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Small Craft Advisory 592, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 25, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 25, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 27, 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.
130 FZAK51 PAFC 252324 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 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. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE GULF THIS MORNING AND REMAIN THROUGH SUN MORNING. A 1007 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR WHITTIER LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MOVE TO NEAR CAPE SPENCER MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
830 FZAK51 PAFC 260056 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 456 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE GULF AND REMAIN THROUGH SUN MORNING. A 1007 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR WHITTIER LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MOVE TO NEAR CAPE SPENCER MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
007 FZAK51 PAFC 261136 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 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. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESIDE IN THE GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF CORDOVA MON MORNING AND MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEA 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
144 FZAK51 PAFC 261504 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 CORRECTED 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. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESIDE IN THE GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF CORDOVA MON MORNING AND MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
019 FZAK51 PAFC 262329 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 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. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN OVER THE GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A 1005 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND SUN NIGHT AND WILL MOVE TO 20 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 1004 MB MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
571 FZAK51 PAFC 270642 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1045 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 UPDATED ZONE 130 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN OVER THE GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A 1005 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND SUN NIGHT AND WILL MOVE TO 20 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 1004 MB MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1045 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
990 FZAK51 PAFC 271159 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 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. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND MON MORNING AND WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT AT 1004 MB TUE MORNING AND WILL THEN MOVE INLAND. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...WIND BECOMING N 20 KT THIS MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS INCREASING TO S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 7 FT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 25, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 25, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE TWO LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS ALOFT THAT HAVE CONTROLLED THE SENSIBLE WEATHER OVER THE PAST COUPLE DAYS ARE BEGINNING TO MOVE OFF TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH RESPECTIVELY. THE WESTERLY FLOW NORTH OF A NORTHERN PACIFIC RIDGE WILL REMAIN THE FOCUS FOR EMBEDDED DISTURBANCES IN THE SHORT TERM. A LOW IS DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS MORNING...THE LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARIES LOOK TO BE THE FOCUS FOR WEATHER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS OVER MOST OF THE GREAT LAND. .MODEL DISCUSSION... IN THE UPPER LEVELS GUIDANCE IS IN GREAT AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHEN THE WESTERLY FLOW WILL CUT OFF A WEAK LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE INTERACTION OF THAT LOW AND A DEVELOPING LONG WAVE OUT OF SIBERIA WILL CONTROL THE FORECAST NEXT WEEK. THERE IS SIGNIFICANT MODEL DIFFERENCES WITH THESE FEATURES...GUIDANCE QUICKLY BECOMES OUT OF PHASE FROM MODEL TO MODEL BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA....AS THE UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH DEPARTS TO THE EAST CONDITIONS LOOK TO RAPIDLY IMPROVE TODAY. MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS FOR THE KENAI PENINSULA/ANCHORAGE BOWL/MAT-SU ARE IN STORE WITH PARTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST. THE BREAK FROM CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION WON'T LAST HOWEVER...THE NEXT DISTURBANCE IN THE ENHANCED WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN TO THE SOUTH CENTRAL ON SUNDAY. AFTER THE MID-LEVEL FRONT PASSES FROM WEST TO EAST SUNDAY INTO MONDAY THE UPPER TROUGH WILL LINGER OVERHEAD KEEPING PRECIPITATION ALONG THE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES...SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS IN MONDAY AFTERNOON PAVING THE WAY FOR SOME DECENT SUNNY DAYS IN THE TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY RANGE. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WHILE PRECIPITATION IS PRETTY MUCH OUT OF MOST AREAS GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS REMAIN WITH THE ENHANCED PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE DEPARTING LOW AND PACIFIC HIGH PRESSURE. MIST AND LOW STRATUS REMAIN IN MOST LOCATION...BUT CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AS DRIER AIR MOVES IN MIXING TAKES HOLD AT THE LOWEST LEVELS TO SCOUR OUT THE LOW DECK. THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SEND A WARM FRONT ONSHORE AND SPREAD MORE RAIN OVER THE MAINLAND BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND SPREADING EAST DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPROVE ON SUNDAY BUT RAIN AND CLOUDS WILL LINGER ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE TILL THE UPPER TROUGH PASSES ON MONDAY. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS....A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE WILL SEND ANOTHER SURGE OF WARMER AIR AND RAIN OVER THE BERING TODAY AS IT PROGRESSES TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND TONIGHT. RAIN...FOG...LOW CEILINGS...AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE WESTERN/CENTRAL BERING PROGRESSING INTO THE EASTERN BERING THIS EVENING. THE SYSTEM WILL LEAVE A DISSIPATING SURFACE TROUGH/FRONTAL BOUNDARY IN ITS WAKE FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT WHICH WILL REMAIN THE FOCUS FOR DEVELOPING PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .LONG TERM FORECAST... EXTENDED FORECAST REMAINS UP IN THE AIR AS GUIDANCE STARTS TO BECOME OUT OF PHASE BY MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE CONFIDENCE LIES IN GENERAL TROUGHING OVER THE BERING SEA REGION AND SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER THE MAINLAND MEANING AN ACTIVE PATTERN FOR RAINFALL IN MOST LOCATIONS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 138 140 160 170 172 179 180 FIRE WEATHER...NONE MTL AUG 12
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 25, 11:00 AM AKDT, 5 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 11 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 AKZ145-152-161-271800- ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A RIVER STATEMENT FOR THE RIVERS AND STREAMS ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE INCLUDING THE SWIFT...STONY...AND HOHOLITNA RIVERS. ALSO WESTERN SUSITNA BASINS INCLUDING THE HEADWATERS OF THE YENTNA AND CHULITNA RIVERS... RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ON THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE FROM JUST NORTH OF LAKE CLARK TO RAINY PASS. STREAMS AFFECTED WILL INCLUDE THE UPPER HEADWATERS OF THE MULCHATNA...HOHOLITNA...STONY...SWIFT...AND SOUTH FORK OF THE KUSKOKWIM RIVER. THE HEADWATERS OF THE YENTNA AND CHULITNA BASINS MAY ALSO SEE AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 1.5 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM SUNDAY WITH LESSER AMOUNTS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT RISES ARE EXPECTED ON ALL OF THE STREAMS IN THE AREA... WITH SMALL STREAMS RISING RAPIDLY TO BANKFULL AS THE SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH. THESE STREAMS RESPOND QUICKLY TO RAINFALL AND WILL ALL FALL QUICKLY AS THE RAIN TAPERS OFF BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. DRIFTWOOD AND OTHER DEBRIS WILL MOVE DOWNSTREAM AS GRAVEL BARS ARE INUNDATED. RECREATIONAL USERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR RAPID RISES IN RIVER LEVELS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND BE AWARE THAT CROSSING SWOLLEN STREAMS WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS. CAMPERS ALONG THESE STREAMS SHOULD SEEK HIGHER GROUND. THIS STATEMENT WILL NOT BE UPDATED UNLESS CONDITIONS CHANGE.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 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.