Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 34, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 11, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
695 FZAK52 PAFC 120007 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 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. PKZ199-121500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING THU. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH LARGE LOW PRESSURE CENTER APPROACHING THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE EAST TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-121500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-121500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM PORT MOLLER E. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-121500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT FROM UNALASKA E. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-121500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 65 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 22 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 23 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ176-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 65 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-121500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-121500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
206 FZAK52 PAFC 121246 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-130300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL IMPACT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH THU AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN BERING...AND SPREAD TO THE WESTERN BERING FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. WEST OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. WINDS BECOMING S 20 KT WEST OF COLD BAY IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-130300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-130300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-130300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND WEST...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-130300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT EARLY MORNING BECOMING S LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT EXCEPT SE 45 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. BERING SIDE...SEAS 18 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ175-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 65 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ176-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 70 KT. GUSTS TO 90 KT IN THE MORNING. BERING SIDE...SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 34 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT EARLY EVENING BECOMING S 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-130300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 50 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-130300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
380 FZAK52 PAFC 130016 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 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. PKZ199-131500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE PRIBILOFS AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS LATE FRI AFTERNOON. ANOTHER STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON SAT. $$ PKZ150-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-131500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-131500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-131500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-131500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT EXCEPT SE 40 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. BERING SIDE...SEAS 17 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 55 KT EXCEPT SE 40 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 25 FT BERING SIDE...32 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ176-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. GUSTS TO 65 KT THROUGH EARLY EVENING. FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-131500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 45 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-131500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
774 FZAK52 PAFC 131201 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-140300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY FRI EVENING. ANOTHER STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON SAT. $$ PKZ150-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES...GUSTS TO 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. WEST OF COLD BAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-140300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-140300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT. WEST OF COLD BAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF COLD BAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER EAST. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-140300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-140300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT SE 55 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-140300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 45 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-140300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
405 FZAK52 PAFC 140022 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 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. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY FRI EVENING. ANOTHER STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEGUAM ISLAND E...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 45 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW. .SAT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 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 Jan 11, 5:20 AM AKST, 10 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 5:20 AM AKST, 10 hours 40 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
520 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A LOOK AT THE MORNING WEATHER MAP REVEALS A LONGWAVE TROUGH
CONTINUING OVER THE BERING SEA...WITH A RIDGE OVER THE WEST COAST OF
BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE ALASKA PANHANDLE. THE NET EFFECT OF THESE
TWO FEATURES IS SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW BRINGING AMPLE MOISTURE INTO
MAINLAND ALASKA. THE STRONG FRONT THAT IMPACTED SOUTHCENTRAL
YESTERDAY HAS MOVED OFF INTO THE INTERIOR...MEANWHILE A SLOW-MOVING
BAND OF MODERATE SNOW IS LOCATED OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WHERE SNOW
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT. FURTHER WEST...A REINFORCING SHOT OF
BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR IS MARCHING EASTWARD THROUGH THE EASTERN
BERING. THIS COLD AIR IS MOVING TO THE EAST IN RESPONSE TO A STRONG
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CURRENTLY BUILDING INTO THE CENTRAL BERING.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN OVERALL EXCELLENT AGREEMENT THIS MORNING ON BOTH THE
LARGE-SCALE WEATHER FEATURES AND SOME OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT
SMALL-SCALE FEATURES. THIS AGREEMENT IS ESPECIALLY SURPRISING DUE TO
THE FACT THAT THE LONGWAVE PATTERN WILL BE UNDERGOING A TRANSITION
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE NEW PATTERN WILL FEATURE HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE EASTERN BERING WITH DRY NORTHERLY FLOW OVER MAINLAND ALASKA.
