Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 556, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 12, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
684 FZAK51 PAFC 102242 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 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. PKZ197-111500- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1006 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL SLOWLY DRIFT TO 250 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AT 1015 MB SUN MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
131 FZAK51 PAFC 110531 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012 UPDATED ZONE 120 130 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. PKZ197-111500- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1006 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL SLOWLY DRIFT TO 250 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AT 1015 MB SUN MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 930 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012 .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND NE WIND 10KT SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 930 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012 .TONIGHT...EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
277 FZAK51 PAFC 111200 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 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. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1006 MB LOW 370 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL WEAKEN TO 1012 MB 250 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING SUN MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
607 FZAK51 PAFC 112254 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 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. PKZ197-121500- 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1010 MB LOW 225 MB SOUTHWEST OF SITKA DISSIPATES SUN WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
571 FZAK51 PAFC 121153 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 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. PKZ197-130300- 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1012 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL DISSIPATE LATE SUN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE FAR NORTHERN GULF SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
763 FZAK51 PAFC 122256 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 12 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. PKZ197-131500- 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MON EVENING MOVES 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT TUE NIGHT AT 1004 MB. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. $$ PKZ120-131500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-131500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-131500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-131500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-131500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-131500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-131500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Aug 10, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... AS ONE UPPER LOW PRESSURE CENTER MIGRATES FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA INLAND...A NEW ONE ENTERS...WHICH IS A COMBINATION OF A LEFT OVER UPPER LOW CENTER FROM THE PREVIOUS SYSTEM AND A MORE VIGOROUS SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND ATTENDANT SURFACE REFLECTION. FURTHER OUT WEST...A 135KT POLAR JET IS DRIVING A DEEP STACKED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA...FEEDING OFF OF A STALLED OUT FRONTAL BOUNDARY CURRENTLY OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. ANOTHER WEAKER UPPER LOW IS DROPPING INTO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AFTER AFFECTING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS YESTERDAY. .MODEL DISCUSSION... GUIDANCE LOOKING MUCH BETTER TODAY REGARDING THE EVOLUTION OF THE LOW IN THE BERING SEA. THERE ARE SOME SLIGHT DIFFERENCE WITH THE STRENGTH AND ORIENTATION OF AN ELONGATED LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AS THE BERING SEA UPPER LOW PHASES WITH A PRE-EXISTING UPPER LOW IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. NO MAJOR DISCREPANCIES THAT WILL AFFECT THE FORECAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE NEWLY CONSOLIDATED UPPER LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND IS PULLING A SURFACE LOW NORTHWARD INTO THE GULF ALONG WITH AREAS OF RAIN WHICH WILL STAY MAINLY OVER MARINE AREAS. PLENTIFUL CLOUD COVER REMAINS OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL BUT WITH THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH BUILDING IN SOME CLEARING SHOULD OCCUR. THE ONLY CAVEAT BEING A POSSIBLE MARINE LAYER IN THE COOK INLET REGION BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING. THE ONLY PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL LIE ALONG MOUNTAIN IN ISOLATED SHOWERS. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...NO PRECIPITATION TO SPEAK OF WITH THE UPPER HIGH BECOMING MORE ENTRENCHED. CLEARING OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA HAS PROMOTED AREAS OF FOG...MAINLY OVER COASTAL AREAS AS WELL AS BETHEL. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS OVER INLAND BRISTOL BAY AS THEY STILL REMAIN WEAKLY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE GULF OF ALASKA UPPER LOW. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...A VERY DYNAMIC SYSTEM IS DROPPING SOUTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN BERING TODAY...PLAYING OFF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. AS THE UPPER LOW IS MOVING MORE NORTH TO SOUTH THERE WILL BE A VERY SLOW PROGRESSION AND EVENTUAL STALLING OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE CENTRAL/EASTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY AND SATURDAY BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAIN AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS. AS THE UPPER LOW DROPS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS ON SUNDAY THE WEATHER SITUATION SHOULD BECOME MUCH LESS ACTIVE. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE EXTENDED FORECAST STILL REVOLVES AROUND THE CURRENT BERING SEA UPPER LOW. AFTER ITS JOURNEY INTO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC IT WILL SLOWLY MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. EXACT TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW HAS YET TO BE AGREED UPON BUT EXPECT AN INCREASE IN PRECIPITATION ALONG COASTAL AREAS WITH MORE WIDESPREAD CLOUDINESS OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 170 FIRE WEATHER...NONE MTL AUG 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Aug 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 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.