Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 302, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 23, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
567 FZAK51 PAFC 231146 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON APR 23 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. PKZ197-240300- 400 AM AKDT MON APR 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW IN THE BERING SEA MOVES TO 210 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK MON NIGHT AND THEN TO 420 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 983 MB TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT E 20 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF CAPE CLEARE...NE WIND 25 KT. E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 23 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON APR 23 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON APR 23 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON APR 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 23 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 23 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
897 FZAK51 PAFC 232306 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON APR 23 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. PKZ197-241500- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 50 NM EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 990 MB TUE MORNING AND CONTINUE SOUTHEAST THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON APR 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W OF CAPE CLEARE...NE WIND 25 KT. E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 23 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON APR 23 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON APR 23 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON APR 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON APR 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON APR 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 23 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 23 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JM
271 FZAK51 PAFC 241118 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 24 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. PKZ197-250300- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 450 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 987 MB THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE SOUTHEAST THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS EARLY THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
208 FZAK51 PAFC 242324 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 24 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. PKZ197-251500- 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB THU. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT...GUSTING TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT...GUSTING TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ JM
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 22, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT SUN APR 22 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL. FORECAST TRENDS THROUGH THE SHORT TERM ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT AND REASONABLE. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... .500MB...A TROUGH EXTENDED FROM A LOW NEAR THE CHUKCHI SEA ACROSS THE SUSITNA VALLEY/KENAI PEN TO A LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF. THE TROUGH OVER SOUTHCENTRAL IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN IN PLACE THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE GULF CENTER MOVES NE AND WEAKENS. A LOW JUST NORTH OF ADAK IS CONTINUING EAST AND WILL WEAKEN THROUGH MON. A STRONG WESTERLY JET IS EVIDENT SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. .SURFACE... A 980S LOW WAS EVIDENT JUST NORTH OF ADAK WITH A FRONTAL SYSTEM EXTENDING ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS TO JUST WEST OF COLD BAY THIS MORNING. STRONG SOUTHERLY PRE-FRONTAL WINDS OF 60 MPH NEAR COLD BAY WERE REPORTED THIS MORNING. STRONG NW FLOW WITH COLD ADVECTION WAS EVIDENT ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE WEATHER FRONT/LOW WITH WINDS GUSTING AROUND 50 MPH NEAR SHEMYA THIS MORNING. PRECIPITATION WAS GENERALLY MIXED OVER MUCH OF THE WEST...EXCEPT FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WHICH CONTINUE WITH SNOW THROUGH NOON TODAY. FOG FORMED OVER THE NORTHERN KENAI PEN OVERNIGHT AS CLOUDS CLEARED THE AREA. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WERE EVIDENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE KENAI PEN...SUSITNA VALLEY AND ACROSS NORTHERN COOK INLET. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...A SOMEWHAT SPRING/SUMMER TIME LOOK TO THE PATTERN WILL BE EVIDENT TODAY WITH A WEAK THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE INTERIOR AND RIDGING ALONG THE GULF COAST. AFTERNOON SEA BREEZES ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING. STABILITY INDICES SHOW THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON/EVENING CONVECTION THROUGH MONDAY TO BE ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE IN THE COPPER RIVER/NORTHERN SUSITNA...AND ALONG THE TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS. INDICES WOULD INDICATE MAINLY SHOWERS...THOUGH A A STRAY THUNDERSTORM ALONG THE MOUNTAINS WOULD NOT BE SURPRISING. MUCH OF THE GULF WILL COME UNDER THE INFLUENCE THE BERING SEA LOW AND FRONT ON MON. THE FRONT SHOULD ELONGATE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF AS THE LOW MOVES EAST THEN SE TO THE SOUTHERN GULF MON NIGHT. THE MAIN BAND OF RAIN WILL AFFECT KODIAK ISLAND WITH LITTLE MAKING IT MUCH FURTHER NORTH. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/AK PEN... THE LOW NEAR ADAK MOVES TO NEAR FALSE PASS MON AFTERNOON AND WEAKENS...THEN MOVES TO THE SOUTHERN GULF MON NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING ACROSS THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS/WESTERN AK PEN ELONGATES SE INTO THE GULF MON. THE FRONT IS SLOWLY WEAKENING AS A TRIPLE POINT WELL SOUTH OF THE AK PEN MOVES EAST. QPF AMOUNTS SHOULD BE RELATIVELY LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING PORTION OF THE FRONT AND WILL BE PREDOMINATELY MIXED. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE AK PEN WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS INCREASE ACROSS SW ALASKA...STRONGEST ALONG THE COASTS AND CHANNELED TERRAIN. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN BERING SEA MON AND MON NIGHT AS THE LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES SOUTH. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING/CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MON..THEN WEAKEN. .LONG TERM FORECAST... WEAK FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLAND ALASKA FOR THE LATER PART OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND WITH ENOUGH INSTABILITY TO HAVE AFTERNOON SHOWERS FOR MANY AREAS. LOWS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTH PACIFIC INTO THE GULF BUT WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND BRING RAIN AND STRONG WINDS TO THE ISLANDS AS THEY PASS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 160 175 176 411. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC APR 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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