Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 466, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 4, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 4, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
478 FZAK51 PAFC 041150 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 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. PKZ197-050300- 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... AN EASTERN BERING LOW WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND WED NIGHT AT 1005 MB. IT WILL THEN DRIFT TO 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THU NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT E OF CAPE CLEARE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .TODAY...S WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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943 FZAK51 PAFC 042350 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 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. PKZ197-051500- 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR TOGIAK WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON THEN TO 400 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. A RIDGE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
893 FZAK51 PAFC 051102 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 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. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. A RIDGE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT NEAR KAMISHAK BAY. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
677 FZAK51 PAFC 052308 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 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. PKZ197-061500- 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT AT 1010 MB. A RIDGE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 30 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
941 FZAK51 PAFC 060234 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 121 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. PKZ197-061500- 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT AT 1010 MB. A RIDGE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 30 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 5 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
035 FZAK51 PAFC 061119 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 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. PKZ197-070300- 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 280 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING LATE THIS EVENING AT 1004 MB THEN TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK SAT AFTERNOON AT 1002 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN DRIFT TO 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK BY LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Jul 3, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE UPPER LOW OVER THE YUKON TERRITORY HAS WEAKEN A BIT AS THE LARGER UPPER LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA MOVES TOWARD BRISTOL BAY. SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF CONTINUES TO SPREAD SHOWERS OVER THE COOK INLET, SUSITNA VALLEY AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA WITH AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHEAST OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND CENTRAL BRISTOL BAY. LARGE AREAS OF RAIN ARE CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE WEAK THERMAL TROUGH HAS SHIFTED NORTH FROM THE CENTRAL TO THE NORTHERN INTERIOR OVERNIGHT SO NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THOUGH THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE A PROBLEM TRACKING ALL THE CENTERS WITHIN THE COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE AREA. WE DECIDED TO GO WITH THE NAM SINCE IT WAS FAIRLY CLOSE TO THE ECWMF SOLUTION AND HAD BEEN VERY CONSISTENT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE LARGE UPPER LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY WEDNESDAY THEN TURN EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY. THE WEAK UPPER LOW OVER THE THE YUKON TERRITORY WILL DISSIPATE THURSDAY NIGHT. AN UPPER RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN BERING WEDNESDAY THEN MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING FRIDAY. .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...A SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. THE WEATHER FRONT OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE COOK INLET AND THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT THEN SWING NORTH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE AS IT RUNS INTO THE SURFACE RIDGE WEDNESDAY. RAIN OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL SPREAD INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA, PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE SUSITNA VALLEY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SOME RAIN IS LIKELY OVER THE ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY TONIGHT BUT WILL BECOME A CHANCE OF RAIN WEDNESDAY AS STRONG WINDS DEVELOP ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM LATE TONIGHT. AREAS OF RAIN WILL PERSIST OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, EASTERN AND SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA AND KODIAK ISLAND AS A STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW REMAINS OVER THE GULF THROUGH THURSDAY. ELSEWHERE...THE RAIN WILL BECOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER WEDNESDAY EVENING. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE WEATHER FRONT OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL WEAKEN AS IT PIVOTS NORTHEASTWARD THIS EVENING AND DISSIPATE OVER THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TONIGHT. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SHOWERS BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND SPREAD RAIN INTO BRISTOL BAY AND THE SOUTHERN KUSKOKWIM DELTA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY THEN TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY EVENING OVER THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AS THE THERMAL TROUGH PUSHES INTO THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR AGAIN. .BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE COMPLEX LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING WILL SPREAD INTO THE SOUTHEAST BERING WEDNESDAY. AREAS OF RAIN WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A NEW WEATHER FRONT DEVELOPING NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL WEDNESDAY WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE STRONG UPPER LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY WITH MULTIPLE EASTERLY WAVES MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST MAINLAND THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL KEEP SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS OR PERIODS OF RAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR PRODUCING SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS AT LEAST THROUGH SATURDAY. THE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUNDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE NM JUL 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jul 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jul 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jul 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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Sources
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