Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 563, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 13, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 15, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
648 FZAK51 PAFC 132339 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 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 MON AUG 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL TRACK TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WED AFTERNOON AT 1008 MB. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF TUE AND TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...NE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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226 FZAK51 PAFC 141153 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 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 TUE AUG 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 1010 MB WED NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 175 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT ENTERING THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT BY MIDNIGHT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
192 FZAK51 PAFC 141447 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 645 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 UPDATED ZONES 130 138 140 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 TUE AUG 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 1010 MB WED NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 175 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT ENTERING THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 645 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 645 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 645 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT BY MIDNIGHT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
389 FZAK51 PAFC 142327 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 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. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 1010 MB AS IT MOVES TO 260 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT THU AFTERNOON. A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH SUN...E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING 20 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT INCREASING TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
893 FZAK51 PAFC 151154 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 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. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 1010 MB THU NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 275 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU... VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Aug 13, 1:25 PM AKDT, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 1:25 PM AKDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 125 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE DOMINANT FEATURE IN THE ALASKA REGION IS A VERY LARGE CUT-OFF LOW SPINNING A FEW HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA. A STRONG VORT-MAX IS MOVING UP THE EAST SIDE OF THE LOW AND WILL HELP SHIFT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM NORTHWARD. IN THE LOW LEVELS AN OCCLUDED FRONT IS APPROACHING THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA WITH RAIN AND SMALL CRAFT WINDS OVERSPREADING THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA FROM THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND TO THE BERING SEA AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE 12Z ANCHORAGE SOUNDING SHOWS MULTIPLE INVERSIONS WHICH IS HELPING TO TRAP A MID LEVEL CLOUD DECK WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVER ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU. THERE ARE ALSO A FEW ISOLATED AREAS OF FOG AND STRATUS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE GULF COAST. EXPECT ALL OF THIS TO DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON AS SUN BREAKS THROUGH AND CREATES MORE INSTABILITY TO MIX OUT OR WEAKEN THE SHALLOW INVERSIONS. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT AND SHOW GOOD RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY. THUS...LITTLE CHANGE WILL BE MADE TO EXISTING FORECASTS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...WITH A STABLE AIRMASS OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND DIURNAL CONVECTION WILL BE LIMITED TO OVER THE MOUNTAINS. THE AIRMASS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS MUCH DRIER THAN SOUTHCENTRAL... AS INDICATED BY THE BETHEL AND MCGRATH SOUNDINGS AND CLEAR SKIES OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING. SOUTHCENTRAL HAS MORE MOISTURE IN PLACE...BUT STABILITY INDICES ARE WEAK. BOTTOM LINE...CONVECTION WILL GENERALLY BE ISOLATED. AS WAS THE CASE YESTERDAY A FEW OF THESE SHOWERS MAY MOVE OFF THE MOUNTAINS...BUT WON'T MOVE VERY FAR DUE TO WEAK FLOW. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LAST THROUGH TUESDAY. CLOUDS AND MORE STABLE AIR WILL MOVE IN ON WEDNESDAY OUT AHEAD OF LOW MOVING UP FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE STRONG VORT-MAX ON EAST SIDE OF UPPER LOW WILL CONTRIBUTE TO DEVELOPMENT OF A WEAK SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THIS LOW WILL QUICKLY BECOME THE DOMINANT LOW AND FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY MOVE NORTHWARD TONIGHT TO WHERE THE CURRENT FRONT IS POSITIONED (ALONG THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS). THIS SECOND FRONT WILL THEN CONTINUE NORTHWARD ACROSS BRISTOL BAY AND THE GULF TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER LOW WOBBLES ITS WAY TO JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND. THE FRONT WILL ELONGATE AND WEAKEN AS IT PROGRESSES NORTHWARD SO MOST OF RAIN WILL BE CONFINED TO THE COAST WITH PERHAPS JUST A FEW SHOWERS INLAND. MEANWHILE...AN UPPER TROUGH WILL DROP OUT OF RUSSIA INTO THE WESTERN BERING TUESDAY NIGHT SUPPRESSING THE RIDGE CURRENTLY IN PLACE SOUTHWARD INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE BULK OF THE ENERGY WILL REMAIN OVER THE ARCTIC...BUT A LONG SURFACE FRONT WILL TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE. THE UPPER LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ON THURSDAY WILL QUICKLY TRACK NORTHEASTWARD TO THE YUKON FRIDAY NIGHT AS ANOTHER UPPER LOW MOVES INTO THE BERING. THIS MEANS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WILL LARGELY REMAIN DRY WITH PERHAPS SOME CONVECTION MID TO LATE WEEK. WITH A MORE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN THE UPPER LOW OVER THE BERING WILL HEAD TOWARD THE MAINLAND OVER THE WEEKEND LIKELY RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD RAIN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB AUG 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Aug 14, 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.