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Small Craft Advisory 485, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 13, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 29 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2012, 8:40 AM AKDT
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
656 FZAK51 PAFC 131147 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 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. PKZ197-140300- 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1015 MB LOW 130 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT AND RETREAT TO THE EASTERN GULF ON SUN. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF ON SUN. $$ PKZ120-140300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-140300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-140300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-140300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-140300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-140300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-140300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-140300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-140300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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916 FZAK51 PAFC 132341 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 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 FRI JUL 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK 1018 MB LOW 60 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF ON SUN. A 992 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON AT 997 MB AND THEN TO NEAR TOGIAK SUN AFTERNOON AT 1004 MB. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
377 FZAK51 PAFC 141152 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 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 SAT JUL 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF ON SUN AND WEAKEN. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF TODAY WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF AND WEAKEN ON SUN. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE THEN FORMS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON MON. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF THE BARRENS ISLANDS SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
118 FZAK51 PAFC 141250 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 445 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 UPDATED ZONES 125 129 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF ON SUN AND WEAKEN. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF TODAY WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF AND WEAKEN ON SUN. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE THEN FORMS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON MON. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 445 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 445 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF THE BARRENS ISLANDS SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
253 FZAK51 PAFC 141320 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 520 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 129 HEADLINE 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 SAT JUL 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF ON SUN AND WEAKEN. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF TODAY WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF AND WEAKEN ON SUN. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE THEN FORMS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON MON. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 445 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 445 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF THE BARRENS ISLANDS SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
858 FZAK51 PAFC 141641 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 840 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 UPDATED ZONES 132 140 141 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 SAT JUL 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF ON SUN AND WEAKEN. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF TODAY WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF AND WEAKEN ON SUN. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE THEN FORMS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON MON. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 445 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 445 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF THE BARRENS ISLANDS SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 830 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 840 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 840 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 12, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A UPPER LOW CENTERED NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND CONTINUES TO DRIFT WEST INTO THE BERING SEA. A WEAK SURFACE LOW LOCATED BENEATH THE UPPER SYSTEM HAD KEPT A FEW SHOWERS ALONG THE COASTS OF BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. AN UPPER SHORTWAVE TROUGH HAD DEVELOPED OVER WESTERN GULF AND IS TRACKING TO THE NORTH. THE UPPER RIDGE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND THE YUKON TERRITORY HELPED SUPPRESS THE RAIN OVER THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN. THE OLD WEATHER FRONT HAS STALLED OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AS IT RAN INTO THE SURFACE RIDGE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF RAIN CONTINUE TO FALL OVER MOSTLY OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND KODIAK ISLAND. GUSTY EAST WINDS CONTINUE TO BLOW ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THROUGH FEW CHANNELED AREAS OVER THE NORTHERN KENAI PENINSULA. A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN OVER THE BERING SEA CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN A SHROUD LOW CLOUDS AND SOME FOG OVER THE AREA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE UPPER SHORT WAVE TROUGH OVER THE GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE FRIDAY MORNING. A UPPER RIDGE WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS TONIGHT THEN SLIDE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRIDAY AND MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SATURDAY. THE UPPER LOW JUST OFF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST WILL DRIFT TO SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SATURDAY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF...THE STATIONARY WEATHER FRONT WILL WEAKEN THIS TONIGHT. RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST OF THE REGION UNTIL THE UPPER SHORTWAVE DISSIPATES ON FRIDAY THEN CLOUDS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL REMAIN OVER THE INTERIOR SECTIONS AND NUMEROUS SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE COAST THROUGH FRIDAY. THE SHOWERS WILL DISSIPATE FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE GULF. GUSTY WINDS ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM WILL DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA...A SERIES OF SHORTWAVE TROUGHS ROTATING AROUND THE UPPER LOW WILL BRING PERIODS OF RAIN THROUGH THIS REGION THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A NEW LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL GRADUALLY CURVE NORTHEAST AND SPREAD RAIN INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE REST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA SATURDAY. .BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...A NEW LOW DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE EAST TO LIE ABOUT 350 MILES SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN FRIDAY THEN WILL TURN NORTH TO ABOUT 140 MILES SOUTH UNALASKA SATURDAY. THE WINDS AND RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH FRIDAY THEN MOVE INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE SOUTHEAST BERING FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE GULF WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT OVER TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT. THE SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND SUNDAY THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA SUNDAY. RAIN OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL BECOME SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT. RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE REGION SUNDAY THEN CHANGE TO SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 120 130 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 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jul 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr |
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