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Small Craft Advisory 472, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 7, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
598 FZAK51 PAFC 071158 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 7 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. PKZ197-080300- 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1006 MB LOW 120 NM SE OF KODIAK CITY REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY SAT AND MOVES TO 140 NM SE OF KODIAK CITY SUN EVENING AT 1008 MB. THIS LOW THEN REMAINS STATIONARY AND DISSIPATES THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 7 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS NW...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 7 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 7 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
010 FZAK51 PAFC 072358 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 7 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. PKZ197-081500- 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1008 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 1012 MB. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 7 2012 .TONIGHT..N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 7 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 7 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 7 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jul 6, 1:00 PM AKDT, 15 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 1:00 PM AKDT, 15 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 100 PM AKDT FRI JUL 6 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION...NAM AND GFS STILL IN PRETTY GOOD SYNC IN THE SHORT-TERM...WITH THE GFS RUNNING A FEW MB DEEPER FOR MOST SYSTEMS. WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT A PERSISTENT GULF LOW SPINNING CLOUDS AND MOISTURE UP ALONG THE COAST WITH THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING PERSISTING THROUGH MON. SEVERAL WEAK LOWS AND ASSOCIATED FRONTS MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BUT HAVE A HARD TIME MOVING ANY FURTHER EAST AGAINST THE RIDGE. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...GENERALLY EASTWARD FLOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL WITH THE BULK OF THE MOISTURE CONTAINED ALONG THE COASTAL ZONE. EXPECT AN INCREASE IN LOW-LEVEL EAST WINDS ALONG THE COAST SAT MORNING AS PRESSURE GRADIENT INTENSIFIES. CURRENT SYSTEM IN THE WEST AL WEAKENS OVERNIGHT AS RIDGE LIMITS EASTWARD MOVEMENT. PLENTY OF FOG AND STRATUS UNDER BERING RIDGE. WINDS LIGHT IN GREATER BERING. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... BERING...LITTLE CHANGE AS A SERIES OF WEAK NORTH PACIFIC LOWS TRACK TOWARDS THE WESTERN AL. THE RIDGE DOES WEAKEN ON MON ALLOWING A DISSIPATING FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE EASTERN AL TUE MORNING. SOUTHWEST...A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN THIS AFTERNOON WITH CONSIDERABLE INSTABILITY FROM WOOD-TIKCHIK MTNS NORTHWARD THROUGH KUSKO MTNS. POTENTIAL FOR AFTERNOON/EVENING T-STRMS TODAY AND SAT. SOUTHCENTRAL...CONTINUED CLOUDS AND MOISTURE FOR KODIAK AND NORTH GULF COAST. EXPECT WIDESPREAD RAIN SAT NIGHT OVER INLAND AREAS MAINLY WEST OF GLENNALLEN. EAST WINDS ALONG THE COAST SAT WEAKENING ON SUN. .LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS INDICATING ANOTHER SYSTEM TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF MON NIGHT. LOOKS LIKE A REPEAT OF CURRENT SYSTEM WITH EASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW AND MODEST MOISTURE...MAINLY PWS AND EAST ON TUE BUT SPREADING WESTWARD ON WED AND THU. SOUTHWEST...LOOKING CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS MON NIGHT BUT TUE THROUGH THU POTENTIALLY CLEAR. BERING...NEXT SYSTEM MOVES INTO WESTERN AL SOMETIME MON AND THEN SLIDES EASTWARD ON TUE AND WED AS IT WEAKENS. WIDESPREAD RAIN MON NIGHT THROUGH WED FOR MOST OF CHAIN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...NO FIRE WEATHER...NONE JMP JUL 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jul 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.