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Small Craft Advisory 52, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 18, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
891 FZAK52 PAFC 190010 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 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. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD WEST ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING THURSDAY. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. . $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NORTH OF KIPNUK. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NORTH OF KIPNUK. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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852 FZAK52 PAFC 191238 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEAK WEATHER FRONT DEVELOPING OVER WESTERN AK WILL REACH THE ALEUTIANS FRI AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
326 FZAK52 PAFC 191754 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 CORRECTED TYPO 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. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEAK WEATHER FRONT DEVELOPING OVER WESTERN AK WILL REACH THE ALEUTIANS FRI AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
107 FZAK52 PAFC 200025 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER RUSSIA COMBINED WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL RESULT IN PERSISTENT NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE BERING SEA. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 35 KT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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 18, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 18, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS GENERALLY INITIALIZED WELL ON SYNOPTIC
FEATURES. THE NAM AND ECMWF FORECAST TRENDS LOOK THE BEST IN THE
SHORT TERM AND WILL BE USED WITH SOME ADJUSTMENTS FOR THIS FORECAST
ISSUANCE.
.UPPER LEVELS....UPPER LEVELS...THE LARGE BLOCKING HIGH OVER THE
EASTERN BERING SEA ON TUE HAS MOVED TO OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. A BROAD
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM SE ALASKA TO SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THE
HIGH OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN
INTENSITY THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A LOW MOVING SOUTH ACROSS THE
BEAUFORT SEA FRI MOVES TO OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA SAT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE MAINLAND HAS
WEAKENED SOME OVER THE LAST 24 HRS. GAP FLOWS ACROSS THE NORTH GULF
AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY HAVE DECREASED WITH WEAKENING PRESSURE
GRADIENTS AND LESS FAVORABLE FLOW ALOFT. PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND THU. PRESSURE
GRADIENTS AND SUPPORTING NE FLOW ALOFT WILL INCREASE LATE THU NIGHT
AND FRI AND CONTINUE INTO SAT...SO BRISK GAP FLOWS SHOULD REDEVELOP
ALONG THE NORTH GULF AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. PRESSURE GRADIENTS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WILL INCREASE ON SAT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES
INTO THE NORTHERN GULF. EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDS AND CHANCES OF SNOW
THIS WEEKEND. INCREASING CLOUDS WILL HELP TEMPERATURES REBOUND A
LITTLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COASTS...HOWEVER...850 MB TEMPS COOL
OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN.
.SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...STRONG NORTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR
ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE THAT IS PROGRESSING SOUTHWESTWARD WILL INCREASE THE
INTERIOR PRESSURE...AND WILL SUPPORT GUSTY WINDS. MEANWHILE...COLD
AIR CONTINUES TO BUILD IN THE INTERIOR NORTH BENEATH THE HIGH. A
REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY WHICH
WILL SUPPORT OFFSHORE WINDS AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES. EXPECT WIND CHILL ADVISORY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THU MORNING.
.ALEUTIANS...HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD INTO THE WESTERN
BERING. COLD AIR ADVECTION ACROSS THE REGION CONTINUES TO SUPPORT
INSTABILITY SHOWERS. A SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS TODAY AND BRING GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.
ANOTHER SHOT OF COLD AIR WILL SURGE ACROSS THE BERING THURSDAY AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES FROM THE EAST TO WEST.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS INDICATE THAT THE UPPER LEVEL BLOCKING
HIGH WILL DOMINATE THE REGION FOR THE NEXT WEEK. MODELS ARE
INDICATING THAT AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE MAINLAND
ALASKA BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEKEND...WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR MORE
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO OCCUR.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WIND CHILL ADVISORY ZONE 155.
MARINE...GALE 121,132,126,127,352,150,155,170,172,175,176,351,352,411
413.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
RMC JAN 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 10 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.