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Small Craft Advisory 309, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 27, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 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.
151 FZAK52 PAFC 271146 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 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. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. $$
4 follow-up statements
129 FZAK52 PAFC 271722 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 920 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 UPDATED ZONE 150 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 920 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. $$
780 FZAK52 PAFC 272148 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 145 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 UPDATED ZONE 180 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. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 920 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 145 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. $$
407 FZAK52 PAFC 272326 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DISSIPATE WELL SOUTH OF COLD BAY SAT AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL DISSIPATE BY SAT AFTERNOON SOUTH OF KODIAK. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ JM
976 FZAK52 PAFC 281145 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 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 SAT APR 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AND A 993 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MERGE INTO A SINGLE 998 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT EVENING THEN DRIFT NORTHEASTWARD AND WEAKEN. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-290300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-290300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-290300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-290300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-290300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 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 Apr 26, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THERE IS STILL A HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH A SHARP TROUGH OVER THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ALONG THE ALCAN BORDER DESCENDING INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA LIES BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND THE TROUGHS. THE PATTERN WILL SHIFT TOMORROW WITH THE RIDGE BREAKING DOWN AND THE LOWS WILL CONSOLIDATE LEAVING AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER MOST OF MAINLAND ALASKA. AT THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED NORTHWEST OF THE STATE WITH INS INFLUENCE OVER MOST OF THE MAINLAND OF ALASKA. THERE IS A LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THAT WILL EVENTUALLY MAKE IT INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THIS WEEKEND. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT OVERALL TODAY. THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS OVER THE WEEKEND AS A TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPS SOUTHWEST OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND MOVES INTO THE GULF. THE SOLUTIONS AS TO HOW IT PROGRESSES VARY...WITH THE NAM AND GFS BEING FASTER THAN THE ECMWF SOLUTION. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BEING THE DOMINANT FORCE OVER MOST OF THE STATE TODAY THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE. THE ATMOSPHERE IS STABLE OVER THE ARE WITH THE ONLY AFTERNOON CONVECTION IN SOUTHERN ALASKA BEING IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THERE ARE SOME SHOWERS BUILDING OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN BUT THEY SHOULD REMAIN CONFINED TO THAT AREA AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GROW INTO THUNDERSTORMS. IN THE ALEUTIANS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS BRINGING SOME RAIN. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE BUT THE FLOW WILL BECOME MORE NORTHEAST OVER THE ALEUTIANS TOMORROW AND THE FROM WILL RECEDE TO THE SOUTH...BRINGING THE PRECIPITATION WITH IT. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE CHANGING WEATHER PATTERN WILL BRING MORE CLOUDS TO THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE THIS WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. THERE MAY BE SOME AFTERNOON SHOWERS BUT WIDESPREAD RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED. NEXT WEEK WILL SEE A COLD TROUGH ALOFT DESCEND OUT OF THE ARCTIC INTO THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE STATE. IT IS UNCLEAR HOW FAR SOUTH IT WILL REACH BUT IT WILL BE SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO BRING TEMPERATURES DOWN FROM WHAT HAS BEEN SEEN THIS WEEK FOR MOST OF THE AREA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 170 172 175. FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING 111. APR 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 27, 8:16 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 13 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.