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Small Craft Advisory 577, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 20, 2012, 7:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2012, 7:00 AM AKDT (15:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
546 FZAK51 PAFC 201511 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 700 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 UPDATE TO ZONES 120 125 129 138 AND 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. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA MON NIGHT. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE MOVES INTO THE FAR WESTERN GULF LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 700 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT...HIGHEST MIDDLETON ISLAND AND E. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 700 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 700 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 700 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 700 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
401 FZAK51 PAFC 201815 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1015 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 UPDATE TO ZONE 138 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. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA MON NIGHT. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE MOVES INTO THE FAR WESTERN GULF LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 700 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT...HIGHEST MIDDLETON ISLAND AND E. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 700 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 700 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1015 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 700 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
260 FZAK51 PAFC 202352 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 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. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1011 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO 70 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 1015 MB TUE MORNING AND THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST AND WEAKEN THROUGH WED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF TUE AND WED. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E 25 KT DURING THE EVENING ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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Sources
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