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-210300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-210300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING 
TO 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING 
TO 9 FT BY AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-210300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING 
TO N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT THEN SUBSIDING 
TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

731 
FZAK51 PAFC 210034
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

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.

PKZ197-211500-
400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 973 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AT 982 MB EARLY TUE MORNING...THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
BEFORE DISSIPATING WED MORNING. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 330 NM
SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 991 MB TUE MORNING...THEN TRACK TO 
120 NM NORTHWEST OF DIXON ENTRANCE AT 995 MB TUE EVENING BEFORE
MOVING ONSHORE NEAR KETCHIKAN.
$$

PKZ120-211500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF CAPE CLEARE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.
E OF CAPE CLEAR...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 40 KT NEAR CAPE HINCHINBROOK IN THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-211500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-211500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-211500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-211500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT
EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 
8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-211500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-211500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. GUSTS TO
25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N 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 Feb 18, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

.MODEL DISCUSSION...THOUGH THE ECMWF HANDLES THE LOW COMPLEX
CURRENTLY IN THE BERING SEA AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS THE BEST...IT IS
OVERALL THE OUTLIER IN MODEL SOLUTIONS. THE GFS SEEMS TO BE THE BEST
OVERALL COMPROMISE IN SOLUTIONS THROUGH THE SHORT TERM.

.UPPER LEVELS...
THE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH PACIFIC.
THE BROAD LOW COMPLEX OVER THE BERING SEA ACTS AS THE FULCRUM FOR
SHORT WAVES MOVING ACROSS THE MAINLAND AND NORTH PACIFIC. THE SHORT
WAVE EXTENDING ACROSS THE BERING SEA TO OVER THE NE PACIFIC MOVES
OVER THE MAINLAND AND SE ALASKA SUN NIGHT AND WEAKENS. WAVES EMBEDDED
IN THE STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC DEVELOP AS THEY
TRACK EAST. ONE SUCH WAVE BECOMES  A CLOSED CENTER JUST SOUTH OF THE
AK PEN SUN NIGHT WHICH THEN MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF MON AFTERNOON.
A SECONDARY CENTER...THOUGH WEAKER...IS NOT FAR BEHIND.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA ALONG WITH A LOW
PRESSURE CENTER MOVING EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE
SNOW OR MIX OVER COASTAL LOCATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDY CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW
CENTER WEAKENS. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY AND DIMINISH
AS WELL OVERNIGHT AS THE FRONTAL SYSTEM WEAKENS ALONG THE GULF COAST.
A DEVELOPING SYSTEM OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES TO NEAR KODIAK
ISLAND MON. THIS SYSTEM WILL BERING SIGNIFICANTLY STRONGER WINDS TO
THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL. THE AIR WILL LIKELY BE WARMER WITH THIS
ONE...SO THERE WILL BE GREATER CHANCES OF RAIN ALONG THE COASTS.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND TRIPLE POINT LOW STRETCHES
ACROSS MUCH OF THE BERING SEA AND BRISTOL BAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIFT
NORTH TONIGHT AND SPREAD SNOW INTO THE INTERIOR AND BRING DRYING TO
THE COASTS. A WEAK FRONTAL WAVE WILL BRING INCREASING CHANCES OF SNOW
THE SW ALASKA AGAIN LATE SUN AFTERNOON/EVENING. THE NEXT WEATHER
PRODUCER AFTER THIS WILL BE THE STRONG LOW WHICH MOVES SOUTH OF THE
AK PEN MON MORNING AND TO KODIAK ON MON AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL
BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE AK PEN AND BRISTOL BAY. PRECIPITATION ALONG
THE AK PEN WILL BE MIXED. SNOW OVER BRISTOL BAY MON WILL BECOME MIXED
IN THE AFTERNOON OVER THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN END OF THE ZONE.

.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...A LOW CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
ENCOMPASSES THE BERING SEA. THIS WEAKENING LOW WILL BRING THE CHANCE
FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION AS IT SLOWLY MEANDERS TOWARDS
THE CENTRAL BERING BY SUNDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...AN ACTIVE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE
FORECAST REGION. UPPER LEVEL TROUGHING WILL DOMINATE MUCH OF THE
BERING AND GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER...WITH THE JET
STREAM WELL TO THE SOUTH...NO STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS ARE
EXPECTED TO FORM ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE...120 132 150 155 170 185 352 411.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

RMC FEB 12

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 18, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Feb 18, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Feb 19, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Feb 19, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	48 hr
Feb 19, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	36 hr

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2012 Every small craft advisory in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.