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Small Craft Advisory 43, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 15, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2012, 7:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
661 FZAK51 PAFC 151300 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 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. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH LATE MON NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
221 FZAK51 PAFC 152335 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 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. PKZ197-161500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH MON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
987 FZAK51 PAFC 160143 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 440 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 UPDATED ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-161500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH MON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 440 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
720 FZAK51 PAFC 160358 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 700 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 UPDATED ZONE 129 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. PKZ197-161500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH MON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 440 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 700 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 14, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD ALONG THE WEST COAST OF THE
STATE. THE SURFACE THE RIDGE OVER THE INTERIOR OF THE STATE
STRENGTHENED TO 1057 MB AS OF SATURDAY MORNING AND HAS BECOME THE
DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE. A LOW WEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE NORTHWEST AND
AWAY FROM THE AREA OVERNIGHT BUT THERE IS A WEATHER FRONT THAT LIES
OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WHICH WILL INCREASE WINDS AND BRING SOME
PRECIPITATION TO THAT AREA. A WEAK LOW IN THE NORTH GULF HAS HELPED
TO FORM A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS WHICH
IS CAUSING THE TYPICAL STRONG OFF SHORE WINDS IN THE GULF.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT AND ARE NOT HAVING ANY
DIFFICULTY WITH THE LARGE HIGH PRESSURE REGION. THE NAM REMAINS THE
FAVORITE IN THE EAST DUE TO BETTER TERRAIN HANDLING OF WINDS. THE GFS
IS FAVORED FOR THE FAR WEST WHERE THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN MODELS AS TO WHERE THE LOW TRACK WILL BE IN THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS. THE DIFFERENCES ARE NOT BIG BUT THE GFS IS PREFERRED FOR
THE AFTERNOON FORECAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...MAINLAND ALASKA WILL REMAIN COLD WITH NO
PRECIPITATION. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR...EXCEPT FOR SOME HIGH
CLOUDS THAT MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
EVENING THAT MOVE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BE
GUSTY THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN AND ALONG THE GULF COAST.
THE FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS IS BRINGING THAT AREA SOME RAIN
AND SNOW AS WELL AS GALE FORCE WINDS. THERE WILL NOT BE MUCH CHANGE
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS THE BLOCKING RIDGE KEEPS COLD AND DRY
WEATHER OVER THE MAINLAND AND THE STORM TRACK OVER THE CENTRAL TO
WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LONG-RANGE FORECASTS CONTINUE TO INDICATE A STABLE WEATHER
PATTERN CHARACTERIZED BY SUNNY AND COLD CONDITIONS OVER THE MAINLAND.
ACTIVE WEATHER WILL REMAIN CONFINED TO THE WESTERN HALF OF THE BERING
SEA...WHERE GUSTY WINDS AND PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 129 170 172 175 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 130 132 138 140 141.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JAN 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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Sources
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