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Small Craft Advisory 561, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 13, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
683 FZAK52 PAFC 131200 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 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. PKZ199-140300- 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 1006 MB TUE NIGHT 150 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN BERING TODAY AND REACH THE CENTRAL BERING BY TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-140300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-140300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT THROUGH LENARD HARBOR IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-140300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 5 FT. BERING SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-140300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-140300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-140300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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142 FZAK52 PAFC 131506 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 705 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 170 WAVE HEIGHTS UPDATED ZONE 165 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-140300- 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 1006 MB TUE NIGHT 150 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN BERING TODAY AND REACH THE CENTRAL BERING BY TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-140300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-140300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 705 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-140300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT. BERING SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-140300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-140300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-140300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
904 FZAK52 PAFC 132307 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 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. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL TRACK TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WED AFTERNOON AT 1008 MB. A FRONT ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING ON TUE AND TRACK TO THE CENTRAL BERING ON WED. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. DENSE FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
274 FZAK52 PAFC 141150 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH AN EASTERN RUSSIA LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN BERING TO THE EASTERN BERING BY WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 12, 1:00 PM AKDT, 15 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 12, 1:00 PM AKDT, 15 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 100 PM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS AND NAM IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT ON SURFACE FEATURES. A LOW IN THE CENTRAL GULF DISSIPATES TONIGHT. A SECONDARY LOW FORMS IN THE CENTRAL GULF MON MORNING. THE MAIN FEATURE HOWEVER IS A NORTH PACIFIC LOW POSITIONED SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR. THE MODELS KEEP THIS FEATURE Q-STATIONARY THROUGH TUE AND THEN MOVE IT INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF WED MORNING. GFS RUNS 3 TO 5 MB DEEPER BUT GOOD CONSENSUS ON POSITION. WEST FORECAST HEAVILY REFLECTS GFS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...MODERATE INSTABILITY THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE WESTERN AK RANGE EXTENDING WESTWARD TOWARD THE SOUTHERN KUSKO MTNS. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED T-STRMS POSSIBLE MAINLY OVER SOUTHWESTERN AK. LIGHT WINDS OVER MAINLAND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY PART OF WEEK. DUE TO HIGH PRESSURE OVER MAINLAND MORNING FOG AND STRATUS CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN TOMORROW MORNING. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... BERING REGION...CLOUDY WITH EXCEPTION OF EASTERN BERING. EXPECTING RAIN TO CONTINUE ALONG AK PEN AND EASTERN AL TONIGHT AND MON TURNING TO SHOWERS MON NIGHT AND TUE. MODERATE E WINDS OVER AK PEN MON AND TUE. SOUTHWEST...GENERALLY CLEAR WITH POTENTIAL FOR AFTERNOON/EVENING CONVECTION AND T-STRMS. SOME LOW LYING AREAS MIGHT SEE EARLY MORNING FOG. SOUTHCENTRAL...UNDER INFLUENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS CAN EXPECT VARIABLE CLOUDS WITH PERIODS OF SUN. POSSIBILITY FOR EARLY MORNING FOG IN LOW LYING AREAS. MODEST CONVECTION OVER NORTHERN MTNS BUT ONLY SLIGHT CHANCE OF T-STRMS. MODEST CHANNELED WINDS ALONG NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT AND TUE NIGHT. .LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THU AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER MAINLAND WITH THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE INTERIOR. IN THE WEST TWO SIBERIAN LOWS MOVER OVER THE NORTHWESTERN BERING ON WED MORNING AND AGAIN ON THU NIGHT...WOULD EXPECT SOME MIN GALES WITH THESE SYSTEMS OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES 155 170 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JMP AUG 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 13, 4:00 AM 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.