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Small Craft Advisory 370, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 19, 2012, 4:45 PM AKDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 19, 2012, 4:45 PM AKDT (00:45 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
130 FZAK52 PAFC 200048 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 445 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 150 FOR SEAS 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. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC SUN. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA WILL OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 445 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 7 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT BERING SIDE. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT NEAR SAINT GEORGE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
166 FZAK52 PAFC 201151 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-210300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC SUN. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA WILL DRIFT SOUTH INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON. $$ PKZ150-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-210300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 May 19, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 19, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION... GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM. BY ABOUT 72 HOURS INTO THE FORECAST THE GFS AND ECMWF BEGIN TO DIVERGE ON HOW THEY HANDLE ENERGY IN THE LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA...ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE OVER-ALL PATTERN. MODELS CONTINUE THIS GOOD AGREEMENT WELL INTO THE EXTENDED AND ONLY BEGIN TO DEPART SIGNIFICANTLY AROUND DAY 8 (NEXT SATURDAY). .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THERE IS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF THE TIP OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS MORNING. THERE IS A WEAK LOW OVER THE YUKON TERRITORY WITH RIDGES OVER INTERIOR NORTHWEST ALASKA AND OVER THE PANHANDLE. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE PENINSULA LOW IS SITUATED EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE ALASKA PENINSULA LOW WILL REMAIN IN ROUGHLY THE SAME AREA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. MOST OF THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY WITH THIS LOW WILL STAY WELL SOUTH OF THE STATE EXCEPT FOR THE FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE SLIGHTLY NORTH TODAY AND THEN REMAIN BASICALLY IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING AT THE SURFACE...BUT KEEPING A DECENT AMOUNT OF MOISTURE. THE RIDGES OVER THE PANHANDLE AND NORTHWEST ALASKA WILL MERGE ON SUNDAY AND THEN STRENGTHEN OVER INTERIOR ALASKA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL HELP TO KEEP THE GULF FRONT FROM MOVING INLAND AND ALSO CONFINE MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION TO COASTAL AREAS. .LONG TERM FORECAST... AS MENTIONED ABOVE THE MODELS DISAGREE SOMEWHAT ON THE DETAILS OF THE LOWS OVER THE GULF BUT AGREE THAT THE MEAN TROUGH POSITION WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR. THIS PATTERN WILL POSSIBLY BREAK DOWN BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK BUT CONFIDENCE ON THIS IS SOMEWHAT LOW. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 120. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. LUDWIG MAY 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 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.