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Small Craft Advisory 206, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 17, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 17, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
017 FZAK52 PAFC 171148 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 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. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... BROAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW PERSISTS ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. $$
3 follow-up statements
652 FZAK52 PAFC 171728 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 UPDATED ZONE 155 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... BROAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW PERSISTS ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 930 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. $$
888 FZAK52 PAFC 172329 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 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. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1017 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL DISSIPATE NEAR DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SUN. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST BERING MON. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT...GUSTING TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT...GUSTING TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 20 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ JM
642 FZAK52 PAFC 181153 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1016 MB LOW 120 NM NORTH OF ATKA WILL DISSIPATE 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUE MORNING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON EVENING. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY... VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. $$
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 Mar 16, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 16, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SUNDAY WITH ONLY SMALL VARIATIONS IN THE PLACEMENT OF THE LOWS IN THE GULF. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA NEAR PORT HEIDEN WHICH IS MOVING EAST. AN UPPER TROUGH LIES ACROSS THE NORTHERN INTERIOR AND THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. A WEAK UPPER RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS DRIFTING TO THE EAST. AT THE SURFACE...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA CONTINUES TO COVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. SOME CLOUDS AND ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA, THE COOK INLET AND THE SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY OTHERWISE, THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WAS MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SNOW WERE FOUND OVER KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY, WHILE NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS KEPT THEM MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER LOW NEAR PORT HEIDEN WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SATURDAY THEN WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE GULF. THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR AND BERING SEA WILL SWING SOUTHEASTWARD INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE LOW SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE TONIGHT AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUNDAY. CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY MOVE BACK OVER THE AREAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN MAINLY ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA THROUGH SUNDAY. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE AREA OF SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL SPREAD INTO BRISTOL BAY AND THE DELTA SATURDAY. .BERING SEA AND THE ALEUTIANS...THE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA AND THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUNDAY. CLOUDS AND SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER TROUGH OVER WESTERN ALASKA SUNDAY WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THE WEAK SURFACE LOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF THE TUESDAY. AN UPPER RIDGE BUILD OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND KAMCHATKA PENINSULA SUNDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING TUESDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM MAR 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 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.