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Small Craft Advisory 45, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 15, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
953 FZAK52 PAFC 160023 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 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. PKZ199-161500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL DRIFT INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TUE. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL DRIFT TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 19 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. BERING SIDE...SEAS 19 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 19 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 27 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 19 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 17 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ JAM
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076 FZAK52 PAFC 160147 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-161500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL DRIFT INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TUE. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL DRIFT TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 19 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. BERING SIDE...SEAS 19 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 19 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 27 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 19 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 17 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ JAM
581 FZAK52 PAFC 160655 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 955 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 UPDATED ZONE 150 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-161500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL DRIFT INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TUE. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL DRIFT TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 955 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 19 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. BERING SIDE...SEAS 19 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 19 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 27 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 19 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 17 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ JAM
739 FZAK52 PAFC 161226 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-170300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL DRIFT INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TUE AND TO SIBERIA BY WED. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL DRIFT TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE... 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 15, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CONTINUES TO AMPLIFY ALONG THE WEST COAST OF
ALASKA. THIS RIDGE WILL DEVELOP INTO A STRONG BLOCKING RIDGE THAT
WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION OUT OF THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE FORM
MOST OF THE WEEK. AT THE SURFACE THE HIGH IS CENTERED OVER THE
INTERIOR OF THE STATE AND WAS ANALYZED AT 1059 MB SUNDAY MORNING.
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS IN THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA. THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE INTERIOR HIGH AND GULF LOW CONTINUES TO
BE TIGHT ALONG THE GULF COAST AND IS CAUSING SOME GUSTY GAP WINDS IN
THAT AREA.
THERE IS ANOTHER TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA AS A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY LIES BETWEEN
THE HIGH OVER THE STATE AND THE LOWS MOVING ALONG THE STORM TRACK
SOUTHWEST OF ATTU.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE DOING WELL OVERALL AND ARE HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH THE
STABLE HIGH PRESSURE OVER MOST OF THE STATE. ALONG THE STORM TRACK IN
THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS WHERE THE DIFFERENCES COME UP.
THE STORM TRACK LOCATION IS AGREED UPON WELL BUT THE TIMING OF THE
WAVES MOVING ALONG THAT BOUNDARY IS UP FOR DEBATE. THE GFS WAS THE
PREFERRED MODEL FOR THIS AREA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
MOST OF MAINLAND ALASKA WILL SEE CLEAR AND COLD CONDITIONS THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. AREAS OF FOG NEAR COOK INLET WILL MOVE IN AND OUT OVERNIGHT
BUT FOG SHOULD BE LESS OF A FACTOR PAST TOMORROW.
WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY OUT OF THE FAVORED CHANNELED AREAS IN SOUTH
CENTRAL SUCH AS THOMPSON PASS AND THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. AT THIS
TIME...NO WARNING LEVEL WIND EVENTS ARE ANTICIPATED IN ANY AREAS.
THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN REGION WILL SEE THE
STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. MOST WINDS
WILL BE GALE FORCE...THOUGH THERE WILL BE SOME ISOLATED STORM FORCE
GUSTS. THIS FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY...BRINGING PERIODS OF
RAIN AND SNOW TO THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS IN ADDITION TO THE
WIND. IT WILL SLOWLY DRIFT WESTWARD MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AS THE
PRECIPITATION MOVES WEST WITH IT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
LONG RANGE MODELS AGREE THAT THE BUILDING NORTH PACIFIC WILL BECOME A
CLOSED HIGH OVER THE NORTHERN BERING BY MIDWEEK AND THEN BEGIN TO
SLOWLY RETROGRADE TO THE WEST. AS THIS HAPPENS A DEEP TROUGH OVER
NORTH AMERICA WILL BEGIN TO CREEP BACK TOWARD ALASKA FROM CANADA BY
THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP COLD NORTHERLY WINDS AND DRY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MAINLAND FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE...AND MAY
EVEN USHER IN WAVES OF EVEN COLDER AIR BY NEXT WEEKEND. THE MOST
ACTIVE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA REGION.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 170 171 175 176 179 185.
STORM 172.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 140 141.
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 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 15, 7:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 15 days | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 16 days |
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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.