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Small Craft Advisory 282, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 14, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
370 FZAK52 PAFC 142320 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 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. PKZ199-151500- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH SUNDAY. A 973 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 983 MB SUNDAY MORNING...THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON AS IT WEAKENS TO 991 MB. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO N WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$
1 follow-up statement
988 FZAK52 PAFC 151154 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH MONDAY. A 979 MB LOW 380 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY AT 983 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AS IT WEAKENS TO 994 MB. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$
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 Apr 14, 1:45 PM AKDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 1:45 PM AKDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 145 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A VERY LARGE COMPLEX LOW HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE NORTHERN PACIFIC...JUST SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA...WHERE IT WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. THIS CIRCULATION IS CUT OFF FROM THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL FLOW SO IT WILL STAY NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING WHILE RELATIVELY PLEASANT WEATHER PREVAILS OVER MUCH OF THE INTERIOR. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS HAVE COME INTO EXCELLENT AGREEMENT THIS MORNING WITH ALL MAJOR FEATURES. FORECASTS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE...SO WILL ONLY MAKE MINOR TWEAKS IN THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST...RAIN IS SPREADING ALONG THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL WHILE MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS ARE ON THE INCREASE OVER THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR. THE LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC HAS REACHED ITS MAXIMUM INTENSITY AS THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES THE COAST. GIVEN THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE ENERGY WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF MAINLAND ALASKA...NOT EXPECTING RAIN OR SNOW TO FALL ANYWHERE BESIDES THE COASTAL AREAS. A STRONG SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY SOUTH OF THE MAIN CIRCULATION WILL ROUND THE EASTERN PERIPHERY THIS EVENING AND QUICKLY MOVE TOWARD KODIAK LATER TONIGHT. THIS SHORTWAVE WILL BRING HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO THE ISLAND BEFORE WEAKENING AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUNDAY MORNING. AT THAT POINT...THE LOW WILL LOSE A LOT OF ITS PUNCH AS IT WEAKENS THROUGH THE REST OF SUNDAY AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. GENERALLY EXPECT PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES INLAND WITH SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. TO THE WEST...A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. UNDER THIS BROAD WEAK NORTHERLY FLOW...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND AREAS OF FOG AND STRATUS WILL REMAIN THE PREDOMINANT WEATHER. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 138 150 155 160 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AB APR 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 15, 6:35 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr |
Nearby
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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.