THE NAM IS THE OVERALL FAVORED MODEL DUE TO ITS SUPERIOR HANDLING OF
COMPLEX TERRAIN ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...PRIMARY FORECAST CHALLENGE WILL BE THE EVOLUTION THE
BAND OF MODERATE SNOW MOVING INTO THE AREA FROM SOUTHWEST ALASKA. IT
IS NOW LOOKING LIKELY THAT MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL...INCLUDING
ANCHORAGE...WILL GET A FINAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW BEFORE
THE PATTERN BECOMES SUNNY AND DRY FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD STARTING
THIS WEEKEND. MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT THE TROUGH OVER THE
EASTERN BERING WILL GRADUALLY BECOME NEGATIVELY TILTED AND DIG INTO
THE WESTERN GULF BEFORE CLOSING OFF INTO AN UPPER LOW THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING AN AREA OF BROAD UPWARD MOTION/LIFT TO THE
REGION STARTING THIS EVENING. THE KEY INGREDIENT THAT WILL MAKE THIS
EVENT SO SIGNIFICANT IS THE SURFACE LOW CURRENTLY SOUTH OF KODIAK
ISLAND. THIS LOW MOVES UP INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY THIS
EVENING...STALLS...AND SLOWLY DRIFTS BACK TO THE SOUTH AS THE UPPER
LOW DEVELOPS ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL PROVIDE A SOURCE OF MOISTURE TO
THE ATMOSPHERE THAT SHOULD RESULT IN A LONG-DURATION EVENT OF
MODERATE SNOW FROM THE KENAI PENINSULA TO THE ANCHORAGE AREA AND UP
THROUGH THE SUSITNA VALLEY.
SOUTHWEST...BAND OF MODERATE SNOW CURRENTLY EAST OF A LINE FROM
SLEETMUTE TO DILLINGHAM MOVES SLOWLY EASTWARD TODAY...WITH CLEARING
SKIES BEHIND. ANOTHER ROUND OF EXTREMELY COLD AIR IS MOVING INTO THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND WILL SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 15 MPH...EXPECT
WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
DELTA.
BERING...HIGH BUILDING INTO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE BERING SEA WILL
SET UP SHOP FOR THE BETTER PART OF THE NEXT WEEK...BRINGING
SEASONABLY COOL CONDITIONS AND GENERALLY BENIGN WEATHER. THIS
BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE IS HELPING GENERATE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
ACROSS PARTS OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS MORNING. THESE SHOULD BE
SHORT-LIVED AS THE HIGH CENTER MOVES EASTWARD THIS MORNING. WAY OUT
WEST...A VERY STRONG LOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON SOUTH OF THE
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA OF RUSSIA AND RAPIDLY DEEPEN TO THE UPPER 930 MB
RANGE. WHILE THE LOW STAYS WELL OUT OF THE ALASKAN DOMAIN...A
SIGNIFICANT FRONT WILL IMPACT THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL APPROACH 70 MPH...WITH
GROWING LIKELIHOOD OF HURRICANE FORCE CONDITIONS. FOR NOW WILL ISSUE
A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AS MENTIONED ABOVE...A PATTERN CHANGE IS UNDERWAY ACROSS THE ALASKA
DOMAIN. THE NEW PATTERN WILL BE IN PLACE BY THIS WEEKEND AND WILL
FEATURE SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA...WITH ACTIVE
WEATHER CONFINED TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA REGION. LIKELY SIGNIFICANT
FEATURES OF THIS NEW WEATHER PATTERN WILL BE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
IN THE USUAL FAVORED COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL SUCH AS THOMPSON
PASS AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. WHILE THIS PATTERN WILL BE COLD FOR
MAINLAND ALASKA...IT SHOULD NOT BE THE BITTER COLD WE HAVE SEEN IN
RECENT WEEKS. NEVERTHELESS...THE PERSISTENT WIND IN MANY AREAS WILL
KEEP THE CHILL OF WINTER NEARBY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 181
HIGH WIND WATCH 191
WIND CHILL ADVISORY 155
SNOW ADVISORY 101 121 145 152 161
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE 175 176
STORM 130 172
GALE 132 138 150 155 160 165 170
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 130 132 138 140 150 155 165 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
AMD JAN 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 3:59 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:30 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 18 days | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:30 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 12, 5:07 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 19 hr |
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