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Small Craft Advisory 233, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 27, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 27, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
969 FZAK52 PAFC 272256 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 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. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHEAST OF ST PAUL WILL DRIFT TO NEAR COLD BAY THURSDAY MORNING AT 980 MB...THEN DISSIPATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$
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203 FZAK52 PAFC 281137 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-290300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 70 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL WILL DRIFT TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA NEAR COLD BAY THU MORNING AND DISSIPATE. A 1007 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 210 NM WEST OF ATTU THU MORNING...THEN TRACK TO 80 NM NORTHEAST OF ATTU WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-290300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-290300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-290300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-290300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-290300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
141 FZAK52 PAFC 282304 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 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. PKZ199-291500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL DRIFT NEAR COLD BAY THU MORNING AND DISSIPATE. A 1008 MB LOW MOVES TO 100 NM WEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATES FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-291500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-291500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-291500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-291500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-291500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-291500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
963 FZAK52 PAFC 291159 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH FRI NIGHT. NORTHWEST FLOW PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 35 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT FROM SEGUAM ISLAND W. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. $$
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 27, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A RELATIVELY BENIGN PATTERN IS IN PLACE OVER THE BERING SEA AND MAINLAND ALASKA TODAY CONSISTING OF A BROAD UPPER TROUGH POSITIONED NEAR THE EASTERN BERING SEA. THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE STATE IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EXTENDING OUT OF WESTERN CANADA. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY BETWEEN THESE TWO LARGE SCALE FEATURES HAS STALLED NEAR KODIAK AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA. A QUICK MOVING LOW CAUGHT IN THE JET STREAM WELL SOUTH OF OUR DOMAIN IS RACING TO THE EAST AND WILL HAVE LITTLE TO NO IMPACT ON OUR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY UNTIL LATER IN THE WEEK. MULTIPLE SHORTWAVES EMBEDDED IN THE SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW ALOFT ARE BRINGING PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE NORTHWESTERN GULF AS WELL AS THE SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT AND CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS RUNS. ALL OF THE MODELS APPEAR TO NOT QUITE MATCH UP WITH THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WHEN COMPARED TO THE 18Z INFRARED SATELLITE. EVEN WITH THIS MINOR INITIALIZATION ISSUE...DO NOT EXPECT MANY CHANGES TO THE AFTERNOON FORECAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... THE FIRST OF MANY EASTERLY SHORT WAVES IS IMPACTING SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TODAY. STEADY SNOW AND RAIN IS FALLING ALONG THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FIRST WAVE. A SECOND WEAK WAVE WILL MAINTAIN THE ENHANCED PRECIPITATION ALONG THE COAST AND CLOUD COVER OVER THE INTERIOR TONIGHT...THEN A MUCH STRONGER WAVE WILL MOVER TOWARD THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE POTENTIAL FOR WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID TO LATE WEEK AS THE THICKNESS INCREASES WITH EACH SUCCESSIVE EASTERLY WAVE. CLOUD COVER IS INTRODUCING A VARIABLE THAT COULD LEAD TO TEMPERATURES NOT REACHING THE 40S AS ADVERTISED. THE BEST CHANCE FOR CLOUDS TO SCATTER OUT WILL BE WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON CONGRUENT WITH SUBSIDENCE BEHIND THE SHORT WAVES. IF THIS HAPPENS...EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO QUICKLY JUMP UP INTO THE LOWER TO MID 40S AROUND SOUTHCENTRAL. BY THURSDAY...THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW RACING SOUTH OF OUR DOMAIN WILL STALL OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC AND BEGIN TO FILL. AS IT DOES...COLD AIR WILL VERY SLOWLY FILTER ACROSS THE STATE ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO RETURN TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND ALEUTIANS... THE STALLED FRONT AND EASTERLY WAVE HAS ENHANCED THE SNOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA MORE THAN ANY OTHER REGION. LIGHT SNOW IS FALLING FROM BRISTOL BAY UP TO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE REGION IS ALSO RESULTING IN BLUSTERY WINDS ESPECIALLY NEAR BRISTOL BAY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL VERY SLOWLY IMPROVE OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE LOW FILLS OUT WEST AND AND THE GRADIENT WEAKENS. A BRIEF BREAK FROM THE PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY OVERNIGHT WITH FOG AND LOW STRATUS A POSSIBILITY WHERE WINDS LIE DOWN. THE NEXT WAVE BRINGS ANOTHER SHOT OF RAIN AND SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE A SLOW CLEARING AND COOLING BY THE END OF THE WEEK. OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL PREVAIL UNDER THE VERY BROAD CYCLONIC CIRCULATION. THE 975 MB LOW WEAKENS TONIGHT AS IT DRIFTS TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE BY THURSDAY MORNING. SMALL CRAFT TO MINIMUM GALE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL AGAIN PREDOMINATE OVER THE BERING SEA BY MID WEEK ALONG WITH THE VERY TYPICAL WEAK COLD AIR ADVECTION SNOW SHOWERS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...130 172. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AB MAR 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 27, 9:45 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 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.