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Small Craft Advisory 584, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 22, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 22, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 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.
753 FZAK51 PAFC 222354 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 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. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1008 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1003 MB 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF HOMER THU AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 1010 MB 220 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT W OF CAPE CLEARE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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528 FZAK51 PAFC 231154 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 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. PKZ197-240300- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 1003 MB LOW 65 NM NORTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 50 NM EAST OF GORE POINT TONIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN AND BECOME A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN GULF BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. . RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AT 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING 7 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
031 FZAK51 PAFC 231634 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 830 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 UPDATED ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-240300- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 1003 MB LOW 65 NM NORTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 50 NM EAST OF GORE POINT TONIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN AND BECOME A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN GULF BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AT 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING 7 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
468 FZAK51 PAFC 232356 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 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. PKZ197-241500- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1001 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL WEAKEN TO 1007 MB 170 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD THU NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 1010 MB 430 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC SAT. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
257 FZAK51 PAFC 241151 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 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. PKZ197-250300- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 100A 1006 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO 520 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT LATE TONIGHT AT 1008 MB. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS MORNING AND REMAIN THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 22, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE DOMINANT FEATURE ALOFT TODAY IS A CLOSED UPPER LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE CHUKCHI PENINSULA. GUSTY ONSHORE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW BRINGS RAIN TO MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. A RIDGE AXIS EXTENDS FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC UP THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA EVEN PROTRUDING INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR...KEEPING BENIGN WEATHER OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL. BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES LIES A STOUT WESTERLY FLOW WITH SEVERAL EMBEDDED DISTURBANCES. A WARM/OCCLUDED FRONT ORIENTED NORTH TO SOUTH IS PUSHING EASTWARD ONTO THE ALASKAN PENINSULA. A STATIONARY BOUNDARY LIES ROUGHLY ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. DISTURBANCES PROPAGATING ALONG THIS BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE TWO UPPER LEVEL FEATURES WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR ACTIVE WEATHER IN THE SHORT TERM. .MODEL DISCUSSION... GUIDANCE IS IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE MAJOR SYNOPTIC FEATURES IN THE SHORT TERM. THE UPPER LOW OVER THE CURRENTLY OVER THE CHUKCHI PENINSULA...EVENTUALLY SINKING SOUTHEASTWARD AND SETTLING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. A BROAD UPPER LOW CIRCULATION OVER SIBERIA WILL KEEP AN ACTIVE WESTERLY REGIME OVER THE BERING SEA AND ANOTHER STRONG SURFACE LOW IN THE VICINITY OF THE BERING STRAIT WITH ATTENDANT FRONT MOVING TOWARD THE WESTERN COAST. TOWARD THE WEEKEND SOMETHING TO KEEP AN EYE ON IS A POSSIBLE SYSTEM DEVELOPING NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. ALL GUIDANCE HAS TROUGH DIGGING SOUTHEASTWARD NEAR KAMCHATKA. AS THE TROUGH INTERACTS WITH A CUT OFF LOW IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC THE DEGREE OF PHASING WILL IMPACT SURFACE LOW DEVELOPMENT IN THE BERING. THE EC/GEM SUPPORT A FULL PHASE WITH MUCH DEEPER SURFACE LOW WHERE THE GFS DOES NOT PHASE AND LACKS SURFACE DEVELOPMENT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BETWEEN MAJOR WEATHER SYSTEMS MOST OF THE AREA REMAINS UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...WHICH HAS ALLOWED THE TEMPERATURE TO PLUMMET INTO THE UPPER 30S IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND LOWER 40S ON THE KENAI PENINSULA. SOME PATCHY MORNING FOG IS POSSIBLE UP IN THE SUSITNA AND MATANUSKA VALLEYS. MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY BEFORE A SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHWEST BRINGS HIGHER CLOUDS OVERHEAD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SYSTEM WILL SPREAD RAIN FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TODAY BEGINNING IN KODIAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON...KENAI PENINSULA OVERNIGHT...AND INTO ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THE UPPER LOW RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTIVE WEATHER WILL SLIDE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY FRIDAY AND LEAVE THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS...MAINLY ALONG THE MOUNTAINS FOR MOST LOCATIONS. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BRING RAIN TO MOST LOCATIONS IN THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS MORNING. AN WARM/OCCLUDED FRONT WILL PUSH EASTWARD OVER THE ALASKAN PENINSULA TODAY SPREADING RAIN AS IT MOVES ACROSS. AS THE UPPER LOW MIGRATES FROM THE BERING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA RAIN WILL CONTINUE FOR THE BRISTOL BAY REGION AS WELL AS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. ANOTHER QUICK MOVING FRONT WILL BRING PERIODS OF RAIN TO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND LATE TOMORROW NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY BETWEEN A NORTHERN PACIFIC HIGH PRESSURE AND A LOW NEAR THE BERING STRAIT WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE ALASKAN PENINSULA TODAY KEEPING STEADY RAIN IN THE FORECAST. AS THE WARM/OCCLUDED FRONT MOVES EASTWARD TODAY THE GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH. BEHIND THE CURRENT SYSTEM A BROAD WESTERLY FLOW WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ALONG WITH A BREAK FROM PRECIPITATION. TOWARD THE WEEKEND A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING WILL SPREAD RAIN FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE CHAIN. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE EXTENDED FORECAST WILL REVOLVE AROUND A SYSTEM DEVELOPING IN THE WESTERN BERING THIS WEEKEND. THERE IS QUITE A SPREAD AMONG GUIDANCE REGARDING THE STRENGTH OF THE SYSTEM AS IT PROGRESSES EASTWARD. REGARDLESS OF THAT PARTICULAR SYSTEM A STRONG TROUGH WILL BRING DISTURBANCES AND PERIODS OF RAIN TO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND EARLY NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 185 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 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 23, 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.