Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 431, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jun 13, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 13, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
080 FZAK51 PAFC 132347 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 13 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. PKZ197-141500- 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL CONTINUE OVER THE GULF AND WILL DISSIPATE THU AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ALONG THE GULF COAST THU EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 13 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 13 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NE WIND 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 13 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 13 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
335 FZAK51 PAFC 141154 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 14 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. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL CONTINUE OVER THE GULF AND WILL DISSIPATE THU EVENING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ALONG THE GULF COAST THU AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 14 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
528 FZAK51 PAFC 142305 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 14 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. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL CONTINUE OVER THE GULF AND WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A 986 MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE FRI NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 988 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 14 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 14 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 14 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 14 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 14 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
137 FZAK51 PAFC 151157 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 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 AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A RIDGE ALONG THE NORTH COAST WILL WEAKEN BY FRI EVENING. A 988 MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE FRI NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 40 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 991 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 2 FT AT NIGHT. $$
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 Jun 13, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT WED JUN 13 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT IS CENTERED OVER FAIRBANKS WILL DRIFT SOUTHWARD TOWARDS THE GULF OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. THIS SYSTEM IS PARTICULARLY STRONG AND COLD FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR...AND WILL CONTINUE TO STEEPEN LAPSE RATES AND SUPPORT CONVECTION AS IT MOVES SOUTHWARD. OVER THE BERING...AN UPPER LEVEL OMEGA BLOCK IS SETTLING INTO PLACE AND IS BEING PINCHED OFF FROM ANY DRIVING UPPER LEVEL FLOW. .AT THE SURFACE...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND CLOUD COVER WILL KEEP A WELL DEVELOPED THERMAL TROUGH FROM FORMING ACROSS THE INTERIOR TODAY. A WEAK LOW IN THE GULF WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES SOUTHWARD. A RELATIVELY WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG THE GULF COAST AND WILL SUPPORT LIGHT WINDS THROUGH LOCAL GAPS. A MUCH MORE POTENT LOW IS LOCATED SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. HOWEVER...ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS EARLY AS TONIGHT. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT SYNOPTICALLY IN THE SHORT TERM...WITH THE GFS THE SLIGHT OUTLIER. IN THE LONG TERM MODELS DIVERGE MORE SIGNIFICANTLY AND HPC GUIDANCE WAS FAVORED. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... AFTERNOON CONVECTION CONTINUES TO BE A CHALLENGE TO PREDICT ACROSS THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION FOR THIS AFTERNOON. THE COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL STEEPEN LAPSE RATES ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION AS IT MOVES SOUTHWARD. HOWEVER...THE SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH WILL BE WEAK TODAY...AND DIURNAL HEATING WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO WIDESPREAD CLOUD COVER. THE BEST CHANCE FOR A LIGHTNING STRIKE WILL BE ALONG THE WESTERN FRINGE OF THE MATANUSKA VALLEY WHERE UPPER LEVEL FORCING IS MORE FAVORABLE. HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORMS COULD FORM FARTHER EAST IF MORE DIURNAL HEATING OCCURS THAN MODELS ARE CURRENTLY PREDICTING. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER INTO THURSDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW DRIFTS INTO THE GULF AND WEAKENS. AFTERNOON BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS ALONG THE BACK OF THIS LOW SHOULD ALLOW FOR ENOUGH AFTERNOON HEATING FOR MORE WIDESPREAD CONVECTION ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL BY THURSDAY. SOUTHWEST... A STRATUS DECK CONTINUES TO LINGER ALONG THE BRISTOL BAY COAST AND HAS SURGED INLAND ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA OVERNIGHT. DIURNAL HEATING SHOULD HELP TO BRING SOME BREAKS IN THE STRATUS BY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE DELTA. THE WEATHER WILL BE MUCH MORE ACTIVE ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND INLAND AREAS OF THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED JET MOVE SOUTHWARD...BOTH OF THESE REGIONS WILL BE IN THE IDEAL LOCATION OF UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION. AS A RESULT...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... A STUBBORN OMEGA BLOCK CONTINUES TO SUPPORT A STRATUS DECK AND QUIET CONDITIONS ACROSS THE BERING. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND RAIN TO THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS BEGINNING THIS EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL LINGER INTO THURSDAY...AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT GUSTY WINDS AS IT SLOWLY DISSIPATES. .LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS INDICATE A GRADUAL RETURN TO A MORE SUMMER LIKE PATTERN WITH A RIDGE BUILDING ACROSS THE MAINLAND BY THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE LONG TERM FORECAST...AND MODELS ALSO INDICATE ANOTHER STRONG COLD UPPER LOW LURKING IN THE ARCTIC. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES..172 175. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. ELN JUN 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jun 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jun 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jun 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jun 14, 9:30 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr |
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Sources
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